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ive got a laptop and have been getting alot more into recorded music and moving further from all the vst synths and drill beats. problem is, ive go no real intuitive way to do multitrack recording, so im thinking of investing in a soundcard, and i need your people's suggestions. i want something that has good recording quiality, preferable a usb2 or firewire interface, and a few inputs. id want to be able to do multitrack recording without getting whatever is playing on my comp to begin with being recorded as well. also, preferably on the more affordable side, anything from $100 to $300 us. thats about where my needs end. so what should i be checking out guys? |
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I've been reading a lot of reviews of laptop audio devices and the picture that's emerging is that the Presonus Firebox firewire interface is one of the best sounding and stablest solutions. I think it's more like 400 usd though. |
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be patient and save up, there's no point penny pinching at this stage. Wait 'till you can afford twice that, then have a look. |
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how many tracks would you like to be able to record at once? |
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Something of this kind would be usefull. Of course I'd need to get a laptop as well... I looked around for a bit to see what sort of thing was available but quickly got lost in confusion and electronic mystery. |
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i've done some passable recordings of my live band using my laptop and the USB M-Audio Quattro. you can do 4 1/4" in's simultaneously but they need to be pre-amped somehow and of course you'll need a mixing program. I use Ableton. For our drummer, we mic'd his brass, skins and kick, sent them through a mixer and then into my Quattro. For guitars and bass, we went direct from the amp to the Quattor. for my Roland, i just run it right in directly. the recordings turned out pretty good after i mixed and mastered them. it's not pro level of course, but the M-Audio Quattro is pretty affordable, i think you can get them for under $300. Seems sturdy too. i dropped mine good a couple times and it still works nice. |
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