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BasicBoy	Date: June 16, 2006 @ 6:22 AM anyone know any cheap products i can use to record some guitar stuff onto my pc becuase i have been playing for 9 years and i thing its about time i put some of my playing into my songs
kingo	Date: June 16, 2006 @ 8:42 AM 1. guitar. 2. computer mic. 3. computer soundcard. What exactly are you asking?
BasicBoy	Date: June 16, 2006 @ 9:30 AM just what hardware and software i would need to be able to record from my electric guitar and put it onto my pc. and some names of hardware and software i would but they need to by cheap i dont have a very large budget
kingo	Date: June 16, 2006 @ 9:33 AM Cheap = your computer's soundcard with your computer's microphone plugged in to it. Are you talking acoustic guitar or electric? Software-wise there's lot of discussion on here about free/cheap audio production software.
TonyV	Date: June 16, 2006 @ 9:58 AM Depending what kind of amplification you are looking for, you may be able to plug your guitar right in to your "line-in" jack on your sound card. This may require a plug adapter or two. I've done it with my friends bass and my SB Live.
Distilled1	Date: June 16, 2006 @ 10:11 AM http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_id/116903 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_id/52393 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_id/122093 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Lexicon-Lambda-USB-Audio-Interface?sku=245506
Distilled1	Date: June 16, 2006 @ 10:12 AM theres a tone port thing for 99 thats for guitar with built in cab sims and fx made be line 6 for 99-199 to
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: June 17, 2006 @ 12:21 AM you've got about a million choices. The simplest is guitar to amp, mic it up and record, or take the guitar sound through a mixer or pre-amp to soundcard. Windows sound recorder will record the sound if you only need one track. Recording - I guess you are looking at multi-track recording?? Free software such as Kristal or Audacity will allow you to record and multi-track audio. Or you could get the line 6 toneport or Lexicon lambda or Omega, which are recording interfaces, the lexicon ones come bundled with cubase le for multi-track recording/editing in your PC and unlike Audacity or Kristal, it has support for MIDI, rewire and vst instruments and effects.
BasicBoy	Date: June 17, 2006 @ 6:58 AM cheers guys for your help i think im going to go for the E-MU 0404 PCI Digital Audio Recording System that distilled1 suggest because the sound card i got at the moment really sucks becuase its onboard.and sorry to ask i am newbie at this but what is multitracking and will it make it sound better?
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: June 17, 2006 @ 8:31 AM multitracking allows you to record more than one part and overdub other parts/instruments/vocals - like an old 4 track tape recorder allowed you to record on 4 different tracks, except computer multi-track recording lets you record 16 (Kristal) or more (cubase le 48 tracks). So yes, it offers you the chance to lay down lots of parts or tracks and control it from within an emulated mixer. The emu soundcard offers cubase le, ableton 4 lite and sonar le in it's package (I don't know if they are demos or unlimited programs) plus wavelab lite which is good for wave editing/post mix mastering etc.
cureforsorro...	Date: July 19, 2006 @ 3:31 PM in other words, if you want to lay down the rhythm guitar part, you can record a second track as the lead guitar. then play it back and both come out together making it sound like you have two gutars. i think thats about as simple as i can get it. haha.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: July 19, 2006 @ 9:03 PM exactly correct - for example you can record ryhtm guitar on track 1, lead on track 2, bass on track 3, etc, etc.
Distilled1	Date: July 20, 2006 @ 12:55 PM I just installed the e-mu0404 cubeaseLe is nice all the others are full non demo too! (although some of the vst effects and such are locked, beyond default) the nice thing with the e-mu is you can direct monitor: so you load up cubease (kristal won't direct monitor no ASIO support)you import lets say a drum track or keboard or guitar track (or record one) and open another track, set the levels and click the monitor button you hear both the track and what your playing. you can work out songs without laying the track down this way to. I'm used to Logic and pro tools as that is what Eric uses. but cubease has a lot to offer I have just started with it grab this and we can figure it out in the cubase forums The card sounds great BTW, gaming too. Downside... I can't figure out how to have it "ON" when I start the computer, I have to load it every time.
