Whitechapel - Recording Yourself 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65811#Comment_65811 2008-07-09T02:23:29-07:00 2008-07-09T02:23:39-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 I know there are a lot of musicians on here that have recorded music. How many here record themselves? What do you use to record? I'm interested! Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65814#Comment_65814 2008-07-09T02:56:36-07:00 2008-07-09T02:56:56-07:00 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1628 i've been recording myself for about 6 years now, and over time i've gotten enough decent software and hardware to just about make it sound alright. Software wise i use Cubase SX. I use ...
Software wise i use Cubase SX. I use EZDrummer's Drumkit from Hell for drums (the one meshuggah made), and Edirol Orchestral for strings and flutes and things.

Hardware wise i use an Audoiphile Soundcard, a Line 6 POD Pro and some Alesis M1Active Monitors, plus a Sanyo MP303 microphone for any live instruments and vocals i want to add.

I think the thing that made the biggest difference when i started out was the soundcard. I had a million problems with sync and quality and playback when i first started out and was just using a standard card. The one i got cost me just £60 and i've not had a problem with it in the past 5 years...

The results of the 6 years of playuing around with settings can be heard (and downloaded for freeee) here. I'm still not 100% happy with the production, but for someone who's self-taught i don't think it's too shoddy.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65817#Comment_65817 2008-07-09T03:16:04-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 JP Carpenter http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2485 An ancient Oktava condenser mic, a lovely UAD LA610 tube preamp wot I won from a music mag, then fed through a Delta 66 sound card to Sonar 7. Use various other bits of software etc, but that's the ... Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65822#Comment_65822 2008-07-09T03:34:07-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 radian http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1965 Hardware: A Zoom H4 acting as USB soundcard, borrowed mics. Software: Jeskola Buzz, Reaper. Software: Jeskola Buzz, Reaper.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65823#Comment_65823 2008-07-09T03:44:47-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284 Our band uses Logic (+ various VST's) and an M-Audio Delta 66 interface. My stuff goes guitar -> SansAmp Bass Driver DI (a brilliant little box for shaping the tone and boosting the signal) -> ... SansAmp Bass Driver DI (a brilliant little box for shaping the tone and boosting the signal) -> PreSonus Firebox -> Guitar Rig -> Ableton Live (+ VST's/AU's, the most important of which is the SooperLooper.

I second the recommendation for getting a good soundcard/interface. I'm not much of an audiophile, but the difference between a good one and whatever's built into the computer has always been noticeable.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65825#Comment_65825 2008-07-09T03:54:05-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1628 cheers for the link to the sooperlooper, i use a Boss loop station for various things but it's a bitch to try and record off as it hums like a motherfucker and autogating just kills off a bunch of ... Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65826#Comment_65826 2008-07-09T03:56:51-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 TF http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307 I have a weird mish-mash of gear. Guitar and bass go into a v-amp which goes into an old 4-track that I use as a sound board. V-Drums and Digital Piano (when I'm not using MIDI) go straight into ...
Guitar and bass go into a v-amp which goes into an old 4-track that I use as a sound board. V-Drums and Digital Piano (when I'm not using MIDI) go straight into the 4-track as does the Mic (an AKG c1000s)

The 4-track goes into an M-audio delta Ap192 sound card.

Recording is done with Cubase SX.

I use Reason for creating loops and Live Delta to sequence the loops.

Everything is put together in Cubase. I export a mixed wav to Soundforge where I clean it up and then I'm done.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65828#Comment_65828 2008-07-09T04:16:36-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Kernowdrunk http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1769 An ancient wheezing PC , Reaktor ( multi-purpose modular sound design box of tricks ) and A Zoom H2 digital recorder for use as both a microphone and for stealing the sounds of street performers , ... Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65837#Comment_65837 2008-07-09T06:18:50-07:00 2008-07-09T06:19:05-07:00 vrbtm http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2192 I do my bedroom demos with a 25 dollar mic I bought from RadioShack 12 years ago and a pirated version of Adobe Audition. Down and dirty and cheap, although some of these recordings ended up being magical.

