WantzChas
I use have Audacity, what I need to make a decent quality recording. I've till recently plugged my distortion pedal (pre amp with an emulated speaker output) straight into my mic input and it worked up to a point. I want to record my amp as well though. I have a Randall RG50TC. I bought a ComputerMusic Magazine a while back with some demos and free software.
So what I basicly want to know from you guys is the following:
What software is decent (free software) which I can download plugins and additional effects for?
How can I record my amp as well? (Without spending a fortune on microphones)
Can I download backtracks, drum samples, bass samples, keyboard samples etc from the net?
Thanks in advance you guys.
Ray
I dont do any recording but maybe you can take a look at musicradar to get some ideas.
http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/free-music-software-round-up-week-12-208500
Scout around in their archives.
Manfred-Klose
Regarding the backtracks, you can make it yourself, it just takes time.
You can download drum samples from the internet on various sites, but the quality might be lacking(kick drum,snare,hi hat, crash and some toms if you want any), but it will be ok for home studio use.
Also depending on the software you can edit the drum samples inplace to create a drum beat.
Or if you have guitar pro, use it to compose your backingtrack(keyboard and drums), export it as n midi file and import it into your sequencer program, and route the midi to synths or plugins.
Although midi takes a while to get used to.
Manfred-Klose
Recarding the recording of you amp,
Either get a usb mic, or get a small cheap mixer and get a mic, the plus point about using a mic is that you can record allsorts of stuff with acoustic guitar, a breaking wine glass, record a fart ? you get the point.
My first recording setup was a 2 channel behringer mixer with a ShurePG48 plugged into the computers soundcard, and it worked o.k.
How much are you willing to spend on a mic and mixer, if you want to go that route?
aja
Manfred Klose wroterecord a fart ?
hehe this is
guitar forum SA not
windband forum SA!
WantzChas
At this time I don't want to spend anything, because I have money going to other more important places, still GAS though. If I can get an usb mic for R200, I would consider it in my current state, which is Jack, but all I can afford currently.
inflames
If you want to do this the cheapes way then Linux would be the answer.
Have a look at 64Studio
http://www.64studio.com/
It contains all the tools you need to record music.
Unfortunalty you would not be able to record farts on Linux, if you need to record that, try Windows ?
WantzChas
inflames wrote
If you want to do this the cheapes way then Linux would be the answer.
I'm not in a situation where I can use Linux exclusively on a computer. The only reason I would use Linux at this stage at all is for trying out that program. I know there is ways to run both Windows and Linux on one system, but at what cost? Does any Windows functions change? BIOS? My computer's overall performance in any one of the two?
Bob-Dubery
WantzChas wrote
I'm not in a situation where I can use Linux exclusively on a computer. The only reason I would use Linux at this stage at all is for trying out that program. I know there is ways to run both Windows and Linux on one system, but at what cost? Does any Windows functions change? BIOS? My computer's overall performance in any one of the two?
You can set up the PC so that at boot time you can elect to boot Windows or Linux. If you've been using the PC for a while, and it sounds like you have, then you may have to backup your important data first, reinstall Windows and the various apps that you use and then reload the data.
So no free ride.
Does your guitar amp not have a line output?
WantzChas
I downloaded Kristal Audio Engine
http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/index.php?section=download just now, anyone used it before?
inflames
If you go the dual boot option:
Install Linux first, about 50GB of space should do, leave the rest for windows.
Linux will install GRUB or LILO as a boot loader. Then build windows on the remaining space.
Every time you reboot the bootloader will show and you can select Linux or Windows.
WantzChas
I've installed Kristal (couldn't get it going, no input signal and didn't know what else to try), Reaper (still need to try it out and I'm currently downloading Mydrumset, a BlueNoise plugin which sounds pretty cool. Anyone used the above and have any verdicts?
WantzChas
Ok, can anyone please explain to me how to use a drum programmer as a VST plug in in Audacity? I can't figure it out
Spyke
Chris, I don't know about a VST plugin for Audacity (or much about VST and plug ins etc), but I use Leafdrums to make a WAV of the drums and then just import it into the Audacity project.
WantzChas
I donwloaded the mydrumset files, and it is supposed to work in Reaper, but after reading up on how to make it work and hours of tweaking I still can't get it to work, I can't find it in the FX chain. Don't know if it will work in Audacity, because apparantly Audacity don't support VSTi plugins. Going to download Leafdrums now, thanks Spyke.
Lacuna-ZA
For the DAW, get Reaper.
You get a full version to test out indefinitely. I prefer it over Audacity. Its a tad confusing in the beginning, but it'll set you up for the future when you want to make decent recordings.
Trust me, rather use Reaper than Audacity.
I don't know how much the go for, but the Line 6 Toneport helps a bucket load for PC recordings.
WantzChas
Hi you guys. I have gotten the the drum machines .dll files to work in Reaper. Not really work, but Reaper picks them up and I'm sure it is supposed to work.
Now can someone please explain to me, or refer me to a link, on how to use the drum machine inside Reaper. I have absolutely no idea what to do.
DonovanB
I've never used Reaper, but CM magazine is very informative.
try this
http://www.musicradar.com/search?term=drum+sequencer&filter=tuition
most software is similar so if you find a tutorial for any software it should work similar.
as for recording, I use the GT-8 straight into a mixer then into the PC. sounds cool enough.
WantzChas
Ok, I've got the drum machine working, it works but I find it quite complicating.
I've been looking for a good FREE acoustic plug in I can use in Reaper. Anyone know where I can find one? And some other nifty plug ins could also be fun.
Neps
what type of plugin format does Reaper use?
