I want to play a recorded backing track while singing live. Can I do this through the recorder or do I need to add a mixer downstream from it?
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Your best bet would be to record your backing track into the Tascam (you have 8 tracks to use), then add a mike and record into a different track. The. Tascam has an equalizer so you can adjust the spund of your vpice as desired. Great little device. I wasted two years buying one software package after another to use on my computer and none of them were worth a toot. I love the Tascam for its ease and portability. The learning curve is moderate but the manual is very good at walking your through the process of making a master track (wav file) which can then be uploaded onto your computer. I downloaded another free software to change the wav file into an mp3. You'll love the Tascam onvce you are used to using it.
1032278
Sorry mate, but no. To do this, you will have to do a setup like I had for a while where I used Audacity to record my mixes. Its easy, its free, and very very nice software; and it works great with VirtualDJ
2119591
Absolutely! You can even plug headphones into the unit to prevent feedback while recording live audio tracks. You may also mute or change volumes on every track already recorded; meaning if you wanted to hear a music track but not backing vocals while recording lead vocals, you could just mute the backing vocals.
1649895
You could buy an external mixer but it is not really necessary. You can also purchase sound mixing/editing software such as Sony Forge or Sony ACID. Go to www.sonycreativesoftware.com for more details on this.
344285
If you want to record live audio it would would be good to have, but you don't essentially need it to work the application. You are also able to just program notes into ProTools manually with pre-recorded instruments they give you.
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The default save to 'WAV' works very easily. I am using mine to transfer LPs to the computer. The turntable and amp is downstairs and the computer is upstairs. I am plugged into the tape out port of the amp and using the line in on the R-05. Save to MP3 and separate tracks when I am on the computer. As far as recording a band or live event, IF you can get a feed from the mixer output it is as easy as any other source. If you are trying to record live thru microphone(s) then it is fairly hard as the builtins are sensitive to wind and vibration. externals plugged in depend on the microphone.
1056406
That depends. We have not used it for that purpose. The best way would be to split both the mic input and the computer audio output, mix them and then record onto a recorder (this one or another) directly through the line in input.
879257
I use Adobe Audition and that can be achieved in the software. It has two inputs so I suppose you could run a prerecorded track into one input and the live vocal into the other, as well. Not sure why you would want to do it that way but it is possible.
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There is a line-in that can be used for recording. There is also an xlr input. While I have never used them, I am sure the sound quality should be ok. I would recommend the wearing of a headset to listen for residual sound that may be adjusted out using the mixer.
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This is simply an analog mixer so it is used to receive the signal from your audio sources and allows you to mix them together and attenuate volume, change tone etc. So any fades or additional audio you want to capture on your recording you have to mix in by hand as this will not automate or do any controlling of recording software. It's a simple analog mixer.
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run it through a splitter, OR get an external mixer with multiple outs. thx!
357736
You can definitely use it for direct recording. I've used it on a couple of finished tracks with a couple of different instruments. You'll likely have some latency issues and will have to mess around with the settings, but every DAW I've tried it with has recognized it as an input source.
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Yes. I use the line-out in live and practice situations to run to a mix board. As far as cables, you can find 1/4" to USB adapters pretty inexpensively, as well as 1/4" to 1/8" (computer/headphone size plug). Either one of those should enable you to record a single instrument with Garageband. If you're looking to record frequently, or record more than one instrument, I would look into a interface, like the ones offered by M-Audio or Presonus (just search Amazon for "m audio interface"). With an interface, you would just need another 1/4" cable to run from the line out to the interface.
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Yes. There's a knob that allows a user to adjust the ratio of input signal to playback signal in your headphones. This means that you can adjust the monitor to be 100% playback signal, where you'd be able to hear the track as you record in the DAW, but not the signal being produced from whatever mic or instrument you've got plugged in. Conversely, at 100% input, you'd hear only the instruments or mics that are hooked up. There is no delay in the input signal, as it is coming directly through the audio interface and not from your computer. However, if you are performing a vocal track and you have some of the playback present in your monitor, you may notice that when you've finished your performance and you listen back, the vocal track may not fit well with the rest of the music. This is not a problem with your audio interface, and with minor tweaking with the vocal track in the DAW, you can line things up nicely. You can also set up your DAW to adjust for these types of issues, but I've personally not had much luck with that. Tweaking things by hand has never been a problem. Hope this information helps! I love this interface.
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You can only record to two tracks at a time, either using two microphones or plugging directly into the machine. This unit has two built in condenser microphones which are actually pretty sweet, or you could plug in your own microphones and mic your practice space the best way to capture the entire band. This would allow you to get a live two-track stereo recording of your band which you could then mix to the right and left for the true stereo sound. It would just be a matter of trial and error as far as microphone placement is concerned to get the best sound. Good luck!
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You can. I have a four channel mixer that I run my guitar to ( it's an Lexicon Lambda) it works great when I'm recording piano or guitar. I use a pair of Audio Technica headphones to listen to my mix plugged into my Lexicon. When I don't use my Lexicon I just run straight through my speakers when I'm mixing virtual instruments.
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Yes! There are two input channels - completely separate. To sing along with tracks, you could connect a music player to channel 2, and your mic to channel one. Or you could copy your music tracks to the SD card and connect an instrument to either channel and a mic to either channel - enabling you to sing and play with a music track! Hope that answers your question - I use my JS-10 every day :-)