Chris Watkins
From:
Eastern North Carolina
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Posted 25 May 2010 10:11 am |
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I would like some advice on home recording, my family and I used to go to my friends studio years ago and record w/adat and tape, etc. then when cakewalk came out we started useing it w/ the computer,to record split trax and also some vocals,however It seems we always run into vairous problems with sound levels ,noise etc. I wanted to know a simple way to record,w/not so much equipment,something to do 3 vocals,and about4-5 instruments,I have not stayed up to date on the recording end , however I know their are different recording devices on the market I would like to use a recorder and not pro tools if possible so any advice or imput would be greatly app.  |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 26 May 2010 1:48 am
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Chris easy answer, whats your budget and what is the purpose of the recordings ?
Under $500 you can get exceptional 8 / 16 track units ,Tascam, Boss,Roland, Fostex, Zoom... under $750 a Tascam 2488 , 24 track unit, and of course over a grand opens up a new door. If $750 fits, my take would be a Tascam 2488. Many of the units only record 2 tracks at one time, if more "live" recording is needed be sure to check specs. Most have on board effects and processors. It's all good.
I have a 4 track, 8 tracks, 16 track and 2 versions of Cakewalk running, I like them all but I am partial to workstations and if I had to do it all over again it would be the Tascam 2488.
One final point, be sure that whatever unit you end up with has the ability to save , store and transfer data files to a PC and vice versa. Some can even convert to MP3 if that is a requirement.
good luck
t
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