Setting up your PC for Recording

[kym005]

afaik, ableton already has a drumkit but you have to think in terms of pattern sequencing.

Yung interface po sir KitC, mas beginner-friendly po ba yung Reaper kaysa Ableton?

Thanks in advance.

[KitC]

depends on your way of thinking. if you tend to think in a linear fashion (as in tape recording), reaper is recommended while ableton is more for pattern recording. however there is one caveat with reaper... it treats midi and audio tracks as one so it may give rise to some confusion if you like to keep midi and audio separate. if all you are doing is audio, then reaper is quite good for the money. I do suggest paying for the license since reaper support is very impressive.

ableton live also does audio, but you have to think in terms of clips and loops, which it excels at. i was a user of ableton 7 until I was disappointed with its midi implementation, which at the time, was very important for me. ableton 7 was more supportive of softsynths and audio loops rather than external midi gear, which my setup consists of, mainly. I use Sonar 8 for most of my sequencing needs anyway.

[kym005]

depends on your way of thinking. if you tend to think in a linear fashion (as in tape recording), reaper is recommended while ableton is more for pattern recording. however there is one caveat with reaper... it treats midi and audio tracks as one so it may give rise to some confusion if you like to keep midi and audio separate. if all you are doing is audio, then reaper is quite good for the money. I do suggest paying for the license since reaper support is very impressive.

ableton live also does audio, but you have to think in terms of clips and loops, which it excels at. i was a user of ableton 7 until I was disappointed with its midi implementation, which at the time, was very important for me. ableton 7 was more supportive of softsynths and audio loops rather than external midi gear, which my setup consists of, mainly. I use Sonar 8 for most of my sequencing needs anyway.

Simple guitar and vocals lang ang ire-record ko sir, audio tracks lang po, in fact wala akong alam sa mga midi, loops, and other stuff.

So Reaper it is. Maraming salamat po. 

[gineanne]

Hello po, gusto ko lang po malaman kung anong puwedeng bilhin. Kasi sa PC ako magrerecord and wala po akong amplifier. Ang gusto ko lang sana hindi na ko bibili ng amplifier (possible po ba?). May nagsabi sakin sound card daw bilhin ko. Kaso hindi ko alam kung anong bibilhin kong sound card.

Salamat po. Bassist po pala ako. Kasi kapag nanonood ako sa youtube, ang gaganda ng mga cover nila. Ang ganda ng mga tunog. Salamat po sa tulong.

[Xelly]

Backread lang bro maraming info dito sa thread na ito.
Para sa tanong mo, sakto yung Line6 UX1 sakto maraming nagbebenta ngayon sa classifieds! Audio interface/sound card yun na may built in amp modellers na.

[djsensui]

question lang. first time ko kasi mag rerecord.

ang gusto ko kasi i accomplish mag record ng instrument isa isa.
first mag record ako ng guitar, then bass tapos drums yung huli.
ipag me merge ko na ang sa audacity.

ang problem ko lang e may sasabayan akong mp3.
gusto ko sana naririnig ko sa headphone yung mp3 kasama yung guitar playing ko pero dapat pag dating sa recording e yung guitar lang.
Gumamit ako ng 3.5mm splitter pero panget yung lumalabas sa headphones.

ano ba magandang solution dito?

thanks. 

[Rock_on]

Sir need help po please reply naman.

My PC is good enough for gaming and multimedia purposes.. The only thing is an audio interface

Guitar recording lang po ang habol ko.

I dont have one mga sir, onboard soundcard lang gamit ko (i know soundcard = audio interface; new term nga lang and interface)

I saw on some forums that says onboard is ok, while others say you should buy audio interface.

Ano po ba talaga?? I want a decent audio quality. Decent, not best or fancy or whatever.

If the problem would be the sound will be thin or weak signal then i can make a simple preamp just enough to boost my signal.. Or if the problem is the impedance, i can make a simple buffer.

I have no latency issues with my Realtek HD audio onboard soundcard, but still i want to take an advice from you guys.

Right now, im plugging my guitar in the line in and not in the mic in port.. I know my signal was weak cause when i hit the record button in adobe audition, i can only see small line. Ginawan ko na to ng preamp dte kso ung mga presets ko nakaset na.. pahirapan nanaman kung aayusin ko pa

Btw, im using my pc as my amp and fx processor. Wala akong mgndang amp at pedals, i will do the micing pg meron na...

