help with recording acoustic instruments and vocals?
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Go to http://www.tweakheadz.com\nTons of great information. \nThe shure sm57 mic is the industry standard for a lot of vocals and instruments. I have a couple and they live up to their good reputation. (not sure about piano) Most professional condensor mics dont require internal batteries or individual AC power supplies in order to work. Instead they are designed to be powered directly from the console through phantom power supply. Phantom power works by supplying a positive DV voltage through both conductors of a balanced mic line to the condensor capsule and impedance preamp.  The output signals of most mics have levels too low to drive input stage of most recording systems, so mic preamps are used to boost its signal to the appropriate levels . \nA few different types of interfaces. Like, PCI, USB, and Firewire.\nBasically you need this to run your software. Here are a few http://www.zzounds.com/cat--2418
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Userplane has an audio/video recorder that will do that - you can check it out at http://www.userplane.com/apps/videoRecorder.cfm
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get a sharware Audio recorder such as audioMP3 recorder.\n\nYou can try looking for sharewares;\nhttp://www.tucows.com\nhttp://download.com
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The cheapest way would be putting a mic up to your stereo with the record playing, and with some kind of audio converter (M-AUIDO makes nice ones) hook it up to your computer.
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Yes - There are several ways to do this - the cheapest being to take a jack lead from the line out of your AMP to the line in on your computer sound card. You would need some recording software, a good free one is Audacity (see link)\n\nAnother great (but more costly) method of recording is via a USB interface, such as Line6's Guitar Port. This particular one eliminates the need for an Amp, and also provides some cool amp modeling and effects. This costs about £80 - £100.00 though - but in my opinion as a practice tool it is invaluble.\n\nFor a more spophisticated recording package I recommend Cakewalk guitar Tracks Pro, But at £140 it isn't cheap.\n\nHope this is of some help to you\n\nDave
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Pretty much all recording devices will work as long as you can upload the files onto your computer hard drive.  Audition can open a large variety of formats so you should not be limited.  \n\nI'm not familiar with preamp stuff but it sounds like you want to mix on your computer rather than through a sound board.  Some sound cards (like $250 ones) allow for multiple channels in and out.  They are also 1/4" jacked.  \n\nOtherwise, you can record keyboard and vocals separately.  Then layer them in Audition.  (you'll have to sing with headphones on to isolate your voice from the keyboard) \n\nHave fun.
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A free software that can get you started is audacity:  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/  You can google/yahoo it to find tutorials to do most things.\n\nSome of the "pro" tools you can get are:  Audition 2.0 (by Adobe), Pro Tools (for the Mac), and Sound Forge (I think by Sony).\nPro Tools is probably the most widely used at a professional level, but any of these programs easily fetch over $300 USD.  You might be able to get a cheaper "LE" (Limited Edition) version of the programs that don't have all the features of the full versions, but if you're starting out, Audacity might be good enough.
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First you should figure out if you actually need a mixer; most modern audio interfaces (even the affordable ones) come with several inputs for instrument-, line- and microphone-signals, MIDI I/O and one or two headphone outputs. If you don't have lots of outboard equipment or instruments, it really makes more sense to just invest in a good quality audio interface with the number of inputs you think you need today and in the near future. Get a good quality microphone too, if you plan to record vocals/acoustical instruments. If you want "hands on" mixing, get one of the many nice fader-boxes out on the market these days.\n\nCheers,\n\nArne S.
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Yea, the easiest voice recording software is "Sound Recorder", which is bundled with the Windows Operating System.  I can be found by clicking on:\n\nStart>All Programs>Accessories>\nEntertainment>Sound Recorder\n\nBut you'll need a mic to record your voice.  Hope this helped.
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try virtual dj use the vocals remover effect and record, or set bass high and treble low
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Yes it is! Try using a program like "All Sound Recorder" or something similar. There are all kinds of "What You Hear" type recorders out there and you can probably get the free trial to handle the sound you want to record. Hope this helps. :)
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You can record them using Audacity:\n\nhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/\n\nAnd then convert the files into MP3 and upload them in your web site, please let us know when they are UP.
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IF your mic doesn't function at all then the bass and treble are the least of your problems.\n\nDouble click on the little speaker by the clock on the lower right of the screen... once the window pops up, go to OPTIONS --> PROPERTIES then where it says "Adjust volume for" click on Recording.  Make sure the input is checked on the bottom where your mic is connected then click OK.   Make sure that volume is up for the input you have on your mic.  \n\nIf that doesn't work, you either need drivers for your mic, or sound card drivers.
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The best way to do this is to buy a break out box. Most of them are USB now so you do not even have to open your case. \nThe Delta 66 which I included a link to is one of the better break out boxes. \n\nThe other half of the combination is recording software. Cakewalk puts out an inexpensive version of thier software, or you can get a free recording suite using Audacity. Cubase is another affordable good quality recording software suite. I've included a link to Multitrackstudio as an example of less commonly used software that might interest you. I have no idea of the quality of multitrackstudio though.\n\nAn alternate method is to get a high end sound card with an input that matches one of your outputs. Typically you suffer a loss in quality doing this. You will go out the S/Diff or Midi outputs on your effects box into an input of the same. You will suffer major quality issules going out from stomp boxes, espeically using splitters. So unless you have a multi-effects box I'd strongly advise not doing this, though there are decent converters out there which will clean up your sound a bit. Today they cost as much as a break out box so why go through all that effort. You will still need recording software. Audacity being the cheapest since it's completely free and runs on just about any major Operating system. \n\nLast you need disk space and lots of it. A few songs can take up hundreds of megs if you keep old tracks and use several or more tracks per song. Given the drums alone often take up 4-10 tracks by themselves, first guitar usually 3-6 (counting the scratch track) and you start to see how many tracks you can build up in a hurry. \n\nAdd me if you have furthor questions to YM and I'd be happy to help you as you get started.
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Open up volume control start - all programs -accessories - entertainment - volume control. Its also a speaker icon in your system try in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. Click Options - Properties. Click Recording - Tick all the boxes. Click ok. Tick all the select boxes. You should now hear the music in the recording program. All except stereo mixer other wise the recorder will record the sounds of you clicking menus etc!
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Apple's Garage Band software is great for this.  It comes with hundreds of intrumental or percussion loops, plus it allows you to import other tracks and record live over them.
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Have you tried audacity?  It's available for free at download.com\n\nBest of luck!