You're better off running the bass through a DI box (I assume you have one, if you dont, a decent one is $40 USD) if you have a decent pre-amp on hand. If you dont, you could go with your suggestion.

Hey. Soon me and my band are thinking of recording a demo. For the guitars, I'm gonna get a Shure condenser mic, thing is, I only have a Kustom Practice amp, will it sound ok mic-ing this, the setup would be:
Guitar> Effects Pre-amp>Amp>Mic

^^^^you dont need a condenser for guitars man, and for if you amp will sound ok....Does it sound ok to you...if the answers yes then it will sound ok

Coz I have a rubbish mic at the mo that cost me £7, I'll get a better one soon.
Yeah, the amp sounds fine.

ok how does a mixer go into a computer is it a usb cable? And could i just mic the amps of the vocals guitar and bass, then use two mics for drums? And would it sound ok?

^mixer goes in with audio cables into your soundcard...its explained in the lessons

Okay I don't this is covered in the lessons.. sorry if it is. Anyways...

I got a 4-track but it's not enough to record everyone in my band, and I can't afford a mixer right now. So I was thinking if we could record us as if we were... err, "live." It's probably gonna sound like crap but we're just gonna use that was kind of a rough-draft thing to see how everything sounds together.

My question, where would you place the mic?

arent sound cards inside the computer though?

[QUOTE=minordefect]arent sound cards inside the computer though?[/QUOTE]

yeah...but the ports to plug stuff into are on the outside.

hey i gots a question. i dunno if it was already asked right above me or something, but what exactly can i use to actually record the music? i dont want it professionally done, but i just want it to be put on a cd. can i use a video recorder and upload the video onto the computer and then burn the audio onto a cd? or do i need to buy a mic plugged into a computer and record the music into the computer directly? just wondering.

I have a crappy soundcard.

[QUOTE=jcbsc]Okay I don't this is covered in the lessons.. sorry if it is. Anyways...

I got a 4-track but it's not enough to record everyone in my band, and I can't afford a mixer right now. So I was thinking if we could record us as if we were... err, "live." It's probably gonna sound like crap but we're just gonna use that was kind of a rough-draft thing to see how everything sounds together.

My question, where would you place the mic?[/QUOTE]

Sorry haha just bumping my question.

ok i have a question 4 ya. (im 15 also, 16 in a month, you seriously know what your talking about, nice job so far dude :thumb: ps downloading **** is only illegal if they catch u lol)

my friend is coming over soon, were going to record a few songs. we have 2 guitars both with marshall mg30gfx amps, i have a boss me 50 effects box, we have one spare guitar amp and a mic for vocals (lame i know) and a 4 track tape player (no inputs just crappy mic) how can we make sure the sound is balanced between amps and vocals and not sound completely ****?

i know it wont be any where near as good as a mixed track but it will do for now, we need to hear how we sound.

where in australia you from i am australian but life in london, ok i really wanna just record some stuff but well i need the cheapest of the cheapest.
what is the best for just vocals, bass and guitar?

u rule!!

[QUOTE=theabstract]rockin drummer, i'll get back to you soon on that one

Forever branded, Yeah I have some MP3's, but I've only just set up my MP3.com.au acount, and apparently they need 3-4 days to check the MP3's, so i'll post some, but it might take a while. Definitly within the next week. What style of music do you like? coz i'll post some that might take your fancy![/QUOTE]

what version of cubasis should i download i dont know anything about the program, cheers for all the posts there ace! i really had no idea before it helped a great deal thanks man!

[QUOTE=DarkDark]what version of cubasis should i download i dont know anything about the program, cheers for all the posts there ace! i really had no idea before it helped a great deal thanks man![/QUOTE]

i've got cubasis vst its good...i dunno about others

I have the soundblaster audigy 2 internal sound card. How can I record Line In and Mic at the same time using Acid 3.0?

U can't U have to select which one on your volume thingy.


I got a question. Will it sound bad if I plug in my already recorded stuff on my 4 track tape recorder and transfer it to a computer?

does it sound good on the tape?
if it does...then it will when you transfer it

hi i am gonna start making a small recording studio (nothing big just for me an my friend) i'm 12 now and am turning 13 in 30 days.

i have a fender precision bass
and my friend has a fender strat.

i am gonna get 2 boom stands eventualy.
ok well i am getting a alienware area 51m laptop (lucky me) i plan to use this as my computer for recording. but what i am asking is


1. what is the first thing i should buy to start it

2. when i look on ebay for mics they all say jack in but the soundcard which i have ordered with the laptop is a soundblaster audigy 2 NX and a internal sound blaster 2, all have only a mic in, aux in, Digital in, spdif and something called Line level out.

how do i plug that in i am sooo confused i think jack in is just for shows not recording?

please inligten me

and I got another question. If I plug my guitar into my mixer, and then in my amp, and put a cord that connects to the headphone slot on the amp into the soundcard thing, would it sound better than just putting it strait from the mixer to the soundcard?

no...you should plug the output of your amp into the mixer then into the comp

[QUOTE=mosher902]hi i am gonna start making a small recording studio (nothing big just for me an my friend) i'm 12 now and am turning 13 in 30 days.

i have a fender precision bass
and my friend has a fender strat.

i am gonna get 2 boom stands eventualy.
ok well i am getting a alienware area 51m laptop (lucky me) i plan to use this as my computer for recording. but what i am asking is


1. what is the first thing i should buy to start it

2. when i look on ebay for mics they all say jack in but the soundcard which i have ordered with the laptop is a soundblaster audigy 2 NX and a internal sound blaster 2, all have only a mic in, aux in, Digital in, spdif and something called Line level out.

how do i plug that in i am sooo confused i think jack in is just for shows not recording?

please inligten me[/QUOTE]

you need something to plug into your soundcard that you can plug mics into...like a mixer or a preamp :)

thanks as i said am strapped for cash at the moment i live around the corner from barnes recording studio i could try stealing some mics. and a mixer the backdoors always open **** i'm gonna turn into Steve Jones!

[QUOTE=theabstract]no...you should plug the output of your amp into the mixer then into the comp[/QUOTE]
Would that sound better than putting it from the guitar to the mixer to the comp?

lol! ^^^ just sell your parents or something

[QUOTE=Spliggity Splot(I got banned)]Would that sound better than putting it from the guitar to the mixer to the comp?[/QUOTE]

alot better

do U know any other good recording programs that I can get for free of download.com? i can't seem to find a full version of adobe or cool edit pro off kazaa...if I paid for adobe audition, would I be able to hear the previous tracks I recorded while I record the next track?

[QUOTE] i can't seem to find a full version of adobe or cool edit pro off kazaa..[/QUOTE]

limewire, and cool edit pro is much better, and is easy to use with 10 minutes of experimenting.

Ok thanks I got audition and I should be set until the 1/8 adaptor comes in the mail. Thanks theabstract!You're my hero