Getting sound onto a computer

[shezza]

Hi there folks,My career in music has all been live up until now,
But what I would like to do is make a Demo for agents etc.
I hope I don't sound too thick, but how do I get sound onto a computer I'm not on about Midi which I can do.
I want to copy a recording to my computer IE Mini Disc etc.
Or guitar and vocal in real time. Firstly can it be done,what connections/software Would I need etc etc. And could it be downloaded onto the Kristal mixer..................Pete.

[Tiny]

hi pete
rec/ onto pc /i think with what your doing you might
be better of with a small mixer, ie 4 input,s so you can
feed your guitar, and mike, m.disc, player into otherwise
you wil have to keep going to the back of pc, swopping
cable,s, then if you come,from line out of mixer, to line in on
pc, poss/audio to small jack on pc! hope this is some help to
you,no doubt you wil get other reply,s from lad,s,on forum
as they are very helpfull,people. rgd,s Tiny ;D

[rockabilly]

Hi Shezza
It really depends on how much you want to spend..... I have a 24track Tascam mixer to produce individual tracks and then I mix them on the PC in Adobe Audition to a CD.
There are portable 4/8 track 'recording studios' that produce a very handy mix. As Tiny suggest, one way or another, you need a 'break out box' on the PC to allow at least one track input (with a 1/4" Jack) so that you can build up the parts.
I have a pretty good ISIS card and 8 track box but stopped using it about 2 years ago because it will only run on Windows 98. If you are not running XP, or have another computer that you can set up Windows 98 (just for this - plus as much RAM as you can get) then this would be a very good solution as you can still pick them up on E-Bay cheap as chips because of the lack of development. It is MAXI STUDIO - ISIS and is an excellent solution - check out musical-instruments.search.ebay.com.au/MAXI-STUDIO_Musical-Instruments_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8QQsacatZ619
Rockabilly

[Tiny]

hi pete
have a look!! this should do the job for you(alesis mixer)
as i am getting one this week! goe,s into usb to rec/
to pc, also come,s with cubase Le program once again
hope this is of some help to you cheer,s Tiny ;D

www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?detail=full&ModuleNo=43545&doy=4m2#more_info

[shezza]

Hi there,Thanks for replies.Hey Tiny this sounds like it,Do you know if it needs software for the computer,if so is it included.

[Tiny]

hi pete
if you read the spek,,, on this alesi,s, i rang maplin,s
today, and they said that cubase le was a music prog
just to be sure i would ring them to verify this!!
hope it is what you are looking for
good luck!!!! Tiny! ;D

[levi2]

Hi tiny had a look at the alesis mixer very nice i know its each to his own but with all the benefits you get with pc software would the small 4 chan stereo one not do
because i usually put fxs on after recording using ie mixcraft or sonar

[Tiny]

hi levi
yep know what you mean mate!!! saving some dosh!!
do quite a bit of work with other people so it,s quicker
to feed em all into a mixer mic/strat/ acoustic,s etc,
thank,s mate!! rgd,s Tiny ;D