I make my records using a ProTools rig- digidesign control|24 surface area, a nice PreSonus pre-amp, a could of AudioTechnica mics, 2 Neumanns, EarthWorks mics for the drums, and blah blah blah. I'm spoiled.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65841#Comment_65841 2008-07-09T06:51:39-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Ollie http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3828 Pro Tools & MBox2 Factory for Audio recording, and Logic Pro 7 for programming/MIDI stuff. Just get a firewire/usb audio interface and a decent condenser mic (Rode's NT series are good), it'll ...
Just get a firewire/usb audio interface and a decent condenser mic (Rode's NT series are good), it'll do you fine mate.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65843#Comment_65843 2008-07-09T06:58:32-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 MagicSword! http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1309 I have... um... this Korg digital 4 track thing... some uh... well, and a mic. For recording. I um... ... yeah.
I um...

...

yeah.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65858#Comment_65858 2008-07-09T08:15:20-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 branjo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=646 I have cool edit from ages ago. they were bought by Adobe and had a name change.... i haven't upgraded because my needs aren't that great. I bought a package through musicians friend that had an ...
I bought a package through musicians friend that had an MXL compressor mic, a ART Tube MP mic pre, mic stand, pop filter, and headphones for really freakin' cheap. the MXL (990 i think) captures voice and acoustic instruments very well.

when i got my iBook, i decided to do some work in garage band. it's not too bad. there's less control over the output formats, but it wasn't a big deal to me to only get CD quality 16bit.

a couple of my friends have digital hard disk recorded by Korg and/or Roland - they are not behaving well... seems' like they run into the same problems that 4 tracks run into - blown tracks, shakey connections, noisey sliders, et al. I would rather spend money on gear and software and rely on a computer that can be upgraded and use for other things too.

Lately, i've been getting into Fruity Loops. Their lates version works with a Behringer remote fader controller things that my long-distance bandmate has. that is pretty sweet - it brings the tactile sliders back to the cold digital interface. here's a link to a youtube tutorial showing the awesomeness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgJuG84Jxt4]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65861#Comment_65861 2008-07-09T08:29:05-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 vrbtm http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2192 @branjo I haven't seen many advantages of Adobe over Cool Edit. branjo

I haven't seen many advantages of Adobe over Cool Edit.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65878#Comment_65878 2008-07-09T09:03:09-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930 I run ProTools 7.1 with my M-Audio Firewire 1814, and Yamaha NS-10s, but those only come out for mixing. I generally use my shitty desktop speakers for tracking, as most of my guitar tone is done ...
My school has a ProTools HD setup with a Control 24 that I'm trying to get in to use this semester, as they have a better mic selection as well as an actual tracking room.

I've used Digital Performer, Sonar, and a few other DAWs, and ProTools is the most intuitive one for me, although it's not necessarily the most powerful. For most people it seems to be finding software that works for you and then basing what hardware you want on that (e.g., ProTools only runs on certain gear). Or you could get an all-in-one disk recorder like the ones made by Korg, Boss, and Tascam. OR you could be one of those silly four-track tape people. OR you could get an Alesis ADAT. (I have a first-generation Blackface. I don't suggest this. The S-VHS tapes it uses to record on are getting harder and harder to find...)

But I'm a ProTools dude...]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65897#Comment_65897 2008-07-09T10:11:47-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 2 Neumanns Extremely jealous. @taphead Is Ableton Live as reliable as I hear? Has it ever seized up on you? I'm looking to switch over from using my drum machine to using that for live ... 2 Neumanns

Extremely jealous.

@taphead

Is Ableton Live as reliable as I hear? Has it ever seized up on you? I'm looking to switch over from using my drum machine to using that for live shows.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65917#Comment_65917 2008-07-09T11:03:24-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Alastair http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=287 Garage band boss odb-1(i think) epiphone thunderbird run the bass through the pedal into garage band. i use a mapex kit miked up at a buddies i have never had trouble getting the sounds i ... boss odb-1(i think)
epiphone thunderbird

run the bass through the pedal into garage band. i use a mapex kit miked up at a buddies

i have never had trouble getting the sounds i need. the setup at my mates is much better and will get a gear list off him]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65961#Comment_65961 2008-07-09T13:19:58-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 TacoHugsPHD http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=515 Soundforge, Cooledit, Reaktor, Audio Mulch, Fend Jaggie, Cheep japanese fiberglass guitar, 2xDI boxes, Mackie 802 8 track mixer (pawn shop find), various mics, various circuit bent / handmade fx and ... Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=65982#Comment_65982 2008-07-09T14:12:40-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284 @Screw Jeff Owens I've been using Ableton in live performances without a single glitch for about two or three years now, so yes, I warmly recommend the switch. The built-in drum machines in Live 7 ...
I've been using Ableton in live performances without a single glitch for about two or three years now, so yes, I warmly recommend the switch. The built-in drum machines in Live 7 are pretty versatile. It's also pretty much the most intuitive software I've come across. I remember one time when I was complaining about it to a bandmate: "Aaargh. I'm just trying to create a timeshift point here in this sample and there is no context menu item that lets me do that! Of course, if this were REALLY an intuitive program, all I'd have to do is double click the spot *clickclick* ... Oh. Well. Whaddya know." That's just pretty muck how Ableton rolls.

