[ubuntu-uk] What do I need (live audio recording)

[Doug McMillan]

On the software front, Ardour is definitely the most complete DAW.

www.ardour.org

I think it's in the repositories. Audacity is great for just editing short
sections of sound, or for a quick way to get ideas down, but Ardour is much
better for multitracking.

On 23/08/07, Matthew Larsen <mat.larsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> oh yeah forgot about that :-). I have a Behringer 1202 (£60). Nice
> little thingymabob.
>
> Ps a good site to find this stuff is www.dolphinmusic.co.uk
>
>
> On 23/08/07, Pete Stean <peteste at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > On the mixing desk front, one of the little Behringer jobs with 4 XLR
> inputs
> > would probably do you if you're looking for a cost-effective solution -
> > simple, straightforward features, easy to use etc  :)
> >
> > A Behringer Xenyx 1202 would probably suit unless you need more inputs
> or
> > you want to do more fancy processing on the board rather than in post -
> I
> > have one, it's fine and was bloody cheap too
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > On 23/08/07, Matthew Larsen <mat.larsen at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > TBH From my experience professional recording on linux simply isnt
> > > there yet (well, at reasonable prices anyway).
> > >
> > > However some pointers:
> > >
> > > Hardware wise I would most definately reccomend a professional
> > > soundcard. Try the M-Audio 2496 for a cheap decent prof card (about
> > > £60-70). Whatever card you get, make sure it is compatible with ASIO.
> > > ASIO is an interface specifically made for professional audio mixing
> > > apps, the main thing it does is reduce latency like crazy.
> > >
> > > You want to have Balanced Inputs.
> > >
> > > You want a Mixer. That takes Balanced XLR inputs.
> > >
> > > Balanced means that 3 signals are sent: The first is the normal
> > > signal. The second is an inverse of that signal. The third is a ground
> > > signal. The signal is recreated by taking the difference of the normal
> > > and inversed signal. Noise generated on the line is then removed using
> > > the ground signal.
> > >
> > > Microphone wise, you can't go wrong with an SM58 (£50-60). SM58 is
> > > your bog-standard dynamic vocal mic. Great for live / outdoors etc.
> > > For instruments try the SM57. If you have a good environment and want
> > > a nicer 'studio' sound invest in a pair of Rhode NT1's. (£100 > each)
> > > A pair will let you do stereo recordings (research stereo pair - takes
> > > advantage of the cardoid nature of the mics), and because they are
> > > compressor mics as opposed to dynamics you get a much better sound. Be
> > > gentle with them though.
> > >
> > > For drums try an SM57 on the snare and hi-hat, SM58 on the bass drum
> > > and the NT1's in a stereo pair over the cymbals. Not a brilliant
> > > setup, but costs sod-all.
> > >
> > > For software something like Audacity simply is not powerful enough for
> > > music recording etc, something more beefy is needed. I personally am a
> > > Logic fan and will refuse to work with anything else for more than 5
> > > minutes, so I'm not a lot of help here.
> > >
> > >
> > > I am in no way an expert but I hope this helps
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > On 17/08/07, Neil Greenwood < neil.greenwood.lug at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 17/08/07, Mark Harrison < Mark at yourpropertyexpert.com> wrote:
> > > > > What I need advice on are:
> > > > >
> > > > > - Advice on what audio editing software I need (I'm coming from an
> > Adobe
> > > > > Audition / CoolEdit) background, and the key features I need are
> > > > > FFT-based noise reduction, track volume normalisation, and in-line
> > editing.)
> > > >
> > > > Audacity seems to be mature and have lots of features. It's also
> > > > available on Windows.
> > > >
> > > > Jono Bacon started a team to develop Jokosher, but I don't know how
> > > > far they've got with it. I don't think they've released v1.0 yet,
> > > > although I could be wrong on that - haven't heard much about it for
> > > > months.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hwyl,
> > > > Neil.
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
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> > >   > mat.larsen at gmail.com
> > >   > matthew.larsen at logicacmg.com
> > >
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