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How do you record your original music at home?
Joined: Mar 17, 2007 Posts: 839 United Kingdom 
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Posted on Nov 21 2008 11:04 PM
I use the M-Audio 'Black Box' to record into GB - although if its a band-based recording the initial tracks will have been imported from my HDD recorder. —http://www.myspace.com/thepashuns Youth and enthusiasm are no match for age and treachery. |
Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1387 Isle of Kent, MD 
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Posted on Nov 22 2008 12:02 AM
I've got a M-Audio box I use for rough ups for the band, then we usually track using Garage Band. For CD's we go to the studio. —Surf.The most dangerous of genres... Surfcat MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS! (2024) - Agent Octopus |
Joined: Aug 08, 2008 Posts: 89 |
Posted on Nov 22 2008 12:33 AM
Pro Tools HD |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Nov 24 2008 03:08 PM
i use cakewalk pro on an old toshiba laptop. i use a tascam us-122 as the interface. lately, i have been messing around with my old tascam portastudio 4-track...it still sounds pretty decent! but, the sound you get on those cassettes is what you're stuck with...no electronic wizardry after the fact! Last edited: Nov 24, 2008 17:52:58 |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2686 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Nov 24 2008 04:31 PM
I have a Griffin iMic, the most primitive, cheapest interface for the Mac, but then I bought an inexpensive ART Tube pre-amp. So far I'm only about $80 into recording gear. |
Joined: May 22, 2006 Posts: 500 Hamilton, Ontario 
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Posted on Nov 24 2008 06:14 PM
As far as interfaces go, I'm a big believer in the M-Audio Delta series of soundcards. I've had a Delta 66 since about 2000 (when I was using Cubase VST 5, and Windows 98), and it's still going strong, although now, it's linked to a Delta 1010, too, for 16 simultaneous inputs. For quick recordings of riffs or song ideas, or even working out a rough arrangement for the band to learn, however, I won't bother with the serious gear in the basement, and instead, use a Fostex MR-8 I keep upstairs in my office. —http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/rockinrio.delrosa |
Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 215 West Hartford, CT
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Posted on Nov 24 2008 09:16 PM
I use an old-school Fostex DMT-8VL 8-track digital machine. http://www.aquatudes.com |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Nov 27 2008 02:40 PM
I'll second the TapeOp reccomendation...TapeOp rules! Very helpful stuff... |
Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania |
Posted on Nov 27 2008 04:19 PM
Am I the only one on here who uses PG Music's PowerTracks? It's recording software that costs only $50--and doesn't require additional modules like (I'm led to believe that) ProTools does. I can record up to 48 stereo tracks, the length of which is limited only by my computer's internal memory. Vince Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? |
Joined: Dec 06, 2008 Posts: 97 Denver
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Posted on Dec 06 2008 10:41 AM
Tascam 388 or Tascam 38 (for better recordings). I prefer analog over digital. I have Pro Tools LE but use it mainly for mixing down to CD. |
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Joined: Jul 14, 2008 Posts: 11
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Posted on Dec 23 2008 10:24 AM
Thought I'd add my two cents. Building songs is a blast and very visual on my Mac using GarageBand. I've posted ideas, how tos, and screenshots on my website for surfdrums at: www.stevesspringysurfdrums.com You'll see something about Acoustica's Mixcraft ... the PC semi-version of Garageband. |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 58 Santander, Spain
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Posted on Dec 23 2008 11:30 AM
I've recorded a couple of complete songs at home with Garageband and all the sound effects in our records have been mixed at home too (much cheaper than trying to make the people at the studio do it), but usually when taking a new song to a rehersal I try to explain it to my fellows with "indescifrable" words and long speeches about tone, rhythm, chord progressions etc, until they eventually are too bored to make any objection |
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Joined: Jan 06, 2009 Posts: 15 |
Posted on Jan 07 2009 04:23 PM
I'm using a Pod XT Live into an older iMac G5 with Logic Express 8. I also attempt to rewire Reason 4 into LE to utilize all the great sounding samples. I don't have anything down yet because I'm still learning the ins and outs of the software. I got it in November. <i>Born in California, moved to Wisconsonia.<i> |
Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1547 Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Jan 08 2009 10:49 AM
Since I'm old, I still record fairly old school...2 ADAT LX20 digital tape machines with a BRC, Mackie 24-8 analog board, Alesis Wedge and Quadraverb, DeltaLab Super Timeline delay, 2 dbx compressors, Shure SM57 mic. The pic shows the lead guitar setup for the new Mariners project I'm working on. The amp is a 1965 Deluxe Reverb (not a reissue) that my dad bought for me when I was in high school. I used it on one song; for the rest, it will be a '63 brown Pro and a Vox AC30. BTW the room was my living room. Being single definitely has it's perks! —Jack Booth The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) |
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Joined: May 22, 2006 Posts: 500 Hamilton, Ontario
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Posted on Jan 08 2009 11:23 AM
Hey Woody, Do you use the pedals when you record? I'll use a Keeley compressor and an MXR micro-amp for most live shows, but when I'm recording, I tend not to use them, and just rely on the amp and recording gear alone. I'm curious as to what you do, given the great amps you're using, and the bounty of pedals you seem to have there too. —http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/rockinrio.delrosa |
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Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1547 Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Jan 08 2009 02:54 PM
Hey, Rio, Depends on the song but when I do, very sparingly....I usually use a bit of compression, and use Boss EQ mainly to dial out unwanted harmonics when the reverb tank is cranked way up. On some songs where I need some slapback echo I'll use the delay pedal. Otherwise, its: guitar>tuner>compressor>EQ>reverb tank>amp. The EQ pedal is especially useful with old Fender amps because there isn't really effective true equalization using the amp controls to get rid of some weird overtones that sometimes occur. There is also an old Tube Screamer on the pedalboard, but the amps I record with nowadays have enough 'edge' that I don't need to use it. To me, the Twin Reverb I used to use was just too clean for recording edgier stuff, and to me a 'pushed' lower wattage amp records better than a Twin or Showman with a pedal. Just my humble opinion...everyone has their own favorite setup... Bounty of pedals? LOL...well, there is a Boss TU-2 tuner, GE-7 equalizer, and DD-3 digital delay; Demeter Compulator compressor and Tremulator tremolo; Ibanez TS-9 tube screamer and a Rocktek chorus. The two pedals on the far left are for an Alesis SR-16 drum machine that I use to record click tracks. —Jack Booth The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) |
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Joined: May 22, 2006 Posts: 500 Hamilton, Ontario
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Posted on Jan 08 2009 03:57 PM
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Joined: Mar 17, 2007 Posts: 839 United Kingdom
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Posted on Jan 08 2009 05:13 PM
Haha - yes ... what was my living room looks like that and for the same reasons ... (Yours is much tidier though) —http://www.myspace.com/thepashuns Youth and enthusiasm are no match for age and treachery. |
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Joined: Jan 16, 2009 Posts: 15 |
Posted on Jan 20 2009 03:46 PM
i was thinking bout starting my own music, can someone give me suggestions on what to get? and the price range? |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2009 Posts: 5 South Sweden |
Posted on Sep 11 2009 10:31 AM
Macbook/Logic Express 8 ---> Terratec Phase X24 ---> Art Tube MP ---> cheap microphones I don't have any amp but that's not really an issue for me. |
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