And the native reverb... Oh, man. It. Is. SWEET.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66055#Comment_66055 2008-07-09T18:54:19-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 Everyone has so much different stuff! It's really cool to me how there is no set way to record and people just sort of have to learn for themselves, when it all comes down. I live a half hour or so ... CRAS, a school where they "teach" people how to record, but I've always felt that it comes down to your ear, your ability to learn and, lastly, the equipment you have (and a bunch of other little things), but that doesn't make gear any less exciting.

@taphead

Awesome! Thanks. What kind of computer are you running it on and how do you do the outputs live?

@Tacopunch

What is it that I don't understand about DI boxes? I have always just plugged bass and guitar right into whatever I was recording with (and still do that recording into Logic Pro). Does it make it sound better? Is it a safety issue? (I don't know how I got almost all the way to thirty without finding this out.) That would suck if I blew up my computer.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66064#Comment_66064 2008-07-09T19:09:20-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1628 i think, but again, not certain, that DI's are essentially used to reduce unwanted noise, like when connecting different kinds of cables to different sockets that results in humming and gayness. Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66065#Comment_66065 2008-07-09T19:14:08-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 results in...gayness Are you saying it will make me less depressed? I need to get one of those! Sounds better than a girlfriend! Not sex though. results in...gayness

Are you saying it will make me less depressed? I need to get one of those! Sounds better than a girlfriend! Not sex though.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66070#Comment_66070 2008-07-09T19:27:32-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 jzellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=575 I use Logic and Reason (heh) with an M-Audio FireWire 410. Always served me well. served me well.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66086#Comment_66086 2008-07-09T20:39:14-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 @jzellis Logic is my hero. Your stuff sounds nice. Good quality recordings!
Logic is my hero. Your stuff sounds nice. Good quality recordings!]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66087#Comment_66087 2008-07-09T20:42:43-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930 A DI box changes high impedance instrument signal to low impedance signal, so you don't screw up your gain structure, and therefore reduces unwanted noise, helps fight feedback, and most importantly, ...
Really all they are is level-matching equipment. What you plug into it and what you plug it into depends on what levels you're going from and to. No respectable studio is without at least a few DIs, they're kind of important. You CAN just plug in and go, but chances are good that you'll have all sorts of weird problems that you won't know where they came from.

Or you could buy an interface that has both mic and line level inputs, like most FireWire and USB interfaces have these days.

@jzellis How much of that was actual recorded audio? I really dig the sampling/sequencing.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66092#Comment_66092 2008-07-09T21:01:42-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 Or you could buy an interface that has both mic and line level inputs, like most FireWire and USB interfaces have these days. That explains everything I need to know as I have a Firepod. My ... Or you could buy an interface that has both mic and line level inputs, like most FireWire and USB interfaces have these days.

That explains everything I need to know as I have a Firepod. My Tascam 24-track that I'd been using for years before Logic also has a bunch of inputs on it, so I would imagine they function the same.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66121#Comment_66121 2008-07-09T22:45:21-07:00 2008-07-09T22:58:26-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680 2 SM57 Betas and 1 SM52 Beta cardioid mics, 1 Rode NT-1 condensor mic, Frontier Tranzport remote, Alesis 4 channel Firewire preamp through a Mac Pro running Garageband. I will move on to Logic ... Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66125#Comment_66125 2008-07-09T22:52:52-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680 @jzellis I really like your work, especially the production. It's really good for not being mixed. What quality do you record at? 24/96?
I really like your work, especially the production. It's really good for not being mixed. What quality do you record at? 24/96?]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66156#Comment_66156 2008-07-10T02:31:54-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 @vrbtm My roommate just cracked a random joke about putting a rubber band around his penis, so I promptly played the spoken work track for him (which is hysterical, by the way). Indie street ...
My roommate just cracked a random joke about putting a rubber band around his penis, so I promptly played the spoken work track for him (which is hysterical, by the way). Indie street cred. Haha.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66169#Comment_66169 2008-07-10T04:26:10-07:00 2008-07-10T05:18:34-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284 @Screw Jeff Owens I've got a MacBook Pro. The PreSonus Firebox (a stripped down version of the Firepod you're using) has balanced outputs so I don't need those DI boxes mentioned above. Straight ...
I've got a MacBook Pro. The PreSonus Firebox (a stripped down version of the Firepod you're using) has balanced outputs so I don't need those DI boxes mentioned above. Straight from the Firebox to the mixing desk. I go for portability.

