Recommend me a cheap audio interface..?

[Samashton12]

Hi Guys,

I want to start recording bass covers, similar to this guys:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidSinRocks

Can someone recommend me a audio interface I can plug into to record my basslines? something preferably sub £100 i can find on ebay.

(Im new to this whole recording thing, so some help would be awesome )

Thanks,
Sam

[lettsguitars]

Alesis I/O?

[charic]

[quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1358246932' post='1935344']
Hi Guys,

I want to start recording bass covers, similar to this guys:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidSinRocks"]http://www.youtube.c...r/DavidSinRocks[/url]

Can someone recommend me a audio interface I can plug into to record my basslines? something preferably sub £100 i can find on ebay.

(Im new to this whole recording thing, so some help would be awesome )

Thanks,
Sam
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For sub £100 I don't think you could get a much better deal than this : http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/avid-recording-studio--104397

More details here : http://www.avid.com/US/products/Avid-Recording-Studio/features

[thefyst]

anything except lexicon.

Line 6 tone port for less than a fiver ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Line-6-TonePort-GX-/251211334137?pt=UK_Musical_AudioMIDI_Interfaces&hash=item3a7d5cc1f9

[Samashton12]

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1358249277' post='1935397']
For sub £100 I don't think you could get a much better deal than this : [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/avid-recording-studio--104397"]http://www.dv247.com...-studio--104397[/url]

More details here : [url="http://www.avid.com/US/products/Avid-Recording-Studio/features"]http://www.avid.com/...Studio/features[/url]
[/quote]

that looks cool.

[charic]

[quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1358249992' post='1935420']
that looks cool.
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Yeah it looks like a pretty handy device, plus ProTools is a bloody good bit of kit as well (although I don't have any experience with the SE version)

[Bassection]

I personally use a Line 6 POD Studio UX1 - Got it for £100 a few years ago and it comes bundled with POD Farm etc

They're actually a little more expensive now.. Around £110 on Guitarguitar but still well worth it.

[lettsguitars]

[quote name='thefyst' timestamp='1358249378' post='1935400']
anything except lexicon.

Line 6 tone port for less than a fiver ... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Line-6-TonePort-GX-/251211334137?pt=UK_Musical_AudioMIDI_Interfaces&hash=item3a7d5cc1f9"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a7d5cc1f9[/url]
[/quote]The omega is proper sh*t!

[Samashton12]

My line 6 amp has a Direct out Jack, is it possible I could plug my amp into the interface directly?

[lettsguitars]

Most surely! Or use the insert thingys (fx loop)

Edited January 15, 2013 by lettsguitars

[Bassection]

And plug your guitar into the amp? Yes.
That's usually the best way to go about it if you want to keep the tone you like getting with your regular amp.

[Samashton12]

[quote name='Bassection' timestamp='1358256246' post='1935640']
And plug your guitar into the amp? Yes.
That's usually the best way to go about it if you want to keep the tone you like getting with your regular amp.
[/quote]

Brilliant!, I'm looking at a UX2.. I've found one for £70

[lettsguitars]

A very useful trick if you wanna use an amp but dont want to piss off your neighbours with endless takes is to record direct and then 're-amp' the signal once you get a good take.

[Samashton12]

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1358256628' post='1935653']
A very useful trick if you wanna use an amp but dont want to piss off your neighbours with endless takes is to record direct and then 're-amp' the signal once you get a good take.
[/quote]

Interesting, Thanks for the help guys!

[charic]

The UX2's aren't a bad bit of kit but unless you are going to use the Podfarm functionality then it's probably a little bit over priced for what it is IMHO

[RockfordStone]

i have a line 6 toneport gx which is cheap and useful

[Samashton12]

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1358259978' post='1935761']
The UX2's aren't a bad bit of kit but unless you are going to use the Podfarm functionality then it's probably a little bit over priced for what it is IMHO
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I may go with your suggestion then, Charic. I'm still open to suggestions though.

[OldG]

My son has one of[url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/focusrite-scarlett-2i2-usb-audio-interface--90034"] these[/url] - fantastic pre in this, great sound and no discernable latency. Miles ahead of the Avid stuff imho.....

[jackers]

anything from focusrite is always good I have a Sapphire 6 and it is great.

[Samashton12]

[quote name='OldG' timestamp='1358263828' post='1935889']
My son has one of[url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/focusrite-scarlett-2i2-usb-audio-interface--90034"] these[/url] - fantastic pre in this, great sound and no discernable latency. Miles ahead of the Avid stuff imho.....
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I've seen very good reviews about focus rite gear.

[Dood]

I've just bought a Roland Quad Capture - absolutely rock solid drivers and the latency is very low. I'm replacing my Line 6 UX1 due to Line 6 making a pig's ear of the Mountain Lion Mac drivers throughout last year rendering my interface unusable.

If you're on a Mac with the latest OS, avoid like the plague. I was deciding between the Focusrite Scarlet 2i4 and the Q-C. The QC won.

[lowdown]

Another one here for the Roland Quad Capture - very solid while working at very low latency.
The MIDI drivers are very stable and plenty of audio signal going in to.



Garry

[danthevan]

Probably quite a bit over budget @ £169, but [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/studio-mixers/pid13058/cid605/alesis-multimix-8-usb-20-mixer-with-effects.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/studio-mixers/pid13058/cid605/alesis-multimix-8-usb-20-mixer-with-effects.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping[/url]

You'll probably find (like i did) that once you have recorded a bass track, you'll want to do some vocals, then maybe someone on guitar etc etc............. and this is a damn good bit of kit for the money.
Have used it at a couple of venues to get live recordings of the entire band and it's done the job well.
Chuck it all through Sonarx1 to mix and master and you get a decent demo cd.
Also good for those nights when you want to practice while sitting on the sofa with the headphones on while wifey is watching TOWIE or some crap.

[Samashton12]

[quote name='danthevan' timestamp='1358345762' post='1937378']
Probably quite a bit over budget @ £169, but [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/studio-mixers/pid13058/cid605/alesis-multimix-8-usb-20-mixer-with-effects.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping"]http://www.andertons...=GoogleShopping[/url]

You'll probably find (like i did) that once you have recorded a bass track, you'll want to do some vocals, then maybe someone on guitar etc etc............. and this is a damn good bit of kit for the money.
Have used it at a couple of venues to get live recordings of the entire band and it's done the job well.
Chuck it all through Sonarx1 to mix and master and you get a decent demo cd.
Also good for those nights when you want to practice while sitting on the sofa with the headphones on while wifey is watching TOWIE or some crap.
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So much choice! I do like the looks of that though.

[charic]

[quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1358355076' post='1937681']
So much choice! I do like the looks of that though.
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When looking at something like the Alesis you need to consider whether you need to record more than two tracks at once, most people probably wont