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Location: Cork, Ireland | Have been recording AA-31 guitar directly onto PC via magnetic soundhole pickup plugged directly into the microphone socket. It works surprisingly well, not a pure acoustic sound by any means, but it's a sound I like
The only thing is, there's a lot of 'hiss'. Using the standard Windows control panel I can click a 'noise suppression' option (from memory, am not at that computer at present) which works but also cuts the treble end of the signal (like the old Dolby noise reduction on cassette players) and the pickup is rather bass-y anyway
Any ideas for addressing this? I should add that can't access the Ning site for the time being. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by sycamore:
Any ideas for addressing this? Get an audio interface . |
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Location: Flahdaw | with all the big holiday sales going on, buy a cheap digital recorder. Doesn't Al have some? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Waskel:
Originally posted by sycamore:
Any ideas for addressing this? Get an audio interface . |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Thanks, looks like it'll stay low-tech given those prices (though I known they're probably worth the money if you're serious about recording).
Any point in getting one of these ?http://www.amazon.co.uk/IK-MULTIMEDIA-Multimedia-StealthPlug/dp/B000KFZ7T4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1291216102&sr=1-3 |
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| If all you want to do is record to your computer for your own enjoyment, you really need an audio interface to convert the analog signal from a guitar and/or mic to digital. The least expensive usable one is this one , although this one is more versatile. You can find the latter ones used on eBay for much cheaper than new.
Beware, though; once you start you get hooked, and wind up buying more and better at considerable expense ;) |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | sure, that would work but this one is better and in a similar price range.....
Tascam
G8R's choices are good also |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Presumably this is just a cable? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225789
They have shop in town and they also have this Behringer one http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222445 |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Stephan
I'm still using a tascam 4 track cassette recorder. This shows what a luddite I am. I have a question on that tascam interface. What I'd like to do is just put up a mic, record track 1, my guitar and vocals, than track 2, backing vocals and bass, then track 3, lead guitar, can I put those into the computer, and mix them? Cause at $70, that's a pretty good deal, and it would end my days of analog. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Don't forget ... sometimes that phantom hiss is nothing more than computer fan noise. Since it's actual sound, you can get rid of it with more expensive options, but I gather you're trying to stay inexpensive.
It might actually be best to record somewhere distant from the computer, where ambient noise is minimized. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | an4340,
with the tascam in question you can do exactly what you are proposing.
You just need some DAW software to actually record.
REAPER is a good one that is essentially free to use but they ask you buy it if you continue using it for over 2-3 months. Even then it is only about $40-60 and a real bargain for what you get. |
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Location: Utah | an4340, you will need software to record and assemble several tracks. Audacity is free and gets good reviews. Garageband does a pretty passable job if you have a Mac. Then there are packages which you have to pay for, such as Guitar Tracks Pro which I use, which will run $100ish on up to $500 or more. Try one of the freebies, they should be fine for what you described. |
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Location: Jet City | The Lexicon Alpha USB interface will do what you all need, plus it has included software that will do a decent job as well.
Total price for hardware and software shipped? $60 |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | I use the Lexicon Lambda, works great with software just like Damon said. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Well fellows, it looks like analog is dead in my house. Next year when I buy my new computer, I'll sell my analog 4 track. |
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Location: Utah | Be aware that you're on a whole new GAS path! Check out the free VST olivine. Friggin autocorrect! That was supposed to be 'free VST plugins'. For effects like reverb and eq, etc. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | While this http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irig/moreinfo/moreinfo1.php is marketed for iPhone/Ipad, is it likely to work with a PC?
Interestingly, plugging in my 1615 directly to the sound card works perfectly. The level is about right, not much distortion etc. Might just need a preamp for the magnetic pickup |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | the iphone app won't work on the pc.
IK has a completely different...more expansive and more expensive version for the pc. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Well, I got my new computer, a $500 acer lap top at costco. My music gear wish list this year is: volume pedal, looper then the tascam interface. Anyone interested in an old school 4 track? It works. I'll write up an ad an put in the for sale section. |
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Low-tech PC recording