I’m in guitar center right now. I know everything I need to get for recording except audio interface. So before I buy one, what features should I look for? What interfaces should I avoid? I’m hoping to spend less than 200 on one, but I may be willing to spend more if it’s worth it. Help me out
Basically the title. I have a song that sounds fucking incredible in headphones but as soon as i flip it into mono within logic the guitars sound quiet and not very good. Ive compared other tracks that have double tracked guitars and it sounds fine on my jbl speaker, but my track ? Sounds shit. The performances left and right are similar but not identical. Help?
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:
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.
Hi all - I’m looking to get a first gen 18i20 - used for around £150.
Firstly I was wondering, since this is an old piece of gear, will I have problems plugging it into a new MacBook Air with M2 chip?
Secondly, brand new Behringer UMC 1820 retail around 220£ - is this a significant upgrade in terms of latency, software etc?
For context - my set up is increasing in size and my desk is a snakes wedding - I was hoping to tackle this with either a mixer or an interface with more connections. I’m currently preferring the interface route as it would allow stereo recording and monitoring of multiple things.
Focusrite Scarlett solo or 2i2
AT2020
XLR cable
Mic Stand
Maybe headphones (already have some)
Maybe usb type b for electric drums
Okay so I have a problem,
I have my interface set up in amped roots, but I’m not able to hear it through anything (other than asio mode) without extreme latency.
**Yes, im aware of the buffer settings DO NOT REPLY WITH TS**
I want to be able to hear my guitar without latency, while using my pc as the output instead of the interface itself, so that I can then connect the audio through OBS and into my stream, while still being able to hear it myself. (Either though my headphones or through a speaker yada yada)
So my question is: can I use VoiceMeeter Banana as an alternative asio, and how would I go about that.
Thanks! 😭
Hello to the Talent,
I am currently looking to sell my Whisper Room located in Oakland CA, near Lake Merritt. This is an urgent matter and I would love to have a new home for it by this weekend or sooner. It would need to be picked up locally and location details can be shared with legitimately interested buyers (although I will consider shipping it to somewhere on the west coast to nearby states if needed. We would have to work out those details).
This model has remote fan units for quiet air filtration, red sound foam for the interior, and I will include the desk and Apogee microphone with stand that fits nicely inside the unit. Exact measurements and specs can be found on the Whisper Room site. The only minor issue would be the velcro rectangles on the ceiling attachment for the multicolored/white lights would need to be restuck and reattached.
I bought this unit brand new for around $7000 so I'm asking for $3,500. Payment however must be in electronic transfer.
It does need to be picked up locally, and you will need a vehicle with enough space to transport the pieces which would need around 6 feet of space. I will be willing to help disassemble but an extra set of hands would be ideal for loading into your vehicle, etc. Let me know if interested!
I bought the Samson C01uPRO usb mic a couple months ago. I really wanted something I could plug into my iPhone and record. But it’s too quiet and I’m not sure what to do about amplifying it. Do you have any suggestions?
Hey all, I'm an older dude who has played guitar/bass/drums most of my life and I am just getting caught up with technology lol. I really want to start putting my songs together as my one man band but am having trouble finding a one stop shop for this.
I have an electronic drum kit and a Spark 2 amp for my guitar/bass, but having trouble interfacing on the PC at all. Any direction to get me started would be awesome, thanks!!
Hi, I'm new to recording music and recently I've been having some trouble with recording vocals for my covers. I mostly use Cakewalk Next as my DAW and connect it to my audio interface (Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD) with the mic plugged in. I hear myself clearly on my headphones during the takes, and once I finish the recording and listen to it, there's barelyyyy any volume on the vocals. Turning up the volume of the recording in the DAW does nothing, same as turning up the gain on my mic. I don't know what to do.. Could you folks help?
Bonus question, if anyone knows an answer:
Some time ago I've recorded a cover, back when the volume problem wasn't a thing, but after saving the audio to MP3 I mostly hear the recording in my left earphone (the right barely plays any of the recording). What could be the cause?
