chrisd24 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Im pretty new to the world of home recording, and to be honest a little overwhelmed with how much kit there is out there, which leads up to my question! I want something to record with....ideally with the ability to record at least 4 tracks simultaneously, i have been looking at usb desks but it seems that only some of these (although they have 10/14 tracks on them) will only record on a couple at a time....i have a pretty quick pc and can usually get my head around the most complex of software so don't see that side of things being an issue....so in short....What desk/usb interface am i best with?....im sure some opinions differ from others....my budget is anything up to £300/350.....Thanks in advance for any replies........and apologies for being a complete newb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1ater Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 [quote name='chrisd24' post='798466' date='Apr 7 2010, 10:35 AM']Im pretty new to the world of home recording, and to be honest a little overwhelmed with how much kit there is out there, which leads up to my question! I want something to record with....ideally with the ability to record at least 4 tracks simultaneously, i have been looking at usb desks but it seems that only some of these (although they have 10/14 tracks on them) will only record on a couple at a time....i have a pretty quick pc and can usually get my head around the most complex of software so don't see that side of things being an issue....so in short....What desk/usb interface am i best with?....im sure some opinions differ from others....my budget is anything up to £300/350.....Thanks in advance for any replies........and apologies for being a complete newb![/quote] I've just got myself an m-audio fastrack ultra 8r and as fars as im concerned its awsome. It can record 8 channels simultaniously, and its about £270 [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/m-audio-fast-track-ultra-8r-usb-2-0-audio-interface--50046"]http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/m-a...nterface--50046[/url] If thats too many channels Theres its little brother the fast track ultra which only has 4 mic preamps in. [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/34490-m-audio-fast-track-ultra-8-x-8-usb-2-0-interface.html/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/3449...m_campaign=base[/url] hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisd24 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 [quote name='s1ater' post='798666' date='Apr 7 2010, 01:37 PM']I've just got myself an m-audio fastrack ultra 8r and as fars as im concerned its awsome. It can record 8 channels simultaniously, and its about £270 [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/m-audio-fast-track-ultra-8r-usb-2-0-audio-interface--50046"]http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/m-a...nterface--50046[/url] If thats too many channels Theres its little brother the fast track ultra which only has 4 mic preamps in. [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/34490-m-audio-fast-track-ultra-8-x-8-usb-2-0-interface.html/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/3449...m_campaign=base[/url] hope that helps.[/quote] Thanks s1ater that seems to pretty much tick all the boxes, what software do you use with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 for software try reaper out [url="http://www.reaper.fm/"]Reaper[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I use an Alesis Multimix 16 channel firewire desk and it's been excellent, with no problems in over 3 years regular use. There's an 8 channel one [url="http://www.musicmatter.co.uk/alesis-multimix8-firewire"]here[/url]. There is also a 12 channel one and there are lots of reviews online. I think they may be discontinued now, but I can recommend them - I have recorded 18 similtaneous tracks onto my Toshiba laptop with basic mics via cubase and you can hear some of the results [url="http://myspace.com/redstriper"]here[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisd24 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 [quote name='Tait' post='798707' date='Apr 7 2010, 02:05 PM']for software try reaper out [url="http://www.reaper.fm/"]Reaper[/url][/quote] and as simple as that i think i am sorted! many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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