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Knowing basically nothing about recording/producing i need an interface....

#81
SoulReflection said:
I am sure it will be transparent and hope you share some of your covers with us ;).
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This round I'm doing 4 songs, but I did one before which started as a live audio recording, but by the time we got the files, guitars, bass, and vocals were unusable, the drums were mostly fine though.

So, we had video and mostly intact drum tracks. We decided (in the style of many classic bands, haha) to rerecord the above (using a Scarlett as the interface, and the DAW I've been using the last few years is Reason) and have a "sorta" live song. Feel free to give a watch / listen (1080 for best audio).

 
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#82
Zak TMD said:
This round I'm doing 4 songs, but I did one before which started as a live audio recording, but by the time we got the files, guitars, bass, and vocals were unusable, the drums were mostly fine though.

So, we had video and mostly intact drum tracks. We decided (in the style of many classic bands, haha) to rerecord the above (using a Scarlett as the interface, and the DAW I've been using the last few years is Reason) and have a "sorta" live song. Feel free to give a watch / listen (1080 for best audio).

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Well, that gave my monitor a real workout!
 
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#83
Zak TMD said:
This round I'm doing 4 songs, but I did one before which started as a live audio recording, but by the time we got the files, guitars, bass, and vocals were unusable, the drums were mostly fine though.

So, we had video and mostly intact drum tracks. We decided (in the style of many classic bands, haha) to rerecord the above (using a Scarlett as the interface, and the DAW I've been using the last few years is Reason) and have a "sorta" live song. Feel free to give a watch / listen (1080 for best audio).

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love it!

let's hear supernaut or wheels of confusion next!
 
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#84
lidl e said:
love it!

let's hear supernaut or wheels of confusion next!
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I'd love to do Supernaut!

The ones we're in the process of recording now are all punk songs we've played live over the years. Finished up guitars on one amp last night, and (hopefully) will get done with the other amp tonight, then comes the super fun mixing process haha
 
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#86
Bpb said:
Fwiw everyone tends to recommend what they personally use. I’ve been tremendously happy with my UA Volt. Installation was super simple. Came with some terrific and very usable plugins
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This is def true, but I have messed around with a few interfaces, and ended on the focuserite stuff. I'll probably eventually upgrade to a clarett+ and use my current 18i20 as a controlled extension via midi (which is a cool option)

The UA stuff is killer from demos I've heard - love the sound of the pres. Comes with some decent plugins (have most of those) and the price really isn't too bad (for UA). We have an OX which we use, and that bit of equipment is amazing. You kinda can't go wrong with UA
 
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#88
lidl e said:
Now I'm excited!

Thanks, lads.

I did just look at the reaper homepage and it makes me nervous, but I'll dive in and figure it out!
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I was in the position you are in a few years back with Reaper. Don't be concerned. Doing most recording will not be very hard and you will just need to get the basics down to have a usable track. The more complicated tricks and techniques may never come into play. If you want to learn, there are a lot of great YT tutorials to answer just about any question.

Once you get comfortable, you can look at buying a few plugins to enhance your bass tracks or whatever else you do. I tend to look for sales on plugin-boutique but there are many options. You RARELY have to pay full price for plugins and they often go for 50-80% off if patient.

 
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perfektspace6 said:
I was in the position you are in a few years back with Reaper. Don't be concerned. Doing most recording will not be very hard and you will just need to get the basics down to have a usable track. The more complicated tricks and techniques may never come into play. If you want to learn, there are a lot of great YT tutorials to answer just about any question.

Once you get comfortable, you can look at buying a few plugins to enhance your bass tracks or whatever else you do. I tend to look for sales on plugin-boutique but there are many options. You RARELY have to pay full price for plugins and they often go for 50-80% off if patient.

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can you borrow and trade plug ins from other users? i assume not.
 
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lidl e said:
can you borrow and trade plug ins from other users? i assume not.
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hahaha oh man I wish. Nope. BUT Softube has a whole "try out the plugin" thing going, which is cool, and I highly dig that company. Also, right now is a great time to get into plugins, as almost all the good companies have pretty rad deals this time of year.
 