If audio interface is necessary meron bang cheap or generic kahit CDR king lang?

100-1000 ung price range na kaya ko.. Im just a simple student na may allowance enough for me lang.

[Rock_on]

question lang. first time ko kasi mag rerecord.

ang gusto ko kasi i accomplish mag record ng instrument isa isa.
first mag record ako ng guitar, then bass tapos drums yung huli.
ipag me merge ko na ang sa audacity.

ang problem ko lang e may sasabayan akong mp3.
gusto ko sana naririnig ko sa headphone yung mp3 kasama yung guitar playing ko pero dapat pag dating sa recording e yung guitar lang.
Gumamit ako ng 3.5mm splitter pero panget yung lumalabas sa headphones.

ano ba magandang solution dito?

thanks.

Anu ba setup mo? Gaya ng akin siguro

Gamir ko Guitar FX box 2

Tpos ung input device ko stereo mix and that means lahat ng audio streaming from my pc is marerecord (sa audacity, audition, etc) kaya pag nagplay ka sa pc marerecord din.

Ako ginagawa ko lang iplay ko ang mp3 sa iphone or ipod or kahit ano basta di sa pc.. Tapos hit record.


Or.. Kung di yun ung problem at ang yung problem mo ay yung di mo alam panu pakinggan ung playing mo eto gawin mo


Install mo reaper kahit trial lang

Tpos insert new track tpos click mo ung monitoring

Maririnig mo na sarili mo nun..

Clean signal nirerecord mo o anu? Pakidefine setup mo

[Autoplay2009]

Guys, I need your inputs please. 

What I need: To record guitar and bass tracks only in my computer.
My computer: Windows XP SP1, 1.6ghz processor, 512mb RAM (yes, not the ideal pc specs. yung ram baka dagdagan ko), Cool Edit Pro yung malamang na gamitin kong software c/o my friend.
What I plan to buy: 2 to 4 channel mixer
Budget: up to 3k

any specific brands and models for the mixer?
san ba maganda bumili, and ano pros and cons ng product na yun?
any suggestions are welcome. 

Thanks in advance mga sir/ma'am

[skin]

Guys, I need your inputs please. 

What I need: To record guitar and bass tracks only in my computer.
My computer: Windows XP SP1, 1.6ghz processor, 512mb RAM (yes, not the ideal pc specs. yung ram baka dagdagan ko), Cool Edit Pro yung malamang na gamitin kong software c/o my friend.
What I plan to buy: 2 to 4 channel mixer
Budget: up to 3k

any specific brands and models for the mixer?
san ba maganda bumili, and ano pros and cons ng product na yun?
any suggestions are welcome. 

Thanks in advance mga sir/ma'am

I'd get an audio interface instead of a mixer for your purpose.

[Tarkuz Toccata]

What I need: To record guitar and bass tracks only in my computer.
My computer: Windows XP SP1, 1.6ghz processor, 512mb RAM (yes, not the ideal pc specs. yung ram baka dagdagan ko), Cool Edit Pro yung malamang na gamitin kong software c/o my friend.
What I plan to buy: 2 to 4 channel mixer
Budget: up to 3k

any specific brands and models for the mixer?
san ba maganda bumili, and ano pros and cons ng product na yun?
any suggestions are welcome. 

Peavey XPort USB guitar interface

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[Autoplay2009]

Thanks for the suggestions mga sir

[palaka]

good day mga sir planu ko pong bumili ng bagong pc anu po kayang ideal na specs? kadalasan po multi track recording 16 ch. ang nirerecord ko po.

eto po pala gamit ko sa ngayon quad core 2.67 GHz, 4 GH of RAM nagkakaproblema po ako lalo na pag mixing na hindi nya kaya pag marami ng plug-ins gamit ko.

salamat po

[skin]

good day mga sir planu ko pong bumili ng bagong pc anu po kayang ideal na specs? kadalasan po multi track recording 16 ch. ang nirerecord ko po.

eto po pala gamit ko sa ngayon quad core 2.67 GHz, 4 GH of RAM nagkakaproblema po ako lalo na pag mixing na hindi nya kaya pag marami ng plug-ins gamit ko.

salamat po

Ok pa yung specs ng PC mo.  If you insist, get an i7 processor.

[Xelly]

Ok pa yung specs ng PC mo.  If you insist, get an i7 processor.

