ok guys im looking into home recording via laptop.
thing is, i have no freaking idea as to what USER FRIENDLY software to get or what i need as far as hardware.
where can i go to learn more? im talking very begining newbie type stuff?
how do ya get your guitars pluged in? how do i use my shure 57's?
where do i go to learn more guys? i'll question ya to death if i try it here.
i need very user friendly software guys or i'll lose interest and go back to my 4track recorders.

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Do you have a Mac or a PC? If you have a Mac I know of some really cool options, if you have a PC... Not so much. You'd have to ask someone else. What's your budget?

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i swear it true i knew you would be the first to reply to me on this lol,
and i thank you for it.

i have a PC. im sure theres some things in common as far as what you need between he mac and PC right?
my budget will be pretty cheap, say 200ish until i see if i like the idea first.

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

I am a Mac user for this stuff but what I found out from PC users is that is quite dooable.

PC laptop will be a bit limited unless you have one of those $1000 + gaming laptops with monster sound card. You can try to purchase USB 2.0 or FireWire audio interface that are bundled with the recording software.

Audio interface typically (USB for under $200) now days comes with two channel interface and this means you can plugin mic and guitar and record your self at the same time. You can also use one channel and record and layer them in the software one by one.

As far as software is concerned I don't have any good recommendations for the PC.

Go to the store with the good return/exchange policy and give it a try. You might experience latency issues if our sound interface in your laptop is not at par for data transfer.

thank you for your reply. so whats the big difference between PC and mac for this application anyways?

still waiting on our lady from texas. i know shes in the middle of up grading
from newbie stuff to the mid of the road stuff. she might be able to add to your advice as well.

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

Hi again WCJ

Well it is hard to define a "big" difference between the two "flavors" (I call them flavors because they both run now on Intel platform) of computing equipment. Typically MACs are by default well equipped and optimized for graphics and sound processing.

Heck, at one point, when I was learning this stuff my garden variety iMAc let me connect my strat directly to the line input with the guitar chord jack conversion 1/4 to 1/8 and a stomp box(es) to amplify the guitar signal. That was fine but had some noise issues when running effects in front of it.

That is not to say that PCs are not capable of the same, however PCs come in huge of variety and it is hard to figure out without some specifics of your laptop.

I had a Tascam two channel USB unit that was garbage and self destructed two days after the warranty expired. Currently I am running PreSonus USB two channel which is much better and with no latency and noise issues. Works very well with mac and not so well, I heard on PC (some kind of software glitch).

Hope that helps

http://blog.discmakers.com/2010/08/home ... -your-daw/

good list of software, this site also gives lots on tips / info on recording

guitar, mic, cables, software, computer, digital interface

any on line retailer of musical instruments or computer retailer will have digital interfaces

good luck.

Hi Waycool,
I am a Mac user, and use Logic... I think there are great PC baced programs out there for you, Miami Mike will be able to help you with this. I think he has recomended software before.
Also do a search on Home Recording, there is a huge thread dedicated to this

Bill

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thanks guys. keep the info coming.
i didnt find the big thread bill, can you help me with a link please
i just want to be able to catch up and do some better recordings
than with a 4 track tascam from the old days.
you guys are in the know on all of this it seems. im way out in left field and on the other side of the fence and beyond lol.
i havent even see modern home recording stuff.
yrs ago i had a sweet setup at my home but that was 15 plus yrs ago.
most of that stuff is gone, long long gone.
i just want to be able to do it all from a computer now.

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

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?t=253&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Here ya go

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bill

has anybody ever told ya that you were the goods?
thank you for the link bro.

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

HA Thanks

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Audacity (free download ) tutorials on YT.

Audio Interface (Tascam) $79.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/US100/

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hey mike thanks.
ok so what does that little jewel do exactly?
like i said, this is all new to me. kind like handing a newbie a guitar and expecting him to play eruption day 1 lol, aint gonna happen.
this suff ive never seen before. just trying to figure it all out, like what i need to even get started. i know i wont have anything great to start with but ya gotta start somewhere and i dont want to drop big bucks until i know a good bit about what im doing.

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

The interface converts your analog signal to digital.

Audacity - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pes-6njWp4U&feature=fvw

Good way to start/try it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHhXQu3knco

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