Setting up your PC for Recording

[123kidd]

Hello sir KitC, thanks po, mukang ok na po yung interface ko, na try ko po sa ibang DAW, ok po sya. Salamat po ulit at God bless po

[jake z]

hi guys, need you help.

i have a sonar 8 producer edition installed to a win XP desktop. but once i run the program my pc crashes. I am planning to equip it with the Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 VX PCI Card and a PV.6 mixer so that i can control it.. Will the new sound card get rid of the issue? thanks

[skin]

hi guys, need you help.

i have a sonar 8 producer edition installed to a win XP desktop. but once i run the program my pc crashes. I am planning to equip it with the Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 VX PCI Card and a PV.6 mixer so that i can control it.. Will the new sound card get rid of the issue? thanks

I doubt if it's an issue on the soundcard.  We'll probably need more details so we can isolate the problem.

Are you using XP 64 bit?

[jake z]

its running on 32 bit bro, any suggestions to what will i need to upgrade?

[KitC]

hi guys, need you help.

i have a sonar 8 producer edition installed to a win XP desktop. but once i run the program my pc crashes

This is usually a driver problem often related to your onboard sound. First try updating your audio drivers. Next try asio4all. If that doesn't work, then a new soundcard is in order.

While I've used blasters early on, I can tell you that getting a better audio card would mean less issues with recording. Not to say that blasters aren't capable since most early DAW software were designed for them during the dawn of the industry, it would be better if you invest in something more suited to recording, which includes drivers capable of low latencies.

[jazzer182001]

thanks sir kit 2 ur wonderful n gracious tips, so if i decide to have protools as my software, i compulsary upgrade my processor from P4 to Core Duo? (base on what i read sa forum na ito, whewww....!! ang haba nga eh way back 2006..enjoy naman) and what soundcard do you prefer for PT.

wanna set up home recording studio? pag me budget ka 20 k pwede na! oll u need at least p4 computer dual monitor. marami mabibili sa quiapo 6k lng, bili ka avi usb producers microphone pro with pro tools package..6k lng taz bili ka beringer pro headphone 6 k din! ung 2k magcheck in ka sa may sound proof room na hotel ayus na ang recording project sa album mo! wag kau niwala sa maraming set up set up na yan! nasa tenga at creativity lang yan! mas maganda pa latest tech enhanced audio quality! un na un! musical arrange ment ba kelangan u? download u banbd in a box dun u gawin ang arrangent then revoice it with yamaha midi enhancer. tapos na. la kang binayaran

[Xelly]

^^ Bro thanks for your advice. Pero bawal text spelling dito bro.

[allrock]

tanung lang po anu po magandang mixer yung maliit lang po kasya 6 mic compatible sa behringer uca 202? Or suggest kayo ibang usb audio yung muhra lang thnks

[allrock]

pahelp naman anu ba kailangan ko kse gusto ko magrecord ng vocals at may sasabayan lang akong minus 1 anu ba kailangan ko sa set up na to for recording?

[pualux]

do you think it would be worth the money if I get a macbook pro for audio recording?

[KitC]

pahelp naman anu ba kailangan ko kse gusto ko magrecord ng vocals at may sasabayan lang akong minus 1 anu ba kailangan ko sa set up na to for recording?

Mixer is only part of the overall requirements. What you need depends on what you want to record. If it's only yourself, you can get by with a simple interface and no mixer. If you have several instruments that you want to record, then you can use an interface plus mixer or one of those firewire mixers (provided your pc has firewire). If recording a full band, then the equipment list get substantially more expensive.

do you think it would be worth the money if I get a macbook pro for audio recording?

Generally speaking, you can't go very wrong when using a mac, unless your DAW is pc only.

[pualux]

Generally speaking, you can't go very wrong when using a mac, unless your DAW is pc only.

so if ever I get through with it, what interface and DAW should I use?

[skin]

do you think it would be worth the money if I get a macbook pro for audio recording?

If you have the money go for Macbook pro.

Nasa preference pa rin iyan.  You still won't go wrong with Windows based laptops.  Also it's more affordable.

[KitC]

so if ever I get through with it, what interface and DAW should I use?

Macs usually have garageband if you get the complete iLife option I think, but Logic is a far better DAW for Macs, IMO. It IS expensive to get the full Logic install, you might want to try Logic express but at 10k or something, I would rather save up for the full Logic.

