A Compact Recording Setup for Guitar Players
I love playing my guitar in the backyard at night and was getting really frustrated with the solutions in front of me for recording ideas as they came up. Using Voice Memos on my phone was great for when I had a riff I wanted to capture, but as most of you know, you can't do anything more in terms of looping/playback or adding a second track. The other version was dragging out my laptop and launching Logic Pro and hooking up a preamp and mic - which was cumbersome and hard to set up comfortably in the space I like to play in.
SO, I came up with a third path that I wanted to share with this group since I haven't seen anything else out there like it. Two weeks into using it and I love it, it's made it way easier to capture and record ideas and develop songs.
My requirements were the following:
- Could be rolled out when I was using it and stowed away easily when not in use
- low to the ground (since I play on a low sofa),
- had some multichannel recording
- easy to mic
- had an integrated guitar stand
- had a small amplifier
- worked for acoustic or electric guitars
- storage for guitar miscellany,
- could work in the dark
- could be plugged into 110V
Here's the component list for anyone that wants to build their own:
TASCAM DP-006 6-Track Digital Pocketstudio: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DP006--tascam-dp-006?_queryID=789e4dc0ea4eb0b1157d4a58d1f131ab&_index=production_products
400-Pound Capacity Garage Glider Rolling Tool Chest Seat with Storage Pouch: https://www.homedepot.com/p/WEN-400-Pound-Capacity-Garage-Glider-Rolling-Tool-Chest-Seat-with-Storage-Pouch-GG1400/323575178
OnStage XCG4 Black Tripod Guitar Stand, Single:m https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006NDF8A?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_22&th=1
KDD Webcam Stand Camera Mount with Phone Holder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D3H7BJ9?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1
10W Mini Guitar Amp,Rechargeable Electric Guitar Amplifier: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD9KTDW4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1
Happy to answer any questions.