Would this work?

[Mezzo]

Hi, I'd really like to start recording my own songs and such and I was wondering if a setup like this would work.

Mic my cab with this: http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-SM57-Mic-with-Cable-Stand?sku=485304

and plug the XLR male part into this: http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-EURORACK-UB1202-Mixer?sku=631236

and then put this in the tape out: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-...Z5CP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297629645&sr=8-1

and then plug it into my laptop to record?

Feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jalfrezi]

Yes it would definitely work. The quality could be less than ideal as when (in my experience) the signal drops below a certain level the laptop sound starts to go to **** and starts to crackle a horrible digital noisy crackle.
Saying that I recorded a bass part for a song and used it on an ep. There was a lot of pops and clicks all throughout the recording that I had to manually get rid of.
If yours is like mine, listen to something very quietly and you should hear what I'm talking about, it's like white noise.
Anyway, just record it and you'll probably find a way to use it if you really want to. It's a good bit of equipment you've got to start recording.

 

[Mezzo]

Yes it would definitely work. The quality could be less than ideal as when (in my experience) the signal drops below a certain level the laptop sound starts to go to **** and starts to crackle a horrible digital noisy crackle.
Saying that I recorded a bass part for a song and used it on an ep. There was a lot of pops and clicks all throughout the recording that I had to manually get rid of.
If yours is like mine, listen to something very quietly and you should hear what I'm talking about, it's like white noise.
Anyway, just record it and you'll probably find a way to use it if you really want to. It's a good bit of equipment you've got to start recording.

Thanks for the insight, and regarding the crackling, is it like the same type of crackle that you would get from a well worn vinyl? If so that could be useful, but if not could disastrous.

Anyone else have anything to say?

 

[ranjam]

I'm gonna say if it works, it'll sound like !#$%. Most internal soundcards cost 9¢ and sound like it. The latency will be brutal. You didn't say what recording software you're using, but other than those who use Audacity, everyone gets their 'Lite' version free with a purchase of anything other than socks. Yamaha, Zoom, Tascam, everybody gives away Cubase LE4. Even keyboards from Yamaha comes with Cubase. M-Audio gives away Ableton Live Lite, but I don't like it, and don't recommend it to anyone other than DJ's or people who employ a lot of MIDI loops.
You don't need anything you picked out, in my brutal 'a-hole' opinion. A good SansAmp will work, then an interface, then the laptop. You don't even need the SansAmp, but it'll sound much better. If you use the RBI, you get an FX loop to put some compression onto your bass, which will make your recordings 1,000% better.
Recording onto a laptop is something I have oodles of experience with, both good and bad. I made a million mistakes, but I was doing it to learn rather than be spoon fed answers. I only use a little mixer like you point out to sub-mix drums into the interface. I could use a bigger interface with lots of channels, but a two channel is fine for me. And much cheaper. When I get serious, and have something worth listening to, I might spend money and go big, but for now, small and cheap is a great place to start and learn.

 

[ijoe619]

Recording onto a laptop is something I have oodles of experience with, both good and bad. I made a million mistakes, but I was doing it to learn rather than be spoon fed answers. I only use a little mixer like you point out to sub-mix drums into the interface. I could use a bigger interface with lots of channels, but a two channel is fine for me. And much cheaper. When I get serious, and have something worth listening to, I might spend money and go big, but for now, small and cheap is a great place to start and learn.

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