dtmozi Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Hi I want to be able to record both guitar and vocals (sometimes together, some separately) using fruity loops. My spec is Windows XP Home Realtek AC97 Audio ASIO4ALL Toshiba A60 laptop I have whittled it down (being a beginner in this field) to the following requirements: - UBS MIC (Any suggestions?..., SM58 or condenser, p.s. recording room not set up acoustically) Guitar and jack leads (Tick) External soundcard (Any suggestions?) If use, for example, M-Audio Fast Track USB Guitar + Vocal Recording Audio Interface, which has support for ASIO, does this mean that this will still work with ASIO4ALL? My web reference for the directly above: - http://www.musiconmypc.co.uk/art_connect_microphone_to_pc.php#usb-mic (No pitch intended Ed, please remove if required) Any suggestions on a way forward would be much appreciated... Thanks I hope the above info is enough also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I use a Line 6 TonePort, which is an ASIO device on its own, much like an external soundcard. As such, I don't even use ASIO4ALL while recording. If a M-Audio Fast Track is anything like a TonePort, it'll also be be treated as an external ASIO sound device. I've never been fond of recording on laptops. I get a lot of pops and clicks when messing with the DAW, and I always have to set the buffers really low to get rid of said pops and clicks while recording. Something I never have to deal with on my desktop. Though, I might be doing something wrong. I don't even know what a guitar "lead" is. I just use a normal guitar cable. Whatever I'm using in my band at the time. I use a Shure SM58 for recording vocals. It's no condenser mic, but it's cheaper, and it gets the job done. Good built-in pop filter, too. I recommend it if you're on a budget. My recording space has never been set up acoustically, but it doesn't seem to impact sound quality too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmozi Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Hei DusK Thanks for the reply... M-Audio Fast Track (Pro) has been advised to me before, so I guess that it would come with ASIO, which would, presumably, be selected as IN within FL daw... I guess that's a specific spec I can ask M-Audio, thanks! Yeh I agree, laptops are a bit feeble, esp. in updating hardware, etc, goin by last weeks dismantle to remove all of the crap from inside of it, but I will for sure get a top spec'd PC as soon as I can..., thanks for the tip Cable! ha! Dog's lead or somthing hah.. OK, well thats really cool, coz its "whittled" (my favorite word at this mo in time) it down to M-Audio in theory, and Shure SM58. I dont have a decent amp at the moment to record from that, so I guess its possible to plug directly into mentioned sound cards... Suddenly, the need for a PC seems very real... ummm, cool tnks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmozi Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 if it helps anyone i got hold of this site http://www.tweakheadz.com/guide.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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