Recording help!

[periphery93]

alright so i'm looking to be able to record some stuff for my band and i really need help on where to start. as far as programs go i have sonar X1 producer edition and guitar rig 4 (which for some reason does not have a bass amp -.-). i have no interfaces and i'm looking for something that wont cost an arm and a leg. and for speakers i have m audio studiophile AV30 speakers. and i'm running windows 7 64 bit on my dell inspiron 1750. any help would be GREATLY appreciated

 

[Garlic Owl]

what's your budget?

 

[daniel_95]

^^^^

How many members in your band? what instruments etc.
You could record track by track and get a small, affordable interface, like an m-audio fastrack, or get something bigger like a tascam us-800 for a slightly higher price.

 

[asilayamazing]

^^^^

How many members in your band? what instruments etc.
You could record track by track and get a small, affordable interface, like an m-audio fastrack, or get something bigger like a tascam us-800 for a slightly higher price.

i have a fast track works fine... BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE PHANTOM POWER.... so you need to either buy a small mixer for your mic then out to fast track. or get the fast track PRO. personally my next one will be the mobile-pre probably the pre and fast track pro have phantom power the "fast track" doesnt. WHY EVEN HAVE AN XLR INPUT WITHOUT PHANTOM POWER M-AUDIO??!!!

edit: the mobile pre has a higher frequency sampling/recording range i believe too i think fast track about 44.1 and i wanna say pre is 96hz dont quote me but the pre would be good IMO and the fast track only works with mpowered pro tools(older) pre works with avid pro tools

 

[daniel_95]

Phantom power might not be an issue. how are you planning to record your band? what gear do you have like microphones etc.

Some microphones, like condensers require phantom power, whereas others do not.

 

[asilayamazing]

Phantom power might not be an issue. how are you planning to record your band? what gear do you have like microphones etc.

Some microphones, like condensers require phantom power, whereas others do not.

right. but dont drumset mics need phantom power? and most vocal mics?

 

[daniel_95]

right. but dont drumset mics need phantom power? and most vocal mics?

he might not have drumset mics, judging by the OP.

also, the shure sm58 doesnt require phantom power, and that's the most widely used vocal mic i've encountered.

 

[asilayamazing]

i correct myself the new fast track has phantom power the older models do not.

 

[KingAenarion]

A couple of things...

Condenser Microphones need phantom power.

Dynamic Microphones NEVER need phantom power.

Ribbon microphones should not have phantom power.




Also, Tascam is a BIG no no...

They are crap.

Crap
Crap
Crap
Crap
Crap!

 

[daniel_95]

A couple of things...

Condenser Microphones need phantom power.

Dynamic Microphones NEVER need phantom power.

Ribbon microphones should not have phantom power.




Also, Tascam is a BIG no no...

They are crap.

Crap
Crap
Crap
Crap
Crap!

My US-800 is amazing, that, along with an m-audio firewire solo records 8 tracks at once , it suits my bands needs perfectly.

It's yet to fail/break on me.
That's my 2cents anyway.

 

[KingAenarion]

My US-800 is amazing, that, along with an m-audio firewire solo records 8 tracks at once , it suits my bands needs perfectly.

It's yet to fail/break on me.
That's my 2cents anyway.

How long have you had it?

 

[daniel_95]

How long have you had it?

A few months

 

[KingAenarion]

A few months

Come back to me after a year or so. If after a year you haven't had any problems, you'll be the first

 

[asilayamazing]

Come back to me after a year or so. If after a year you haven't had any problems, you'll be the first

 

[daniel_95]

Come back to me after a year or so. If after a year you haven't had any problems, you'll be the first

Right.

What interface are you using?

 

[KingAenarion]

Right.

What interface are you using?

Started with a POS Tapco Link.USB years ago that I had for a while for recording rough demos.

Then got a Tascam POS for about 1 month before I sold it.

Bought a Presonus Firestudio 2626 that worked mostly for about 18 months then gradually had more and more issues.

Bought an RME Fireface UFX just after the first shipment arrived in Australia, haven't had a single issue, disconnect, freeze, need to restart computer or device, pop, click, latency etc etc issue since

 

[daniel_95]

RME Fireface UFX?

Being in high school, I cannot afford something like that.
That's why I settled for the tascam us-800, fortunately for me I haven't encountered a single issue with it yet.

 

[KingAenarion]

RME Fireface UFX?

Being in high school, I cannot afford something like that.
That's why I settled for the tascam us-800, fortunately for me I haven't encountered a single issue with it yet.

That's cool man, just giving your prior warning.