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#92
lidl e said:
can you borrow and trade plug ins from other users? i assume not.
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Sadly, no.

It can be useful to buy into a suite a plugins from a few developers that are designed to work well together but there is no rule. I like to use Izotope for mixing, mastering, and some effects and a handful of SSL plugins for some added glue and polish but I have a slew of odds and ends that I can turn to if the need strikes.

I wouldn't worry about it too much until you get comfortable with recording a good track where the levels are set appropriately so you have a good starting point. You can start with the plugins that come with Reaper and go from there. I find recording bass to be more forgiving but other instruments like keys can be ruined from the start if you record a distorted signal that is supposed to sound pristine.
 
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perfektspace6 said:
Sadly, no.

It can be useful to buy into a suite a plugins from a few developers that are designed to work well together but there is no rule. I like to use Izotope for mixing, mastering, and some effects and a handful of SSL plugins for some added glue and polish but I have a slew of odds and ends that I can turn to if the need strikes.

I wouldn't worry about it too much until you get comfortable with recording a good track where the levels are set appropriately so you have a good starting point. You can start with the plugins that come with Reaper and go from there. I find recording bass to be more forgiving but other instruments like keys can be ruined from the start if you record a distorted signal that is supposed to sound pristine.
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Cheers!
Im sure i will knock out a few clunkers before getting it sorted.

Illbe staying away from plugins for a good while at least!
 
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#97
higain617 said:
They get slagged off a lot, but I think M-Audio are better than Focusrite. I have an MA Fast Track that still works. I could be wrong, but Focusrite seems to plan obsolescence into their interfaces.
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My opinion is the reverse: M-Audio was bought by Avid a few years ago and their products aren’t what they used to be.

Focusrite makes no frills solid interfaces with middle of the line Round Trip Latency (the time it takes for audio to goes out and in, useful for live fix monitoring like an amp simulator as an example).

I’ve owned four M-Audio products:

1- the old PCI audio card, AP2496. Still working last time I had a computer with PCI slot;
2- Midiman 2x2 USB midi sport. Still working after almost 20 years.
3- some little 25 keys Oxygen midi controller. Now dead…
4- An M-Audio Fast Track Ultra, bought in the era of Avid acquisition. Never worked correctly on my MacBook Pro early 2011, kernel panicking with all the drivers tried…

I also own two Focusrite audio interfaces, a 2i2 2nd Gen and a 18i20 2nd Gen. Flawless in Windows or MacOS.

I repeat, this my humble honest opinion.
 
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Patrice B said:
I’ve owned four M-Audio products:

4- An M-Audio Fast Track Ultra, bought in the era of Avid acquisition. Never worked correctly on my MacBook Pro early 2011, kernel panicking with all the drivers tried…

I also own two Focusrite audio interfaces, a 2i2 2nd Gen and a 18i20 2nd Gen. Flawless in Windows or MacOS.

I repeat, this my humble honest opinion.
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I forgot to mention I also use a Scarlett 18i8 at work for podcast production, so that's experience with 3 different models (all 3rd gen). I've never had an issue with a single one, and multiple computers have no problem jumping from one to the other.

@lidl e forgot to mention, the plugin suite that the scarlett comes with is rather good. I routinely use a few of those plugins in my projects.

Oh! AND back in March, the 18i8 was dropped from a table we had it on for field recording, and it didn't care. Zero issues with it. These things are built pretty solid.
 
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Zak TMD said:
I forgot to mention I also use a Scarlett 18i8 at work for podcast production, so that's experience with 3 different models (all 3rd gen). I've never had an issue with a single one, and multiple computers have no problem jumping from one to the other.

@lidl e forgot to mention, the plugin suite that the scarlett comes with is rather good. I routinely use a few of those plugins in my projects.
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i told my guitarist i bought this. he said he has the 18i20 and said it's killer.
 
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#100
lidl e said:
i told my guitarist i bought this. he said he has the 18i20 and said it's killer.
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Honestly, my only complaint is that the midi expansion feature only exists for the 18i8 and up, whereas the clarett+ line all have it. For most of my purposes I'm likely never going to need more than 12 ins at a time, but when recording drums 8 is a little limiting.
 
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