I'm new to trying to record myself, but thought it about time that I got familiar with the process...
I have a Laney IRT30 with DI and Emulated Outputs on the back.
Can I just plug into one of these outputs with a suitable cable, and then stick the other end into the USB input on my laptop? I have seen various cables available on Amazon and Ebay that have the 6.35mm jack on one end and a USB on the other....
I was going to record via Audacity software (I've looked at the vids and it looks fairly simple to use to begin with..... and it's free!).
I want to be able to set up a click track and then add in other tracks, whilst listening to the whole mix via headphones. My laptop doesn't have a separate mic and headphone jack though - they are combined, so can't easily use that to record and listen at the same time.
Any advice is very welcome....
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This will be a square box with jack/xlr/combi ports on the front. It should also have a gain control for each input, usually 2 on cheaper models.
The box then connects to your computer via usb.
I really like the Line6 UX2 as it comes with loads of fun guitar effects, amp sims and amazing sounding microphone pres if you decide later that you'd like to record vocals or mic up your amp, acoustic guitar etc. Bought my first one in 2005 and sold it for a reason I've long since forgotten. Picked a used one up last year for £30.
People also seem to like the focusrite saffires (I think that's the name?) as they apparently sound award-winning or sutin or nutin or idk.
Reaper is a good software option for recording and used to work on a "permanent" free trial basis...
I started out a few years ago, using Audacity, and while it's good for working with existing audio files, I don't think it's very good at being a DAW (digital audio workstation). I found it fiddly to work with and the recorded sound was often slightly out of sync with the tracks I was trying to record against. It's not really meant for this kind of job, I don't think.
As above, download a proper DAW - I love Reaper, as many people do, but others are available - and invest a couple of hours in learning how to use it. It's pretty straightforward for simple recording. There are lots of videos.
Might be worth a read of our Studio & Recording section - there's plenty of advice there!
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