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[Humey Whilem]

What do you use to record onto PC?

I finally want to get a good EP recorded, so now I'm looking at getting a good (but affordable) audio interface to complete my recording set up (so not the pricey ones). Looking at a Yamaha Audiogram, M-Audio Fast track, Tascam US-122I, Line6 Pod Studio UX1, among others. I can't find a lot of reviews online so thought I'd try it here.

Any experience/advice?

Thanks.

[TelecasterSam]

Originally Posted by Humey Whilem

What do you use to record onto PC?

I finally want to get a good EP recorded, so now I'm looking at getting a good (but affordable) audio interface to complete my recording set up (so not the pricey ones). Looking at a Yamaha Audiogram, M-Audio Fast track, Tascam US-122I, Line6 Pod Studio UX1, among others. I can't find a lot of reviews online so thought I'd try it here.

Any experience/advice?

Thanks.

I haven't done much home recording on my PC but, I use my Zoom G2.1u (USB powered from the PC) as an audio interface, and do any recordings using that through CubeaceLE....seems to work really well (but like I say, I'm still experimenting myself!)
Worth looking at as its reasonably cheap.....(LE comes packaged with the Zoom pedal)

Check it out here:

G2.1u

[John W]

I'm used the Line6 Toneport GX, which is exactly the the same as the POD studio, but with a different name as it's older and doesn't have podfarm, it's really good for getting your ideas and stuff but i think it would take a lot of practice and messing with before you could get a really nice recording with it.

[Fraser Mac]

I Use the line6 Tone port as well going into Logic 8 Pro, ive got an Alesis Multimix 18 USB, so that when i can afford drum mics i can use that to record them in.

[Pint_paul]

Originally Posted by Fraser Mac

, ive got an Alesis Multimix 18 USB, so that when i can afford drum mics i can use that to record them in.

i almost bought the firewire version of that but now im led to believe they hav discontinued it, so now im concidering the focusrite saffire pro 40, its not too expensive and all the write-ups iv seen have been quiet possative

[Pint_paul]

i guess it might also be helpful to share this website www.tweakheadz.com , if always found it very useful for anything in which i need to know,

[texjamm]

Try TweakHeadz Lab Electronic Musician's Hangout ;-)

[Pint_paul]

Originally Posted by texjamm

Try TweakHeadz Lab Electronic Musician's Hangout ;-)

thats the one i was aiming for. good website tones of information

[Huw]

Originally Posted by Fraser Mac

I Use the line6 Tone port as well going into Logic 8 Pro, ive got an Alesis Multimix 18 USB, so that when i can afford drum mics i can use that to record them in.

The only problem with that is that you can't record each of the drum tracks separately. It's alright if you know exactly how loud each drum needs to be before over dubbing, but if you don't then its super annoying.

For this reason I went for the Alesis iO14, it only has 4 mic preamps, but you can connect a set of rack preamps via ADAT (eg. Behringer ada800) It can handle up to 14 separate channels, which will be a lot of use when I get round to recording drums. Been temped to just buy a shite set of frum mics like them t-bone ones you get off thomann. there like 88 quid and will do for practicing how to record, mic posi, how to mix. I know you can't polish a turd and all that, but with some of the mixing tips you can get you can make the turd look considerably better. From there I can upgrade each mic/set of mics a piece at a time.

[Dan G]

I use:

POD xt > Digidesign Mbox2 (w/protools) > IMac


Love it to bits.