Hey**,** so I'm trying to work with the philosophy of it's the music that matters, and not the gear so I've been trying to repurpose as many mics as I have that I own for other things to work. With that being said: I am trying to get a more vintage late 60s drum sound like Hendrix or the Zombies.
My background has always been acoustic guitar and vocals only.
My kit - mid 2000s Tama Imperial Star with Sabian XSR Commuter Cymbal Set
Mics:
Kick Drum - AKG P2 Bought for bass mic but I think should work great here? - planning to put just outside of the port hole to get a little more boom and less thud
Snare - SM 57 angled about 2 inches of the side of the top. An old t-shirt cut into a circle placed over the top head and an Evans o ring being used.
OH - matching pair of Rhode M5s I use for acoustic guitar. Will do the same distance to each side of kit based off snare drum to avoid phase, about 4 feet above?
Hi tom - SM 58
Mid Tom - Phonic UM 99 Running out of mics here.. haha
Floor Tom - SM7b (a gift to me once for recording vocals, probably my best mic I own, but probably better on floor tom vs snare? )
All tom mics, angled and placed about 2 inch above rim of each side of drum.
Recording into the M-Audio Air 192 / 14. Used Cakewalk most of my life, and now trying Cubase because band lab went off the deep end.
Any tips of placement or if I'm making any glaring mistakes? All the above is what I've been able to gather from youtube vids of how to record drums.
Last note - I record in my basement and will only have very short times to capture because I have a newborn. Main reason for posting here are I don't have the time luxury of time to compare and contrast a million different set ups. When the kiddo is on a walk with mom, it's go time for me.
UPDATE: after all of your the feedback, I think I will be going try and simplify with doing the Glynn Johns method. I'll be doing the M5s as the overheads respectively, the SM 57 on the kick, and the SM7b on the Snare (just in case I meed more stare)
Need some help.
I’m a musician and have gained inspiration from an artist I love and was wondering about a particular set up.
If I were to use a microphone, a harmoniser pedal for the vocals, an acoustic guitar, and an electric kick pad, how would I set something like that up with amps/speakers? What would I need?
You create ? Art, music ? Painting ? Whatever it may be, I wanna connect with you.
My production style is getting very monotonous. Thinking about some ways of getting new vocal textures in my recordings.
Any suggestion/plugin/technique would help.
Had severe case of GAS, should I add anymore or just keep my current setup the way it is?
There are a few live performance videos he does where he's not wearing in ears and it looks like he's monitoring with just studio monitors. But he's recording vocals as well, so I don't get how he's doing that without getting feedback or at least tons of bleed in the vocal track.
Here are a few examples of what I'm talking about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5JitOUDdXw
https://youtu.be/H2I6V0NlaHg?si=F6XUsCLi05bIxs7k
Maybe there is lots of bleed but it just gets covered by the rest of the music anyway?
I’m a beginner looking to get into music by recording my vocals only I don’t play any instruments. So I’m looking for good don’t want to spend fortune but very confused on the interface.
I just picked up a One G2. I know there’s a ton of support and discussion here for hip hop and related genres, as well as finger drumming. However, I’d love to chat about other genres such as house, chill and pop. How are people using the MPC to produce, mix and master original and remix projects all within the One?
Hey Everyone! I am trying to find. Good mic to record my santour and also for performances and was considering getting a mic that is small that sticks to my instrument. anyone here record and/or play santour and use a mic? If so, what mics, set up, or if you use a small mic, do you use and how do you set it to record your playing? What settings do you use on music softwares like Logic Pro X to record clean sound and audio?
Thank you for your responses in advance!!
Long-time drum recorder here. I mixed my last few tracks entirely in Audition, and a surprising number of people still assume Audition "can't do music." It absolutely can — you just have to treat it like a multitrack editor, not a traditional DAW.
The main elements of the chain that's been working for me:
The point of the whole thing: you don't need a plugin suite for a pro drum tone in Audition. The stock tools do far more than people give them credit for.
I recorded a full walkthrough of the workflow with before/after A/B comparisons if you want to hear it in practice:
Happy to answer anything on the chain — always keen to compare notes with other Audition drum people.