Living_justice said:
Hi people, could you help me out by telling me?, what epuipment i need for recording basic guitar tracks, cheap but ok quilty, thanks
I kind of chuckled when I read this :lol: . This was me 2 years ago. Recording your guitar on a PC is a slippery slope. You start out just wanting to get some of your ideas down, and then quickly discover the shortcomings of your low-end stuff. Ok, so then upgrade to a better DAW like Sonar. But it would be nice to add some drums = $. This would sound much better with some keys for filler = $. I love the drum software I have now, but they have an expansion pack that would really improve my options = $
I say this not to discourage you (now that I'm about $1500 into recording gear/software), but rather to encourage you! If you think even for a second that you will eventually want to do more than just record guitar tracks, save a little and do it "right" from the start. If you save for a while and buy a good (insert gear here), you actually spend less than if you go cheap, and later buy the good stuff anyway - and save a lot of aggrivation. Also, keep in mind that even the low-end stuff tends to be very system resource hungry, so if your PC isn't juiced, you may find yourself having to upgrade it too.
For a cheap way to get started, the guys above are right when they say the Line6 TonePort is good. It comes with a limited version of a DAW, modeling software so you don't have to mic your amp if you don't want to, and the Gearbox software that comes with it is great for headphone jamming along with music on you computer (you can loop, slow to half speed etc - very nice). To save you more aggrivation, I found that a powered USB hub eliminated the cracks and pops I was getting in my recordings through the TonePort. The install instructions tell you not to use a USB hub, but as long as the hub has it's own power supply (instead of the computer USB port providing power) it's a much cleaner recording.
Hope that's not too much info all at once - I could go on for days on this stuff :wink: