Recording via USB input - 'elp!

[JJ Bass]

Morning all!

I've just bought a usb input to record into my laptop, the disk it comes with it guitar rig 2, which allows me to playalong and just record my bass only, which is damned annoying!!

Is there any programs/downloads which allow to record either double or mulitple tracks? I've also been asked to record my bass for an up and coming album, music panned on one side, music on the other so it can be sorted out in the processing stage.. Which was the reason for me buying the damned thing!

Look forward to hearing from all you knowledgeable people

[JJ Bass]

bump for help!!

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

If you had a mac, you could have used garageband, logic etc. Pc; Reaper? Cakewalk ?

[Myke]

Audacity?

[Skol303]

Reaper is probably your best option for starters. It's a fully fledged DAW that's available as a free and unlimited trial version - or £60 if you want a commercial license.

Here's the link:

http://www.cockos.com/reaper/

Loads of good advice for getting started on the Reaper forum and also YouTube. Or you can ask here! I don't use Reaper myself (I use a software called Reason), but there are plenty of folks on here who do and will no doubt be happy to help

[lurksalot]

Reaper for me , my zoom pedals have a usb output aswell so I could record stuff through that before I got a proper interface .

[Grangur]

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1378241703' post='2197676']
Reaper for me , my zoom pedals have a usb output aswell so I could record stuff through that before I got a proper interface .
[/quote] I use a Zoom as well. Connecting with the pc using usb and recording using audacity.
The only prob l have is I find I don't have any sound output when recording. So I'm playing acoustically.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1378242662' post='2197693']
I use a Zoom as well. Connecting with the pc using usb and recording using audacity.
The only prob l have is I find I don't have any sound output when recording. So I'm playing acoustically.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
[/quote]
Preferences > Audio I/O tab > check 'Software Playthrough - Play new track while recording it'

There is also a 'Hardware Playthrough' option which I guess should work, but I've never tried it.

[MisterFingers]

I'd also recommend Reaper as the software to go for jonanlou - A bit of a learning curve with all DAW software, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy to track takes one at at time (if your gizmo only has one input, that is), and then export whatever recorded track(s) you want in order to send to someone else. What make of USB audio interface did you buy?

[lurksalot]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1378242662' post='2197693']
I use a Zoom as well. Connecting with the pc using usb and recording using audacity.
The only prob l have is I find I don't have any sound output when recording. So I'm playing acoustically.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
[/quote]

I found audacity a real PITA when trying to get it to talk to the interface and back , In reaper it seems to work sweet , but everything also appears to be simpler with a dedicated interface somehow , I guess its the fact it is purely made to do 1 job IYSWIM .

[51m0n]

Reaper is the best bang for the buck.....

[Grangur]

Thanks for the advice. I'll bear Reaper in mind. So far I've only ever recorded myself once. So it's $60 Vs FOC.

Very likely I'll be going for Reaper soon though.

[lurksalot]

Reaper is FOC to evaluate , and only reaaly needs paying for on a conscience thing , I have learned soooo much using it that I payed for it after a month or so

[JJ Bass]

Thanks for all the help!

I've managed to sort of get things going with the cd that came with the usb box and then save it to audacity (well, its free) But will upgrade as I need the quality to be spot on as my bass/idea's are being used on a forthcoming single.

Can anyone say if they get a slight delay from playing to what comes through the headphones/speakers? Doesn't seem too bad on the recording but its rather off-putting and obviously will be useless if trying to sync up to an exsiting track

[lurksalot]

it is called latency, and yes it happens though to varying degrees , I noticed it a lot with my older kit but I am using a fast computer and a focusright interface with reaper and it is barely noticable , but I thinjk the softawrae has a built in adjustment of some sort .

[JJ Bass]

Thanks for the info, I'll see what I can adjust and possibly have to upgrade my equipment!