it doesnt seem that long ago that 4, 8, and 16 track
portastudios were the thing. they were easy to use and you could take them anywhere. times have changed and it looks like i have to again too.
so its moved to laptops huh? what are ya using to make recording happen?
i see these two piece groups at the local pubs. they seem to be running everything through their laptops too. what are they doing? im interested in a setup too. two different questions here folks.
any links to products would also help.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I have Guitar Rig 4, it's kind of fun to mess with. Has different amp models and effects and you can record with it. Although the recording isn't as full featured as didicated recording software.


http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/ ... -4-player/

There's a link to a free demo you can download at the bottom of the page.

Cubase

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iMac/GarageBand + PreSonus two channel usb.

can some of you explain what these applications are and what they allow you to do.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I run Ableton Live, Reaper and Audacity on a PC.

On a dedicated Macbook, I use Logic Pro.

They're all just recording software. Different layouts and designs. It's very easy to do 16 tracks on just about any program these days without bouncing down. With bouncing you can get 64 tracks easily.

Bouncing is when you have several takes that you like and want to keep, but then keep adding more tracks...you bounce them down to two stereo tracks.

Just need an audio interface (to convert to digital)...this takes the place of your sound card.

The new BR-800 stand alone unit has some nice features too. It can be used as an audio interface using all of the BOSS COSM sound patches or can be used for mobile recording.

When my BR-864 finally chokes, I'll be looking at one of these :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLHqIFQE ... re=channel

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

I run Logic, on my Mac

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Hey, Boy Blue is back!

I'm back in the dark ages,I have my old Holiday reel to reel and an old Sanyo stereo reel to reel and of course the old standby my Toshiba cassette deck-but it is a top-of-the-line model.I'm an analogue guy in a digital age.BTW tapes even cassettes are next to impossible to find these days.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

I use Cubase with Fender Amplitube or Line 6 software.

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

cubase, guitar rig as effect plug in, battery as drum plug in

cheers

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