"amateur" recording software

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:25 pm

Me either, your point is taken.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:53 pm

lvertel wrote:

she is a singer that have no time to go record a song in studio
and thought about creating a "studio at home" to record her own tracks.

Learning how to record a song and make it sound good will take a long time. Just because you have a computer and a mic does not mean that the songs will sound like coming from a studio.

Are you sure your girlfriend will have time to learn the art of recording and mixing if she does not have time to record a song in a studio?

I am not trying to be joy killer but I once thought that buying a few mic's computer and a recording interface would be a lot cheaper than go to a profersional studio. Man was I WRONG. If I would rate my hour and send me the bill for all the time and stuff i have bought since i got the "studio flew" I could have recoded 2 full albums at a professional studio Very Happy

Dont get me wrong, I enjoy every minute and penny I spend in my studio I just want you to think this all the way. Lerning how to record quality tracks will take years of trial and error..

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:51 pm

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A 4 track tape machine can teach about the aesthetics of recording in ways that computers can't.
When a singer records themselves, it is as much about analyizing one's own voice as much as it is about obtaining a final product.

Even a $100 4-track cassette portastudio from tascam is a waste of money.
Just stay away from the cassette beast entirely! Those devices will not teach you the principles of analog tape recording. Different animals. Sorry flimmusic.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:59 am

So, a suggestion - both for a program (REAPER - I like it, and it's got a 30day free demo, and then the full version for home use is only like $40) and for an alternate gift...Do you know any other musicians that might already have this set up? A lot of guys have their own little interfaces and some mics, and they're always looking for more chance to use this stuff they bought for "songwriting" and haven't actually used since. They're going to know how to use the software, and the hardware, at least a bit, and it'll be both less hassle, less stress, and you might end up with something decent, at the end of the adventure. If not - you can always blame the other guy, and thattaway you still get credit for a good idea Wink

Nathan

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