Newby to this type of software--what additional equipment do I need to purchase to record instrumental? Mics, etc?
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If you want to record your voice you need to purchase Mic with connection to computer with the USB CONNECTIONYOUR COMPUTER NEEDS TO HAVE GOOD SOUND CARD OTHERWISE YOU NEED TO HAVE M-AUDIO
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There are two main ways to connect your instruments to your PC to access the software; one is to buy an audio interface; this is a very basic setup in which you can plug a guitar or instrument into the interface which then sends the data via USB to your software; you also monitor output through the interface. The second way, this is how I do it, is to buy a small mixer which has what is referred to as a "control room" section; this allows you to hook instruments, mics etc to the mixer, feed them into the computer through the PC's line in jack, and monitor the output without creating a feedback loop; I like it best because you don't have to worry about that awful latency problem, the delay between playing and hearing what you played... with this setup you can hook up as many instruments as there are inputs on the mixer; if you play keyboards at all, consider buying a midi controller keyboard, these usually require only a single USB cable to send the signal in and power the keyboard itself, and Mixcraft6 recognized my old midi controller without my having to reinstall the drivers, which was excellent... hope this wasn't too wordy to understand; bottom line, I think buying a mixer is your best bet; you can use headphones or hook it up to a stereo system and listen through speakers.
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I have a interface/pre amp , and a akg mic, im pretty sure a usb mic will not work cuz i tryed mine and it wouldnt work but i have had mine for about two years now(mc6) and i run a hobby record company on the side and am about to shoot my cd out peace n bless hope this helps
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I don't remember whether this came with software or not. I used it to record a record to my computer. Once recorded, I was able to use it with Sound Forge. I'm not a recording engineer, just interested in recording my records on CDs.
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If you are using Garage Band or Logic, it will find the hardware automatically... no need for software if I remember correctly. Again, plug it in while a recording program is open, and you may find the device under >Preferences >Audio
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I have this and I use it to record songs onto my computer. This is the physical interface that allows you to plug in mics and/or guitars etc. You also need some type of recording software such as Pro-Tools for example. Sometimes these interfaces come with a sample version of recording software which usually are pretty good quality and more than enough to record lyrics. I'm not sure if you can record with just the device and a mic. I think you would need some sort of software. their could be some free downloads on the internet. I hope this helped.
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Hi Ruth, i honestly do not know. i used a program named cakewalk, (Sonar) and this allowed me to record the keyboard, guitar and vocals through an interface named m audio. it was fairly simple to setup and use, but the equipment, all together, was pricey.
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Hello Janay,The mic doesn't come with a recording software. Not sure what kind of sound card your computer comes with, however by you asking I think you may not have it built in.I use Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio V10, it is nice and simple enough to mix music with your voice recoding, it is worth the investment, I bought it from Amazon.You can also download a free software from Audacity.com and see which you like better. Sony does more for a reasonable price.Good luck and I hope this helps you.Samir Shamoun
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Definitely. You will need a mic, XLR cable, USB cable, computer, and DAW. You'll also need to download the appropriate driver for your operating system. With a good quality studio mic, and adequate isolation, you should be able to capture a good quality vocal recording. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Yes sir you do have to have recording software it works great a very good buy , very powerful studio mic , but yes you do have to have recording softwarebut it works with most any software hope this helps very easy to use Blessings
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I connect my Behringer Minimex Mix800 with my karaoke machine and to my Archos DVR station to record my songs. After my songs recorded then I use USB to connect to my PC to download to my computer . That's it ! :)
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No, there's no software supplied with the device, you need to use 3rd party software. I use the free and excellent software Audacity, available for download at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows. When I installed Audacity I had to solve some setup issues, but finally succeeded after googling error messages and trying various settings. You also need to learn couple of basics in using the software if you're not already familiar with it.
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I use Audacity which is free and is easy to use. There are other commercial software programs too which can be subsequently used. Good luck!
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I would suggest an audio interface. Presonus, Apogee, Focusrite, and others make great interfaces that will allow you to hook up the mic to the computer. I would suggest a pop filter with the mic and using phantom power for a condenser mic. Depending on what you want to do, having DAW software will take you one step further.
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Does not need any software, it comes with cables to use either a mic jack or through USB mic using the controller/dial controls.
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I have the same question. What program can I use on my computer to access what is recorded when I plug the recorder into the computer?
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You need an interface, and it depends what are you using it for, multitrack recording or just one input. Personus makes nice affordable interfaces, but there are others.
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I haven't used this for a while. But it will work like a regular microphone. So if you have the right software you can make MP3 as you could with any other microphone. I don't remember if recording software is included in the package.
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Yo,i looked up what you said you had and to tell the truth,you really can't hook them up to that software!...It's a amplifer,what you got,but them speakers are only use for studio recording!...You go to hook them up through your computer!