THANKS

[RC]

IM READY TO RECORD AND I WOULD LIKE  TO MAKE RECORDINGS,,,,NOT CONCERNED WITH THE QUALITY,,,
MY QUESTION IS WHAT SHOULD I GET NEXT?
I HAVE 4 GUITARS,,1 AMP,,2 STEREOS WITH MIC OUTLETS,,1 KEYBOARD WITH THE FUNNY LOOKING OUTLET,,AND A DRUM SET,
I WAS THINKING NOW I NEED A MIC....ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?

[jay]

do all theese instruments work good on a pc programm?

[RC]

MAN TO TELL YA THE TRUTH I HAVE NO IDEA.....I DONT EVEN KNOW SHIT ABOUT COMPUTERS.....I CAN PLAY THEM ALL ,,AND  ALSO WRITE.....OH,,,I HAVE A MIC FOR THE COMPUTER,,CAN IT B USED?

[Don Jacob]

yeah pretty much, if your want you can use an 808 drum machine those always sound good, and mixer to touch up tracks

[RC]

WHATSHOULD I GET FIRST? CAN ONE B USED WITHOUT THE OTHER?

[Don Seer]

I'm guessing by 'Funny looking outlet' you mean a midi port.

I guess you'd have to record the live drum set on a mic.
And hook the keyboard up to some software.

[RC]

what kind of software? i was going to do the drums live,,,,,and add an extra bass track with something else..would the 808 drum machine do? can i route the keyboard through the 808 or a mixer,,u r right about the 'funny' thing,,i really want to know what is most crucial right now..
thanks for all the replies.

[Don Seer]

I don't have any experience with midi stuff more complicated than hooking the midi control keyboard i have up to my machine.

I'll tell ya what I know.
Midi stuff gets hooked up through the PC joystick port (normally found on a soundcard).
You will need and midi -> PC joystick converter for this. (my keyb came with one)
Midi instruments will let you choose a channel they get set to. (on my keyb it depends on which key I hold down a key when I power it on.)

For your drums I guess you would sample using a microphone - clean up the sample/s in something like sound forge or cool edit.

Using the keyboard and samples and some sequencing software like cubase/acid/fruity loops etc you will be able to lay out your track - software depends a lot on personal preferences.

I don't know about hooking an 808 or a mixer up - but I want to. If the midi device has and in and an out then you can route stuff though it.
(my keyb just has an output so it would have to be the first in the chain if i hooked something up in the middle.)

[RC]

can i get any of those programs on the net,,any free ones?,,,,ex. sound forge,,acid.. I have seen some of these programs for sale in music equipment books..all i need is a good program and im ready.

[Don Seer]

For eductional purposes only (heheh) you can get the latest Fruity Loops (v3) and some other stuff here.

http://www.neteze.com/tlucero/creamy/fxphell%20stuff/wwwroot/Start.htm

Use the menu on the left and go Apps->Audio.

myself..
I've fucked about with samples a lot - i know that side of things well.
I've got a growing library of chopped up beats and basslines to play with.
I've just learnt the brand new version of fruity.
I just gotta practice making beats, they're getting better by the week.

[ma$$appeal]

i got an alesis hr-16 drum machine that is a classic bomb beat creater

[Trauma-san]

I Do All My Shit With Cool Edit Pro, And Cakewalk.  


As For The Drums, Good Luck Recording Them... Don't Expect Anything High Quality, Like On Released Shit, Because They're Recorded With Several Mics, Then Mixed.

You May Have Luck With A Mic Standing Across The Room From The Drum Set Or Somethin', But If You Buy A Mic For The Computer, It's Only Gonna Pick Up The Noises Within A Foot Or Two Directly IN Front Of The Mic.  To Record Instruments Like Drums, it'd Be Better To Get A Multi-Directional Mic, With Farther Range, But Then THAT Mic Wouldn't Be Any Good For Vocals.  ARRRGGGHHH!

It's Kinda Expensive... I Would Suggest Learning To Sample, Or Use A Drum Machine For The Drums, Unless You Want To Use The Mic Just For Big Hitts, Like A Cymbal Splash, Or To Record A Snare Hit, Or Somethin'.

The Guitar Can Be Plugged In Straight Through The Soundcard (Just Like Overseer Said), But It Doesn't Sound As Good As If You Use An Amp, And Then Put The Mic In Front Of The Amp, And Have The Sound Go In Through The Mic Port Like That... That Way,You Can Use Effects BEFORE It Gets To The Computer (Distortion, Reverb (Use Reverb, It Usually Sounds Good), or Flangers, Wah Pedals, Etc.).

Vocals, You Should Add Reverb & Compression To After You Record Them.  All This Can Be Done In Cakewalk Or Cool Edit Pro, I'm Not Sure About Fruity Loops, But I'm Sure Sound Forge Can Do it Too (I'm Just Not Sure Sound Forge offers Multi-Tracking?)

I Always Have A Problem With Bass... Good Luck!  It's Hard Buying A Keyboard With GOOD Bass Sounds, So Usually You Have To Get A Nice Sound Card To Get Good Bass In The Music, Unless You Can Find A Dope Sample Somewhere You CAn Mess With Until It Sounds Like A Good Bassline.

[R-CEE]

I HAVE CAKEWALK,,,,but i cant figure that shit out.

[R-CEE]

im gettin somewhere now,,,,,i have a bassline,,,,,,,i need to figure out how to layer other stuff over it,,,,like different effects,,melodies,,,,,and have them saved,,i got it to work once but i forgot how i did it....