As for controlling the various software: A Behringer FCB1010 floorboard (two CC pedals, YES) and an M-Audio Axiom 25 keyboard (eight drumpads, YES). Both of these are very reasonably priced. I'm also looking to buy a WiiMote, because that's been hacked into a MIDI controller and actually waving stuff around on stage looks a bit better than just fiddling with a mouse behind a laptop. Visual = good.

Occasionally I also mangle things with a Kaoss Pad, because it is distilled fun.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66171#Comment_66171 2008-07-10T05:37:02-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jehrot http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1904 I use Logic for tracking, the extremely powerful Battery 3 VST for drum patterns and Adobe Audition/Wavelab for systematically destroying samples. As far as VST's go, the ones I've found most useful ... Crystal synth (free! And powerful), Guitar rig 2, Warp (filthy, filthy bass sounds..), Classic compressor (A lovely warm compressor and again, free!) and for mastering, the indomitable Ozone.
Equipment wise; A semi-decent pc, old santa cruz soundcard on its' last legs, a beautiful American tele loaded with bareknuckle pickups (highly recommended), pair of bass-heavy missions for monitors, an extremely old Westone Thunder II, a DIY theremin, pedal board full o pedals, POD V1, swanee whistle and a venerable thumb piano.
Some bits and bobs are here.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66215#Comment_66215 2008-07-10T08:51:47-07:00 2008-07-10T08:56:02-07:00 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1628 @Jehrot, how difficult was the DIY theremin to make? and how often do you actually use it? i'd love to put some time in and make one but fear it'd just sit there and never get used... also, i'm ...
and hurrah for free VST's! i wish my computer could handle having more than about 3 running at the same time, but i'll steal and play with all the ones mentioned here anyway...]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66472#Comment_66472 2008-07-11T05:25:38-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Kernowdrunk http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1769 re. free vsts.....The entire Kjaerhus Classic pack ( mentioned by Jehrot) is free , easy to use , easy on the cpu and sounds lovely...particularly the compressor , reverb and delay. Well worth ... Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66513#Comment_66513 2008-07-11T07:53:32-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 branjo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=646 This has turned into a very cool thread. I recommend everybody register for their free subscription (if they still work it that way) of TapeOp. It's chock full of great advice and techniques. There ... I recommend everybody register for their free subscription (if they still work it that way) of TapeOp. It's chock full of great advice and techniques. There are some very intelligent interviews with producers, engineers, musicians, etc... It has helped me time and time again. [there is a caveat with the free subscription - they sell you name to some of their advertisers. I've never been troubled with it. i get email from Blue Mics and catalogs from BSW and that's it. not a bad trade off].]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66530#Comment_66530 2008-07-11T09:00:32-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 aike http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1426 I used to use ProTools HD, but sold it when I quit my previous life. So, now I use Logic Pro on a Mac Pro, with the Native Instruments Komplete/Kore and EWQL Symphonic Gold. Recording in I do via the ...
Quite honestly, though Pro Tools had some really nice things, I don't see it warranting that price, somehow, and I rarely miss it.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66601#Comment_66601 2008-07-11T13:09:30-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jehrot http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1904 @offtandiscord, thanks for musical compliments! Much appreciated. Thanks also for pointing me in the sixtoo direction, great stuff. As far as the theremin goes..it was honestly a right pain in the ...
As far as the theremin goes..it was honestly a right pain in the arse to build. It all depends on how handy you are with a pcb and a soldering iron. I do use it a fair amount, though mainly live. Stick it through a DD6 delay and rejoice!]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66606#Comment_66606 2008-07-11T13:22:07-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 TacoHugsPHD http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=515 @screw jess owens I put my guitars through my laptop and i use the DI boxes for my laptop. They boost the signal to a normal level (my iBook has a really low output level) and clean up the signal ...
I put my guitars through my laptop and i use the DI boxes for my laptop. They boost the signal to a normal level (my iBook has a really low output level) and clean up the signal a bit. DI boxes are just a cheep thing you can do to make almost anything sound better. Mine are cheep ~$50 boxes that I burn through one or two a year. I also need them for when I'm touring in the middle of butt-fuck america sound guys see my laptop and are baffled so it turns into "here's my right and left channels. boost my levels as much as your buttrock PA can handle and let me do the eq".]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66611#Comment_66611 2008-07-11T13:41:34-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 LBA http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=615 I just wanted to comment that this thread has been wonderful. I want to turn the 3rd bedroom of my house into a small studio and this is exactly the kind of information I've been wanting (of course i ...
and Jehrot, are there any suggestions on places to go to get the plans to build that Theremin? I've been wanting to put one together for a while]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66612#Comment_66612 2008-07-11T13:43:10-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680 @ Tacopunch Do you DI straight from the guitar or amplifier?
Do you DI straight from the guitar or amplifier?]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66641#Comment_66641 2008-07-11T16:37:07-07:00 2008-07-11T16:37:48-07:00 TacoHugsPHD http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=515 I DI from my laptop. gtr --> fx/things --> laptop (where the line processing happens) --> di --> recording device
gtr --> fx/things --> laptop (where the line processing happens) --> di --> recording device]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66694#Comment_66694 2008-07-11T22:23:53-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930 @tacopunch How are you getting your guitar signal INTO your laptop? And how are you burning through DIs? One or two should last a long, long, long time...
How are you getting your guitar signal INTO your laptop? And how are you burning through DIs? One or two should last a long, long, long time...]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66701#Comment_66701 2008-07-11T22:58:04-07:00 2008-07-11T22:59:15-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 @Tacopunch I need to be investing in one of those. @LBA his thread has, indeed, been wonderful. It's really neat to hear how everyone makes their beauty.
I need to be investing in one of those.

