help me!

[as_disaster_strikes]

i am going to record onto my computer,whats a mixer?whats a soundcard?someone told me my computer might already have a soundcard but i dont know,how do i find out if my computer has a soundcard?and how do i hook two guitars,a bass and vocals into one microphone input on my computer?i have all the other equipment(guitars,amps,cables)

[delinquent]

youd probably need to record each seperately.

[airborne50caliber]

and how do i hook two guitars,a bass and vocals into one microphone input on my computer?i have all the other equipment(guitars,amps,cables)

Mixer, boyo. And that would go into the line input, not the mic input. And if you know where those inputs are you've found ye soundcard!

[as_disaster_strikes]

so my computer has a soundcard?

[Peg Dizzler]

Yes. If you have a mic input, a line in, and a speaker output you definitely have a soundcard. If you're looking for an above-decent recording, then you will need a very high quality aftermarket soundcard though.
Each instrument is almost always recorded separately; drums first to lay down the main rhythm for the rest of the instruments to follow, and then it's usually either guitar or bass next, then lead guitar or keyboards or whatever else you have, and vocals last. You'll need a multitracking program to be able to record your stuff and mix it. A mixer is, simply put, a board with alot of switches to adjust the volume levels for each "track" (eg, the guitar track, drum track, etc). So a mixer is so you can adjust the volume of each instrument, to get the desired sound, instead of having too much guitar or bass or something. Generally, vocals should be "in the front" of the music.

You can use a program like Acid or something (or audacity? I've never tried it) to record and mix, so you'll be able to do it all on the computer without having to buy a mixer board. You will need, however, a decent mic and the ability to add a bit of reverb to the vocals if you want them to sound good, and either a good instrument mic or a way of recording guitar/bass/whatever directly into the soundcard, without using a mic at all.

Hope that helps ya out.

[airborne50caliber]

Audacity is great and free.

[Rats]

lol

[airborne50caliber]

lol
the two don't usually go together

[Rats]

the two don't usually go together

I was laughing at the threadstarter's question.

[Peg Dizzler]

^ Yeah pretty much, haha. :lol: I wonder what his recordings will sound like........

[airborne50caliber]

I was laughing at the threadstarter's question.

And I'm laughing at you. So?