Mar 14, 2012 2:17 PM
Im just starting to record at home. What do I really need to get a good start?
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I own the following equipment already. A Spider IV 30watt, a Blue Yehti 4 in 1 Mic /USB only, a laptop that has over 600 gigs of free space, 12 different electric guitars and 3 acoustic, I have seen these devices by Line 6 and Vox for around $200 dollars that you can get even more modeling tones/sounds/amps as well as plug in your MIC and the DEVICE directly into your USB laptop. I just dont have a clue as to which one is the one that is really needed and which ones are just over kill? The VOX ToneLab ST. supposedly it has it all for whats needed for a single singer, guitar player to record into his laptop via what ever program you may have and was at Sweetwater for $199.
Does LINE6 Have something that is Similar? I mean you start trying to research this site and the store as well as some product recomendations and you get totally lost. What I am trying to do sounds simple but from what Ive read its much more compllicated IF I want the work to sound good. Im not trying to produce an album or a recording for sale, just recordings of samples of my music and songs and I use a guitar alone on 95% of these and maybe once in a while a keyboard but not often.
So, down and dirty, I would like some advice as to what would be the logical and most productive device that Line 6 or anyone else may have that can accomplish the work that I described above using the tools that I already have.
SURE WOULD APPRECITATE THE HELP...
I'm glad you are asking questions before buying more equipment! You'll end up saving time and money in the long run by doing some research first!
What you need is an audio interface. This is, basically, an analog-to-digital converter - it converts the electrical signal given to it any musical device (amp output, guitar or microphone) to the 1's and 0's that computers use.
Line 6 sells the POD series of A-to-D interfaces. These are principally designed for guitar use and for use with Gearbox and PodFarm FX/amp simulation software, but function as very good interfaces.
Your Yeti USB mic has the same kind of converter in it, however the ones built into microphones are limited and usually have inexpensive components yielding less-than-stellar A-to-D conversion.
I suggest you hike on over to homerecording.com, and check out the user forums there. In the Newbies section there are a whole bunch of sticky-ed threads for an introduction to computer recording.
A POD Studio interface should help you with your computer recording: http://line6.com/computer#audiointerfaces
We also have a number of videos that will help get you started: http://line6.com/support/docs/DOC-2065
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