@LBA

his thread has, indeed, been wonderful. It's really neat to hear how everyone makes their beauty.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66742#Comment_66742 2008-07-12T08:04:11-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1628 @rickiep00h, his chain says it goes into effects and things before the laptop, these would boost the signal enough for it to be picked up by the laptop's inputs. then after the laptop it's boosted ...
@Jehrot, thanks for a heads up on that Crystal Synth VST, it's brilliant! also thank to you and Kernowdrunk for the Kjaerhus Classic vst's, they are indeed lovely and sound great!]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66779#Comment_66779 2008-07-12T13:24:56-07:00 2008-07-12T13:25:32-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 @offtandiscord, I don't think that answers how guitar gets to his computer. What kind of inputs? Is there an external device? Is there maybe a 1/4 -> USB or Firewire cable or is tacopunch running ... USB or Firewire cable or is tacopunch running with an external interface? With my computer, I wouldn't have any way to get a guitar in without an interface.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66785#Comment_66785 2008-07-12T14:12:41-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 offtandiscord http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1628 aaaah yes, true. what do you use then? i was always concerned that there might be latency issues with USB inputs, is that the case at all? or would it depend on the specs of your computator?
what do you use then? i was always concerned that there might be latency issues with USB inputs, is that the case at all? or would it depend on the specs of your computator?]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66790#Comment_66790 2008-07-12T14:29:39-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 liquidcow http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2027 I use a MacBook Pro with Pro Tools 7.4, I have an Mbox 2, although at the moment I can use the DigiRack 002s they have at uni (not for much longer though). With Pro Tools I also use Reason as a ...
For recording guitar I do have a Pod 2.0 which I have used in the past a lot, but I'm also at the moment trying to use Amplitube 2 and Amplitube Metal, which seem to be potentially better, not least because you basically record the signal clean and you can change the amp settings later without having to re-record. I would ideally mic up my amp but I don't have any of the necessary space/equipment to do that effectively.

I would like to get hold of Logic at some point. I would also like to get a decent microphone for recording vocals etc. Money is an issue though.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66800#Comment_66800 2008-07-12T14:56:27-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 aike http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1426 Digidesign just released Eleven, their new guitar amp simulator. Sounds quite good, plus it goes to eleven. I always used amp farm on my pro tools, but I think it requires the HD cards. The ...
I always used amp farm on my pro tools, but I think it requires the HD cards. The benefit was that it used the identical algorithms and process as the line 6 stuff, so you could get nice sound without any delay.

