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phil_b

what software should I use to record?

thegummy

phil_b said:

what software should I use to record?

Audacity is free.

Reaper is the one I use and is very fancy/complex. It's not free but it is very cheap and works for free so you can demo it without limitations.

With Reaper you'd defo need to spend a bit of time learning it but you could get as advanced as you like (right up to top level studio stuff).

With Audacity it's more of a simple recording programme so would be a lot easier to get started on.

vonLayzonfon

hollywoodrox said:

Does your amp have aux in?

i have a katana 50 

so I go  computer ear out to aux in on amp , then amp out to headphones . Or amp out to studio monitors and plug phones into monitors as it saves me furtling around under the desk

I found my Blackstar Fly (which I got simply as something small and convenient to noodle around with) excellent for this and frequently use it this way.

thegummy said:

phil_b said:

what software should I use to record?

Audacity is free.

Reaper is the one I use and is very fancy/complex. It's not free but it is very cheap and works for free so you can demo it without limitations.

With Reaper you'd defo need to spend a bit of time learning it but you could get as advanced as you like (right up to top level studio stuff).

With Audacity it's more of a simple recording programme so would be a lot easier to get started on.

I managed to get my septuagenarian father using Reaper within about 20 minutes.  Reaper also adds the possibility of using modelling/effects plug-ins live. Although ultimately he ended up using Traction 7 which is similar in functionality, free and has a slightly more user-friendly, if cluttered, interface. 

phil_b

can anyone help me out with links to the downloads

SlopeSoarer

Audacity

Reaper

Tracktion

phil_b

thanks for the links.

I just tried my first recording using audacity and I am much worse than I thought

thegummy

phil_b said:

thanks for the links.

I just tried my first recording using audacity and I am much worse than I thought

lol we all are mate.

I truly believe hearing that helps us improve much more than if we never recorded and listened to ourselves.

Also, there's a weird phenomenon where I can play something perfectly 20 times then as soon as I hit record, it takes another 20 takes to get it right lol

vonLayzonfon

The red recording light is worse than a live audience for draining all your skills. 

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