I recently purchased a G-DEC15 and the other night I tried the sampling recorder that is built into the unit. I had never listened to my own playing before. It was a lot of fun.

I think recording my own stuff for playback and analysis would be constructive.

What I want to be able to do is to record and playback and then perhaps layer other lines on top of recordings.

What the best way for an hobbist to go about this. I am sure there are some computer programs for this, yet I am seeing some gadgets in the guitar magazines that seem to be for this process.

I don't want to set up a whole recording studio. Just a hobby amateur system.

Help, suggestions.
Thanks in advance.

Hi oneal lane: I have a Yamaha AW1600, but I kinda feel I have to get all serious when I get down to using it. So often - I don't.

For messing around; as a note book; for stereo recording out and about; for adding extra tracks; to demo guitars in private in shops against a large range of sounds; to load tracks onto for jamming to on the fly...

...My wife gave me a Boss BR Micro. It's really easy to use, fits in a top pocket, runs on mains or batteries, and there's an optional stereo mic that clips on the top.

Ideal.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc ... ductId=818

Somewhere under a couple of hundred dollars. Any use?

Cheers - C

If you want to try your hand at recording original songs a Line 6 Toneport + Garageband software (free on macs) might be a good way to go. That's been my recording rig since I was 13. You could always use the software that comes with the Toneport if you don't have a mac.

For quick little recordings or for recording gigs I use a little Edirol recorder. An R-09 is what I used to have, now it's the updated version. But both work perfectly fine. I've recorded 99% of every gig I've ever played so that later I could listen to find what works and what doesn't, as well as practice along with my band.

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