Hallo, Bryan Koschmann - GKT hat gesagt: // Bryan Koschmann - GKT wrote: > Basically, I have the following: > > 2 - instrument microphone (XLR) > 1 - vocal microphone (XLR) > 1 - keyboard w/ midi interface > > I want to do some multitrack recording, using anywhere fmro 2-4 of the > above items at once. I am getting ready to start building a dedicated box > for this. So, what kind of hardware should I be looking at? I'm looking > for something somewhat inexpensive (RME Hammerfall was about $600, Midiman > delta 1010 LT was closer to $700, both too much). You might get a card with less input channels. 4 channels or even just stereo might be enough. I mean, you're doing 'multi'track i.e. you can record in several steps and mix that together with something like ecasound. But if you want to record with 3 mics at once, you need 3 channels. This means, you need 4 channels as I don't know of a card with just 3. You obviously need midi input, which is nice anyways, but you could also buy a usb-midi-cable. A soundcard with midi included is cheaper, though. > Also, should I be looking at any additional items like a mixing board, > amplifiers and such? I would greatly appreciate any ideas, thoughts, > hints, pointers, links! If you use more than stereo, you probably need a mixer (which is, why I only have a 2-channel-card used via my hifi amp.) ciao -- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org__