An alternative is to get Pro Tools. The newest version is native, which means you can use any hardware with PT. For audio, PT is a battle-tested solution. For composing, Logic is the better choice on the mac platform.

You still won't go wrong with Windows based laptops.  Also it's more affordable.

Agreed. But the better way to approach this is to "let the software decide what platform you will use".

Obviously, if your main DAW of choice is Logic, then you have no choice but to go mac. But if you use Cubase/Nuendo, Sonar, Live, etc., going windows is just as good, and you may even get a machine that is faster. For me, mac pricing can be ridiculous at times, but what you really pay for is platform stability... it just works. Personally, I prefer the tweakability of the windows platform.

[IamChainess]

Mga Sir, hihingi lang po ng advice/recommendations. i'm just a newbie in home recording
nagpaplano kasi ako mag setup ng home recording para sa acoustic. questions lang po:

1. Pwede bang guitar>effects>amp>laptop>software? hindi ba bibigay ang laptop ko?

2. What mic can you recommend for the voice recording?

3. What mic can you recommend for the drumbox/cajun recording? or pwedeng software po na magccreate ng cajun sound.

4. badly needed po ba ang mixer? kahit yung simple na mixer.

Yun lang po para sa noob na katulad ko. salamat 

[skin]

Mga Sir, hihingi lang po ng advice/recommendations. i'm just a newbie in home recording
nagpaplano kasi ako mag setup ng home recording para sa acoustic. questions lang po:

1. Pwede bang guitar>effects>amp>laptop>software? hindi ba bibigay ang laptop ko?

Amp should be mic'd.  Kung bibigay would depend on your laptop specs.

2. What mic can you recommend for the voice recording?

Kung di treated yung room, Shure SM57/58.

3. What mic can you recommend for the drumbox/cajun recording? or pwedeng software po na magccreate ng cajun sound.

SM57/58.  Puede software mag create ng drum/cajun sounds.

4. badly needed po ba ang mixer? kahit yung simple na mixer.

Puedeng wala.

Yun lang po para sa noob na katulad ko. salamat 

[Xelly]

1. Pwede bang guitar>effects>amp>laptop>software? hindi ba bibigay ang laptop ko?

Masklaro siguro kung ganito bro: guitar>>effects>>amp>>mic>>audio interface>>laptop>>software(DAW). Hindi bibigay laptop mo sir kahit Pentium4 pa yung model niyan basta may "solve" ka na audio interface like Line6 Ux1 or M-audio products.

2. What mic can you recommend for the voice recording?

Shure SM58 solve!! Mura, matibay, malinamnam tunog!!

3. What mic can you recommend for the drumbox/cajun recording? or pwedeng software po na magccreate ng cajun sound.

SM57 naman!! Hehe!! Tapos masOk kung lalagyan mo ng kick mic yung sa butas for low frequencies tapos SM57 dun sa tap.
Try mo FruityLoops for drumsounds software.

4. badly needed po ba ang mixer? kahit yung simple na mixer.

In my experience bro hindi ako gumagamit ng mixer. Depende sa irerecord mo. Kung magrerecord ka ng cajun tapos dalawang mics gagamitin mo, masOK kung may mixer ka.

[Xelly]

Sir Kit AMD o Intel?

[KitC]

Right now, Intel, pero AMD is also a good choice.

[skin]

Kung afford, Intel.  Kung di afford AMD.

Hehe.

[IamChainess]

Masklaro siguro kung ganito bro: guitar>>effects>>amp>>mic>>audio interface>>laptop>>software(DAW). Hindi bibigay laptop mo sir kahit Pentium4 pa yung model niyan basta may "solve" ka na audio interface like Line6 Ux1 or M-audio products.

Sir pwede po pa suggest ng ok na audio interface pero swak sa budget salamat po

[skin]

Sir pwede po pa suggest ng ok na audio interface pero swak sa budget salamat po

Magkano budget mo?

[KitC]

Sir pwede po pa suggest ng ok na audio interface pero swak sa budget salamat po

magkano budget? kung may 8k ka, pasok ka ata sa avid promo ng JB.

[Xelly]

AMD Phenom II X2 3.2ghz
4gb ddr3
500gb Sata III @ 7200rpm
18.5' LCD
Win7 Ultimate 64-bit
for 17k

Ayus na kaya perfomance niyan mga sir?

Tsaka mura na ba yan sa presyo niya?

[skin]

Puede na yan!