Now, this is going to be probably one of multiple articles that detail some tips for recording on the cheap but effectively recording correctly so you can take your time and be happy with the final product. There are many pieces of equipment that will easily connect to you computer so that you can record digital audio, these pieces of equipment are called audio interfaces. Some folks that came up in the old school might still call then sound cards, even though they resemble a card in now way whatsoever. The purpose of the audio interface is to get a signal into your computer and ultimately back out to your studio monitors. So, you now know that with an audio interface, you can put audio into your computer and get it out again for you to hear the recorded sound.
Now for the application. The simplest way to do any size recording is to record everything without any effects, compression, gating, eq, etc. This is because since you can get audio out of the computer through the interface, you can apply these things after you get the “take” or “performance” you want and dial it in at your own pace. One of the ways to do this is by using line outputs as aux sends to pipe the recorded audio which you wish to apply these effects, out of the interface, through your processors and then back in to your interface to a separate track or tracks. Think of it like an effects loop which is commonly found on a guitar or bass amplifier. It is ultimately the same process. If this is your firs time recording, I hope this helps you in your quest to get the music in your head, out of your head and onto a CD. Thanks for reading.
-Ryan
Tags: Digital-Recording, Tips, Tricks