hueseph	Date: July 21, 2006 @ 12:57 AM Lot's of advice here. Some aweful some good. You'll never be satisfied with a standard computer soundcard. Krystal does in fact have ASIO support otherwise vst use would be an impossiblity since the two technologies are intertwined. I use Krystal with ASIO4all and it works fine. The Emu cards have some problems with latency. That is they ship with poor ASIO drivers. M-audio, edirol, Echo, Tascam all are good names. If you decide to go with the Emu brand shoot for a higher end card with better drivers. Personally I would think seriously about getting a USB interface(firewire if you plan on using more than two inputs at a time). There are some really good ones out there right now. Tapco(mackie's budget line) ships with a full version of Tracktion 2 which is a highly intuitive sequencer/multitrack recording software. Full support for VST effects and instruments as well as DX effects and instruments. The Line 6 toneports have amp/bass amp/vocal preamp emulation as well as a lite version of Abelton Live. Only 4 audio tracks and 16(?) midi tracks but limitations will help you develop your craft. If need be you can export/submix your tracks and import them into Krystal for an additional 12-14 tracks of audio. Tascam US-122 comes with Cubase LE which is a great peice of software but if you think you'd like to expand the possibilities Cubase SE is only about $100.00. If you decide to get a PCI soundcard you will need to invest in either a preamp and mic or a DI and some good amp emulating software(some of which you can get for free. http://kvr-audio.com )
hueseph	Date: July 21, 2006 @ 1:00 AM Sorry, that link is: http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php
Distilled1	Date: July 21, 2006 @ 11:23 AM I can't seem to get Kristal to alow me to run through the ASIO It just wants to run with the waver. I know it has something to do with the Live Record? I will have to play with it I like that interface much better. After updating the ASIO drive for the e-mu I have no latence at all, mind you I am not using any effects ('cept my rack) And Basic I did forget to mention with this card you need some kind of pre-amp, I use my mixer although my effects rack will work to.
hueseph	Date: July 23, 2006 @ 4:18 AM Go to engine/preferences that should bring up the window that allows you to choose your driver.
hueseph	Date: July 23, 2006 @ 4:20 AM Ok. Just checking. Once you bring up the preferences menu, click on the "devices" option and there you will select your asio driver.
Distilled1	Date: July 23, 2006 @ 10:03 AM Thannks That did it
WhyTheFuQ	Date: August 16, 2006 @ 3:07 PM im surprised, ney, dismayed that no one mentioned "Guitar RiG" as a guitarist/producer/mixer this app changed my life
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: August 16, 2006 @ 7:55 PM The one thing that works in PCI's favour is that it has a higher performance level than firewire or USB. Many USB interfaces, especially the budget end, struggle to get the lower latencies that are preferable. Of course, this varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Guitar Rig is good but expensive and not to everyone's taste. Some people prefer
Distilled1	Date: August 16, 2006 @ 9:40 PM Thats why I went with PCI I didn't want the latency from my sorry USBs and the E-mu drivers well you just DL the latest and greatest for what ever software your using no latency here yet
tsand19151	Date: August 17, 2006 @ 2:17 AM I use guitar rig as well. and because I don't play live anymore, it's been perfect for my setup. I sold my Digitech GNX-1 and never looked back. I use guitar rig as a LogicPro plugin. It's great cause you can save everything about a setup as part of the song. My whole studio is software based and guitar rig fits right in.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: August 17, 2006 @ 9:46 AM Well, you certainly can get it to ROCK Tim ! Do you use GR or GR2, the latter supposedly has more options and a less harsh sound on the top end. Many people on the cubase.net website favour hardware such as Vox Tonelab or Womanizer. I use neither, micing amps at the moment whenever I can get some peace and quiet (rare days indeed), so I'd like som eof these plug-ins or units. Anyway, if anyone want to give me their Guitar Rig for free, I'm telling you now I'll pay for the stamps gladly !!
tsand19151	Date: August 17, 2006 @ 10:09 AM i've been using GR1 for almost two years now. probably upgrade to version 2 after I get my new Mac
plungerboy	Date: September 15, 2006 @ 8:43 PM I just plug my guitar into my mic input... works fine although there is much to be desired. Then record it with FL Studio wave editor whilst the song is playing and then sequence it.

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