Art Tube Preamp Home Recording! I Want To Record Vocals And Guitar Through My Laptop. ?

Home Recording! I want to record vocals and guitar through my laptop. ? - art tube preamp

I intend to buy the art tube preamp, I need something else to do this work? The preamplifier can take both microphones and instruments, it's just a case of connecting mic / guitar, and then close the laptop? I'll just use Audacity to record. Thanks

7 comments:

Mordent said...

The only reason I would need a sound card is best if they currently have is really quite dreadful - there is a motherboard with integrated sound card, and yet it would be for most records. If you have a laptop, you may need to buy an external sound card (like a Digidesign M-Box), if you want a new one.

As with most things, if you require better results a better team - but you can also spend a lot more with only marginal improvements in quality. Will ensure a better quality of a preamplifier and a couple of plugins and basic EQ - otherwise the quality, unless you want to work (in this case, you need a lot more about the EQ and mastering, etc. More) is probably enough.

There are few locations in EQ, it's one thing to be able to fetch it, without knowing a few tricks. Try http://emusictips.com/sound-mixing-10-es ...
http://audiotuts.com/mixing-mastering/ho ...

ovationl... said...

Connect the microphone preamplifier or directly to your sound card is not the right way. A sound card is not designed, the frequency range of a live signal (to treat an instrument created) to. There are good maps for the record, but they cost about $ 500 and that price is the same as with an audio interface.

What I recommend is to get an audio interface with built-in preamplifier. Because you explode obstacles preamp, recording and burning software.

Something like the Presonus Firestudio project, worth the money: $ 500
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/F ...

Graham D said...

Yes, you can do it this way, but believe me, that's sounds pretty horrible, did it myself!

The best thing to do is buy a program called Cubase Stienberg. This is a program to produce the music (the Sudio a registry for your laptop!)
It costs about 100quid but worth every penny.
If you buy G2.1u ZOOM guitar effects pedal (also around 100quid), then you get Cubase LE (LE is for processing the light, but more than adequate for home use) FREE!

Loaded Chainsaw said...

You need a better sound card.
Musicians call a friend and tell them what equipment you have and your planning is running on them.
They measure.

1-800-391-8762
http://www.musiciansfriend.com

Loaded Chainsaw said...

You need a better sound card.
Musicians call a friend and tell them what equipment you have and your planning is running on them.
They measure.

1-800-391-8762
http://www.musiciansfriend.com

N S said...

My group is simply a microphone in a laptop and then daring and recording of all parties. You can get a cheap microphone, or use a singstar as we once!

My Chemical Romance .. ♥ said...

Did you just get a webcam with microphone and a laptop =] x

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