brian KEEEEM Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Reaper. I've gotten some other DAWs for free with other gear related stuff I've bought before, but they were the really basic versions of things like cubase and pro tools, so I just stuck with Reaper. Good enough for my needs, all I do at home is record vocals and guitars so I don't need any fancy stuff. Plus it's practically free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 I love the idea of Reaper but still not spent much time with it. I'm so used to Cubase that I get frustrated by being slowed down with new software, but that's just the normal learning process i suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord MFC Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I love the idea of Reaper but still not spent much time with it. I'm so used to Cubase that I get frustrated by being slowed down with new software, but that's just the normal learning process i suppose My band tried to record with Reaper, it's shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 it's not shit, it's a fully functioning DAW capable of multi-track record and mixing and it comes with some excellent plug-ins. Your engineer was obviously shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboMansonMB-1 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 My band tried to record with Reaper, it's shit! Your vocals were shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Your vocals were shit infract'd I haven't used reaper in a while, but it seemed like some good software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 My band tried to record with Reaper, it's shit! You obviously can't use it then, it's awesome! I'd recommend it over Cubase any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Your vocals were shit Very well played sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I'm such a recording noob We've been recording a demo this week and I have no idea what was used other than there was a big desk with lots of buttons and slidey things and wires all over the place. But I got to press the record button once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I love the idea of Reaper but still not spent much time with it. I'm so used to Cubase that I get frustrated by being slowed down with new software, but that's just the normal learning process i suppose I stopped using Cubase as I only know one person that uses it (To my knowledge anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboMansonMB-1 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Very well played sir. *high five* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomparrot Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I use Logic at college but I'll probably get Cubase at home once I have some decent recording gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 I stopped using Cubase as I only know one person that uses it (To my knowledge anyway). Not many pro studios run it although the one decent studio in Stoke does. A lot of colleges i've seen are running cubase. It's all the same IMO, just what you get used to. Out of all of the DAWs i've used Pro Tools has been the most intuitive for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I prefer Pro Tools, my college uses it and it's the one I'm most used to now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I want to start doing some covers and recording my own things and am a complete newbie to it so I know absolutely nothing about recording. So I guess I'm asking for a general "How To Start Recording" post I plan to just record guitar, maybe some keyboard eventually and I've got Windows 7. Apart from that I have no idea what other information you might need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Batman. Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I want to start doing some covers and recording my own things and am a complete newbie to it so I know absolutely nothing about recording. So I guess I'm asking for a general "How To Start Recording" post I plan to just record guitar, maybe some keyboard eventually and I've got Windows 7. Apart from that I have no idea what other information you might need. I'd start off with a free program called Audacity, and record using a microphone placed close to your amp. What do you have to record with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Buy a USB microphone from eBay (even just a Rock Band/Guitar Hero mic will do), download Audacity and you're away They aren't the best recordings you'll ever make, but for the cost of a cheap Rock Band mic (I imagine you can probably get one for about £5) they can sound pretty good. I did this cover with the very same setup: [soundcloud] [/soundcloud] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Buy a USB microphone from eBay (even just a Rock Band/Guitar Hero mic will do), download Audacity and you're away this. I'm sending back my microphone (I got a condenser instead of a dynamic not knowing it needed a power supply) and once I get it I'm recording like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Is there no way to have a direct feed of the sound from the amp straight to the computer? Using a microphone could result in bad quality, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Batman. Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Is there no way to have a direct feed of the sound from the amp straight to the computer? Using a microphone could result in bad quality, surely? Microphone captures the quality much better IMO. It's what most bands do too. Some people like to use programs such as Guitar Rig to connect guitar directly to their computer though, but it can get expensive without using torrents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Is there no way to have a direct feed of the sound from the amp straight to the computer? Using a microphone could result in bad quality, surely? Some amps have usb ports but generally once your mic is of decent quality and is in the right place it'll sound good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've got Cubase 5 - is that decent? Anyway, I'll have a fiddle about next week and see if I can work things out and do a cover for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've got Cubase 5 - is that decent? Anyway, I'll have a fiddle about next week and see if I can work things out and do a cover for the weekend. Thats much better than audacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord MFC Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've got Cubase 5 - is that decent? Anyway, I'll have a fiddle about next week and see if I can work things out and do a cover for the weekend. Cubase 5 is very good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I think you may not have that officially, so I would say: download guitar rig and look up how to get the vst in there as well. Then you can record your guitar and use guitar rig for the effects (even if you're keeping it clean, the amp sims are quite okay) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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