What do YOU use to record???

[guitarshredder]

Hello guys, I just wanted to know what do YOU use to record your song's/tracks onto the computer??? Also, how is the Fostex MR-8 8-Track Digital Recorder, I'm planning on buying one, and I just needed to know if anyone of ya'll use it, etcetera.

[Young Angus]

Cool edit pro and the mic input in my soundcard.

Cool edit is a pretty good program as far as i know...does what i want it for.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

AKG 414
Using Nuendo from Steinberg as software.
And the mixer is the one on the pic.

[ArtieToo]

I use a Johnson J-Station or a Yamaha FX-500>Tascam mixing board>sound card via Adobe Audition. (Formerly Cool Edit Pro).

Edit: BTW - Rid, love your setup, except that computer desk. There's no room to set a beer.

[nuntius]

Guitar Port into Cubase SX

[shred me good]

amp into mic into pc into oblivion!
hopfully that patch rid posted mayhelp.
oh, nero wave editor is a damn fine program for editing stuff, as is sound-forge.
but they cost

[DiminisheD-7th]

i record either direct to the computer with the precious POD, or infront of my amp with a Shure mic. i use Cubase, MAGIX Music Maker and ACID 4.0 for programs

[Zerberus]

Writing / Demos: Mesa V->Twin -> Creative SB Live! Platinum Mic2 Input -> Cubase /Wavelab.

In a Studio: Mesa V-Twin -> Marshall 2204 -> Custom 4x12 -> AKG414 or Shure SM-57

[TwilightOdyssey]

Forum Jams/Demo:
Gtr > Korg PXR4 > Yamaha AW16G > Sonar 2.0

Album Tracks:
Gtr > Fulltone Full-Drive 2 > Rivera K100 > Rivera 4x12
or
Gtr > Marshall JCM800 (2205) > Hiwatt 4x12
or
Gtr > Engl 580 > Marshall EL34 100/100 > Rivera 4x12

Recording Chain:
BLUE The Ball mic > ART Tube mic pre > Yamaha AW16G > Sonar 2.0 for editing

[JammerMatt]

24 oz Hurricane -> My brain -> Jackson USA Soloist or MIJ Dinky -> Line6 Flextone -> Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro 3 w/Soundblaster

[guitarshredder]

You guys forgot to answer my question on how good the "Fostex MR-8 Digital Recorder" is...

[TwilightOdyssey]

Dunno about the Fostex. Love the Yamaha, tho ...

[Wattage]

First on the Fostex, it is a neat unit. Seems pretty well made and the sound quality is pretty darn good. Compared to the pocket recorders, it is a butt kicker but compared to something with a hard disk it comes up short. You'll go through a decent amount of flash cards unless you constantly backup and restore from a PC. IF you are looking to record a band with it you'll need a few 512MB cards, uncompressed .wav audio uses up space pretty quickly. For personal demos and as a songwriting tool it should serve you very well.


Demos - Guitar - Boss Amp Factory - SB Audigy - Guitar Track Pro2

Real Deal - Guitar - AMP - SM57 - Tascam Porta2488 or studio board

The SM57 is easy to set up but it generally gets a sound that I am finding too focused for anything other than lead work lately. I'm going to try the Beta 57 but I am looking for some other suggestions.

TO - How do you like using the Blue Ball? I thought that was more for a kick drum or a bass amp? I want one just cause it is so cool, never thought of it as a guitar mic before.

[TwilightOdyssey]

TO - How do you like using the Blue Ball? I thought that was more for a kick drum or a bass amp? I want one just cause it is so cool, never thought of it as a guitar mic before.

I love it! A '57 is sooo wooly compared to the BLUE. What's cool about the BLUE is that it's hand built and altho it's a dynamic mic, it takes phantom power. So, it's incredibly linear in its frequency response. Sometimes I like to double up and use a '57 as well, but the BLUE basically blows it away. The midrange is very flat and the mic is really transparent. I'm using it on all of the guitar tracks for my album. It has a maximum SPL of 160dB, so you can really punish it. I also used the BLUE on the 4x10 for the bass tracks, but I used a '57 on the 1x15.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Forgot to mention ... a couple of people on the forum have heard the raw guitar tracks with the BLUE, so they can tell you their impressions as well ...

[Wattage]

Cool deal thanks!

[guitarshredder]

bumpo

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i use my charvels and les pauls into my amp, mic'd into my computer into cool edit pro 2.0

and yes.



i get a ****ty tone

[Cory_Dylan]

cheap condenser mic - yamaha mg mixer - computer mic. jack (stock sound card) - adobe audition

here's a link to my clips
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/writ...save=corydylan

[That90'sGuy]

I just bought (and am enjoying) the Tascam US-122 USB mixer.

I'm going to be getting in a Shure SM57 mic soon to run through it and into my Toshiba laptop loaded with Cool Edit Pro 2.0