hi there. i have just joined the forum insearch of any knowledge in using my pc as a recording and editing tool and i know noyhing much about were to start, i want to record guitar and have no desire to buy expsive multi track devices etc.... if anyone could point me to the right direction id be very happy or even move this thread to the appropriate place, i have a digitech rp150 and the software on my half decent pc is cakewalk pro audio 9, which i would like to try, thanks all

Hey, Eddie, welcome to the forum.  Here in the Coffee House, we have an eclectic collection of characters, but it's okay. 

As far as your questions about getting started are concerned, there's a lot of good reading in some of the Sonar and Techniques discussions.  The downside is that Pro Audio 9 is rather old now.  There are a number of folks here who have worked with numerous version of the software going back long before Pro Audio 9, but it was some time ago.

I'm sure you can find a lot of great info in reading some of sub-forums.  The Coffee House is a great place just to hang out and relax.

eddiemc05


hi there. i have just joined the forum insearch of any knowledge in using my pc as a recording and editing tool and i know noyhing much about were to start, i want to record guitar and have no desire to buy expsive multi track devices etc.... if anyone could point me to the right direction id be very happy or even move this thread to the appropriate place, i have a digitech rp150 and the software on my half decent pc is cakewalk pro audio 9, which i would like to try, thanks all

Define the specs of "half decent pc"....in the DAW world you'll need a fully good PC




Sonar X1 would be a great start and you can down load a demo of it here at the cakewalk.com website 


Don't listen to Bapu 

Eddie.... I can do one better than that.... I have Pro Audio 8.  And I think I still have the PC it ran on somewhere in the attic.  That is some seriously old software. IIRC it required Windows 95 to run. Yeah... I have it but can't run it on any sort of modern machine.... not that I would want to run it considering the huge improvements in DAW software and synths in the last 10 years or so.....

If I may ask.... what are the computer specs and OS you are using to run CWP9?   I tried to load P8 on a modern computer and it did not run. 

If you are wanting to get a small home studio up and running again ...I would suggest Music Creator 6 as a starting point. $40 and available in the big box stores on DVD disks. 

You would also want to spend about $100 to $150 to purchase a USB based interface to use as a soundcard for input and output. You do not want to use the computer sound card. 

That would be my recommendation. Buy MC6 and a decent interface and go from there. That will get you started in the right direction. 

Mooch4056

eddiemc05


hi there. i have just joined the forum insearch of any knowledge in using my pc as a recording and editing tool and i know noyhing much about were to start, i want to record guitar and have no desire to buy expsive multi track devices etc.... if anyone could point me to the right direction id be very happy or even move this thread to the appropriate place, i have a digitech rp150 and the software on my half decent pc is cakewalk pro audio 9, which i would like to try, thanks all

Define the specs of "half decent pc"....in the DAW world you'll need a fully good PC




Sonar X1 would be a great start and you can down load a demo of it here at the cakewalk.com website 


Don't listen to Bapu 

Hmmmm. I was just going to say Mooch4056 has the right of it.


But...... you should not listen to me.

By the way eddiemc05, don't listen to Mooch4056 as X2 will be out at the end of the month. 

If your computer is older and you don't want to get into buying a new one, newer software to then realize that you need a better/faster interface to even begin to do what you want to do... you might take a look at something like a ZOOM R-8 or R-16 standalone multitrack recorder (or a Roland of course). They aren't very expensive, have phantom power, and may do everything you want to do. Then if yo decide you want to do more then spend more... just a thought. I like Cakewalk products and especially X1 but you need a modern computer and a decent interface minimum or you'll be frustrated to no end.

J

We're talking to guy who has not returned in 19 hours.

What's he doing?

Demonstrating a superior intellect or refined taste?

UbiquitousBubba


Demonstrating a superior intellect or refined taste?

Point taken. Especially after he saw Mooch's my post.