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jamesflorentino	Date: December 12, 2006 @ 12:44 PM Hi guys, just a quick question. I primarily know how to play two things live. Guitars and keyboards. I make music using a keyboard+Cakewalk ( PC with SB soundfonts ). so you could say that i make MIDI music and i use a lot of sound fonts. but one thing that i'd like to sound crisp and realistic is the electric and acoustic guitar. is there any particular hardware that would allow me to record the sound from my FX pedal in stereo quality. Thanks in Advanced for your input
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: December 12, 2006 @ 9:52 PM Get a good preamp or mic your amp with a good quality mic should do the trick.
leflaw	Date: December 12, 2006 @ 9:59 PM depends on what you are already recording with. If you use protools, for example, just take the stereo outs of your fx unit plug into any good stereo preamp, and then into digi 001 or 002 inputs or whatever you are using as a breakout box into your computer.
GeneHilbert	Date: December 12, 2006 @ 10:21 PM You can record in Cake with extremely accurate results. 16, 24 or 32bit – or Cake Sonar 5 & 6 now offer 64bit sampling. You are just going to have to educate yourself in how best your system works. You are doing the right thing by asking questions. I suggest you read all you can on the subject. The preamp suggestion is correct for an acoustic with built in electronics or not. Even using a mic or mic’s will require some sort of preamp to boost the signal/s to acceptable levels. In digital recordings as well as analog - the hotter the signal the better the quality of information recorded, just beware of red. Unlike analog – digital is much less forgiving in terms of distortion caused by clipping or over driving the inputs.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: December 12, 2006 @ 10:53 PM definately true on the levels, especially on 16 bit recordings, anything north of 0db clips like crazy. 24 bit is better for recording if your audio card supports it and you have enough HD space for the bigger audio files. Yes, mics need a preamp, thanks Gene, I forgot to mention that on my first reply - even an old mixers preamps are better than nothing. Preamps by ART and Presonus can do a decent job for sub 200 bucks.
Tallisman	Date: December 21, 2006 @ 9:52 PM Any of these (and many more) would be a great place to start: http://www.rme-audio.com/english/firewire/ff800.htm http://www.rme-audio.com/english/firewire/ff400.htm http://www.presonus.com/firepod.html http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWire1814-main.html http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWire410-main.html http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=702&ParentId=114 http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=731&ParentId=114 http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=703&ParentId=114 there are so many other options worth mentioning... good luck. T
thedaybreakband	Date: January 28, 2007 @ 8:52 PM http://www.tweakheadz.com/

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