Tapos gawing 8gb ram

[KitC]

eto po pala gamit ko sa ngayon quad core 2.67 GHz, 4 GH of RAM nagkakaproblema po ako lalo na pag mixing na hindi nya kaya pag marami ng plug-ins gamit ko.

Learn to mix with less plugins. Seriously, during the analog days, we couldn't put a compressor on every channel, reverb had to be shared using an auxiliary - the aux bus got a LOT of use then, and we were very judicious with all our channel routings. Having less taught us how to use things more efficiently and we brought that into the digital age. My guess? You have too many cpu-intensive plugs in all your channels.

You could always try to render a track to free up cpu cycles. Like I said earlier, use the aux bus to your advantage.

[palaka]

Ok pa yung specs ng PC mo.  If you insist, get an i7 processor.

kung mag i7 po ako sir anu pong marerecomenda nyong specs? salamat po

[palaka]

Learn to mix with less plugins. Seriously, during the analog days, we couldn't put a compressor on every channel, reverb had to be shared using an auxiliary - the aux bus got a LOT of use then, and we were very judicious with all our channel routings. Having less taught us how to use things more efficiently and we brought that into the digital age. My guess? You have too many cpu-intensive plugs in all your channels.

You could always try to render a track to free up cpu cycles. Like I said earlier, use the aux bus to your advantage.

usually sir gumagamit po talaga ako aux bus pero kadalasan naglalagay parin po ako ng plug-ins per channel lalu na pag ang genre ng kantang minimix ko ay Metal para makuha ko yung in your face na sound pati sa instrument.  anu po ba ang keylangan kong iupgrade sa computer pag hindi maiwan yung ganung kadaming plug-ins? salamat po

[KitC]

For plugs, always the cpu. Seriously though, if you use that many plugs, you might have to rethink how you mix or even record, regardless of genre.

[anjoesatriani]

Good day mga sir, i'm recording guitar directly to the mic input of the pc for 2 years.. and obviously prone sya sa noise kaya dinadaan na lang sa mixing and editing.
I'm using a desktop PC right now, and no more, no less, just a simple jack adaptor.

My question is, ano masusuggest nyo na interface or di box para definitely defined at mataas ang signal to noise ratio, here are some of my criterias:
1. Affordable/Reasonable Price (Quality over price ba)
2. Pref. directly to the USB port(I don't have any external mixer or some kind of ports, just the typical ports of a regular desktop)
3. I don't even need an included Plugins/VST's and softwares within the product, I just need to record quality guitar and bass DI's(to hopefully minimize the price of expected tool)
4. One Input is a priority(I record one at a time only, that's why i may not need multiple inputs)

and btw, i always us the WaveRT feature of Windows 7 and Vista that is supported by Mixcraft when recording. and ASIO for standalone(when practicing directly to pc)
please share your thoughts and knowledge, thanks forum mates   
Budget is 2-3k either 2nd hand or brand new.

[skin]

Good day mga sir, i'm recording guitar directly to the mic input of the pc for 2 years.. and obviously prone sya sa noise kaya dinadaan na lang sa mixing and editing.
I'm using a desktop PC right now, and no more, no less, just a simple jack adaptor.

My question is, ano masusuggest nyo na interface or di box para definitely defined at mataas ang signal to noise ratio, here are some of my criterias:
1. Affordable/Reasonable Price (Quality over price ba)
2. Pref. directly to the USB port(I don't have any external mixer or some kind of ports, just the typical ports of a regular desktop)
3. I don't even need an included Plugins/VST's and softwares within the product, I just need to record quality guitar and bass DI's(to hopefully minimize the price of expected tool)
4. One Input is a priority(I record one at a time only, that's why i may not need multiple inputs)

please share your thoughts and knowledge, thanks forum mates   
Budget is 2-4k either 2nd hand or brand new.

Marami sa classifieds.  May Line6 UX1 ako nakita for 4K.

[anjoesatriani]

Marami sa classifieds.  May Line6 UX1 ako nakita for 4K.

napasobra ata lagay ko sa 4k, hehe, any other more options, pref. dikit sa 2k.. i might not need the podfarm, and it is a factor din siguro kaya medyo pricey ang UX1..

[kirov]

Sa budget mo pafs wala masyado option.   

[anjoesatriani]

Sa budget mo pafs wala masyado option.   

then what are the other options of yours sir? 

[kirov]

Just like what Skin suggested, for 4k you can get a used Line 6 UX1.

For 3.6k, Lexicon Alpha is a great deal.  I've tried one, and I recommend it.