home studioes???

[davelikesheat]

i am saving for one of those home recording studio units. it is one that burns your master copy rite on the unit. it holds up to 8 hours of recorded music and allows you to edit.



my (?) is this,....does anyone here have one and are they worth it. i do not want to rent a studio and dont want to fuss around with programs or my computor.

i like the fact that you record and burn your master copy rite there. it is about 600$ but i think it is worth it.


i play instramental stuff on my acoustic guitar. and a few songs i will be recording will have voice.


if any one knows of a more cheap or simple way to record and get stuff on to a cd ( that will be handed out for critque), let me know. but other wise im looking for input on those home recording units.


thanx a bunch

[bassman462]

I think most people here have macs with recording software. then they just buy the mic, and recording unit to transfer it through.

[Brock]

i've used a few of these. they work okay for what they are. but for paying that much, they are pretty difficult to do anything other than record and burn with. editing and mastering and all that is difficult to impossible. in my humble opinion, you're much better off buying an input box for your computer. it gives you a LOT more flexibility.

[Appfro]

i've used a few of these. they work okay for what they are. but for paying that much, they are pretty difficult to do anything other than record and burn with. editing and mastering and all that is difficult to impossible. in my humble opinion, you're much better off buying an input box for your computer. it gives you a LOT more flexibility.

i support everything in this post but especially the bolded part. it's nearly impossible to work w/ those things.

[globex]

I have also used one of these at school. I never did the mastering and editing, it was just way too confusing for me. I ended up burning CDs with raw tracks and editing the tracks on the computer anyways.

I support the other replies.

[davelikesheat]

well thanx for all the input. i do not have a mac. i have windows.



given that can you guys recomend a comp program that is user friendly? and one that is a good one?

[davelikesheat]

i was also thinking ,..............doesnt these home studios come with a book or something so you learn the mastering and burning part of it?????

[Appfro]

yea they do, but i'm telling you they are impossible. you either have to record one track at a time and if you mess up, start over, or record everything at once and then the editing is even harder.

i have windows and i record w/ adobe audition. it's the same thing as cool edit pro. you can view each track individually or look at all of your tracks side by side. you can edit, add or remove effects, equalize, mess w/ volume and panning, everything you can think of is right in front of you. you can even do patch work if you mess up one part of a track. it's amazing.

[dmbfan101]

hey guys wats sup? i just got the line 6 podxt live, hooked it up to my comp, and downloaded the software..what i cant seem to do is record anything with it...does line 6 have a program where i can record songs ?

[BenPezzner]

i like the fact that you record and burn your master copy rite there. it is about 600$ but i think it is worth it.

For $600, you can easily buy some excellent recording software that works in windows, a decent microphone, and a recording interface. You're MUCH better off with those three things than with one of those home-studio dealies. I suggest Acid Pro for software (look around for the student version... it's a lot cheaper). It's incredibly user-friendly yet very powerful as well.

As far as interfaces go, if you're recording into a computer, you need one. Computer sound cards are great for computer games and instant messenger sounds, but for recording it would be highly advantageous to bypass the soundcard and go through an interface. If you're interested I have an extra guitar recording interface (an m-audio jamlab) that I can sell you (pm me if you're interested).

As for mics you should ask some of the people around here who are more knowledgable about mics.

Ben

[Kevin_1313]

I have one of these studios, a BR-1180 I got off of E-Bay for about a third of its retail price. I've found it really intuitive and simple to use, from recording to punching in to editing/mastering/burning. You will consult the manual plenty of times at first, but after your first recording it will be nothing. I like having actual faders and panning knobs too instead of on a computer screen. I also like the portability of it. Don't be scared off by thinking they're complicated, I think they have many advantages over computers.