Guitar Rig is sweet, and pretty much what I use now that I dont have pro tools anymore.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66850#Comment_66850 2008-07-12T18:07:23-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 @offtandiscord I would say a lot of it has to do with your computer. I have a MacBook Pro, a PreSonus Firepod, and a Lacie external HD running on Logic Pro. The Firepod connects via firewire ...
I would say a lot of it has to do with your computer. I have a MacBook Pro, a PreSonus Firepod, and a Lacie external HD running on Logic Pro. The Firepod connects via firewire ports. It has 8 XLR/1/4" inputs on the front that I plug mics, guitars, drum machine, etc. into. Even on my fairly nice computer (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor and 2GB memory), I will once in a while notice the slightest bit of lag while recording, but not enough to interfere, and it locks back into time during playback, so it's not an issue.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66880#Comment_66880 2008-07-12T20:11:54-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930 @Screw Jeff Owens, offtandiscord USB usually has latency issues, that's why we went for FireWire at home. The Mboxes are nice for being Digidesign and thus working nice with Protools, but were I ...
USB usually has latency issues, that's why we went for FireWire at home. The Mboxes are nice for being Digidesign and thus working nice with Protools, but were I actually recording something serious, I'd upgrade to FireWire. Even a super-sweet computer will have latency with USB because of the interface. Sure, you can adjust your settings and stuff some, but it will always be there, and it drives me insane.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66906#Comment_66906 2008-07-12T22:30:31-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 TacoHugsPHD http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=515 I am ghetto. I use a USB line in because apple didn't put line in's on iBooks five years ago when I bought mine, or if I'm processing on my PC it comes through the soundblaster audigy w/ a breakout ... Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66916#Comment_66916 2008-07-12T23:25:14-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930 Yeah, they still don't put line-in on MacBooks... But I was lucky enough to get one with a FireWire port! Of course, I sold that laptop last month... I remember the days of using adapters and ...
Of course, I sold that laptop last month...

I remember the days of using adapters and sex-changers to use Cakewalk for my mixing. Now I have the knowledge to do it correctly if I ever have to do it again.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66937#Comment_66937 2008-07-13T03:12:22-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 liquidcow http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2027 @ aike - yeh I'd really like to check out Eleven, it sounds like it should be good. I think Amp Farm does need HD, I remember looking at something that only worked on HD and I'm pretty sure that was ...
@ rickiep00h - are you sure about that? My MacBook Pro has a line-in. Maybe it's just the regular ones that don't have it, although my brother's got one and I swear it's got line-in.]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66951#Comment_66951 2008-07-13T06:10:00-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 steveburnett http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=941 @branjo: TapeOp is still free for subscribers. Chock full of recording and sound/studio engineering tips. I learn lots from it. The TapeOp forums are also very active and valuable. ...
http://www.tapeop.com/

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66954#Comment_66954 2008-07-13T07:30:45-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930 @liquidcow ...pretty sure the regular MacBooks don't. I may be wrong. If I am, eh, no big deal to me. I know that my iBook didn't, and since the MacBook is based on that, I'm just sort of assuming ...
...pretty sure the regular MacBooks don't. I may be wrong. If I am, eh, no big deal to me. I know that my iBook didn't, and since the MacBook is based on that, I'm just sort of assuming that those don't either. In any case, it's still vastly inferior to having a dedicated I/O interface, in my opinion. I like having mic preamps and taking the processing load off of the main CPU. Frees up space for plugins and instruments...]]> Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66960#Comment_66960 2008-07-13T08:44:21-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680 Well I'm pretty much convinced now I need to start using Ableton. It looks like I can record with it and use it live too. Suh-weet! Recording Yourself http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2918&Focus=66986#Comment_66986 2008-07-13T13:39:01-07:00 2013-05-22T14:10:56-07:00 Jeff Owens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1150 @rickiep00h My MacBook Pro definitely doesn't have them and I would much rather be using my Firepod (or something better) anyway. @Val I'm in the same boat as you. I've had my eye on my ...
My MacBook Pro definitely doesn't have them and I would much rather be using my Firepod (or something better) anyway.

@Val

I'm in the same boat as you. I've had my eye on my wallet for about three or four months, waiting for the day I can drop the $500 on it.]]>