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Hi.
I've been dabbling with music for a little while now, and the PC i have
has effectively died so i'm planning to get a new one and invest in
some new equipment but i need some advice on my best options.
The PC will be something in the region of a 3ghz P4, with 1gb ram. I
already have a USB keyboard, and have been happily using this with some
free software and plugins (computer muzys, packaged with a UK music
magazine) to produce tracks. I'm not planning to upgrade to any more
advanced software at this point but what i want to do now is record my
vocals and acoustic guitar and load these into my tracks.
My main questions:
1) what sort of mic should i invest in? I don't plan to record the
vocals and guitar simultaneously.
2) what is my best option in terms of a soundcard/interface in order to
record these? Do i need a preamp, or a mixer, or is there one small
piece of kit i can buy that will do all this for me?
my budget isnt lavish. ideally i'd like to get a mic and whatever i
need in addition to record from that onto the computer for under
£200uk.
3) Up until now I've used pc speakers to monitor as i mix. I realise
this probably isnt ideal. Any recommendations for a low budget solution
to improve on that?
any help would be greatly appreciated
Matt
Hi.
I've been dabbling with music for a little while now, and the PC i have
has effectively died so i'm planning to get a new one and invest in
some new equipment but i need some advice on my best options.
The PC will be something in the region of a 3ghz P4, with 1gb ram. I
already have a USB keyboard, and have been happily using this with some
free software and plugins (computer muzys, packaged with a UK music
magazine) to produce tracks. I'm not planning to upgrade to any more
advanced software at this point but what i want to do now is record my
vocals and acoustic guitar and load these into my tracks.
My main questions:
1) what sort of mic should i invest in? I don't plan to record the
vocals and guitar simultaneously.
2) what is my best option in terms of a soundcard/interface in order to
record these? Do i need a preamp, or a mixer, or is there one small
piece of kit i can buy that will do all this for me?
my budget isnt lavish. ideally i'd like to get a mic and whatever i
need in addition to record from that onto the computer for under
£200uk.
3) Up until now I've used pc speakers to monitor as i mix. I realise
this probably isnt ideal. Any recommendations for a low budget solution
to improve on that?
any help would be greatly appreciated
Matt