Hello again,
My limited experience with microphones was with studio (read: expensive) gear, Neumann, Shure, etc. and have yet to invest in one myself.
You may be right about needing to get that level up, check the specs and then find out what your s…
Hey Walt,
I didn't know (or remember) that you used CuBase and a Lexicon Omega...that's what I use. Hey, I emailed back and forth with Chris at Lock-it and he is sending me two chocolate brown leather ones! Thanks for the contact info. Edward
Hi Curt. I'll tell you what I've done. I gave up on that Olympus voice recorder I mentioned in my last post. I took your advice and gave Audacity a second look. After I bought a $20 microphone from a music shop, I played with the linux audio setting…
Hi Eddie,
Like you I'm a Linux user and have found Audacity pretty easy to use for recording, although it will do lots more than I've used it for. I believe it's set up for mono as default.
To record in stereo, open the Audacity preferences. In the…
If you are on PC i would reccomend getting audacity. Its free. It may take a bit to learn, but i think they have a good manual. Audacity is whats called a DAW, or digital audio workstation. That lets you record the audio onto your computer, and mani…
Hi, and thank you, Bernie, Walt and Michael. I will tell you what I've done. I have an old Olympus Digital Recorder, its really for recording voice notes and business meetings, and I'm going to see what a recording on this sounds like tonight or tom…
I have a Zoom H4 recorder that I use all the time. It is very portable and records onto a standard memory card. You can copy the mp3 or wav file to a computer. It even comes with editing SW but I haven't used it. The nice thing about this and other…
Eddie,
I'm no expert on this and my set up is more complicated than some because I'm using PrintMusic (notation software) and Cubase to compose and record music, with a condenser microphone plugged into a Lexicon Omega that interfaces with my compu…
Hello everybody. Just joined today. I love this place so far. I browsed the other discussions going on, couldn't find any about making your first recordings, what do you use or suggest.
About me, I'm a beginner, I have an Applause acoustic/electric,…
Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
Amateur or recreational musician
How many years have you been playing guitar?
Less than 1 year
Which of these instruments do you own or play?
Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar
The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
Applause AE-28 , great sound for a beginner.
10 watt berlinger practice amp
casio keyboard (just for the practice beats and rhythms)
I want suggestions about recording my practice sessions.
What type of music do you like to play?
old rock, blues/jazz, bebop jazz, other stuff. I like songs with meaningful words, and good melodies, it doesn't always have to be about blazing speed and high volume.
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