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wildfins
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 Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:11 pm |
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My home karaoke setup is gonna be:
- Karaoke DVD/MIDI player
- Wireless UHF mics
- Yamaha MG82CX mixer
- 2 Carvin LM12A/LM15A powered speakers
I would like to record live karaoke performance to my laptop out of my mixer so that I can also capture the mixing effects.
Any recommendation for an inexpensive USB audio capture/mixer device and free software to achieve that?
Also, appreciate if you could provide the setup or how-to instructions.
I found the following suggestions on this board:
USB devices:
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- Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio $80
http://www.zzounds.com/item--LEXALPHA
- Others?
Free recording/mixing SW:
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- Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows
- Kristal
http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/
"Micky: Kristal is closer to the real pro software and will support Asio drivers. It also has a nice tutorial to help you learn..."
- Others?
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Lonman
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:30 pm |
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I LOVE the Lexicon Alpha for not only recording but for an external sound card as well complete with balanced 1/4" outputs as opposed to RCA or unbalanced connections. It also comes bundled with a good recording software - Cubase, it does take some time to learn, but worth it after you do. Plus it also comes with a great Lexicon reverb plugin for the software.
Audacity is easy & Krystal is nicer than Audacity - both free - I use Audacity at my shows because it does exactly what I need it to do - record live on the fly (what you are looking for at this time).
For home studio i'd opt for the Cubase or Krystal - because it's better to be able to record the music then your vocals & add the effects later. When you multi track your recording, you can get a better recording at the end as you can do your vocals, then listen & just re-record bad sections rather than having to re-record entire songs over & again.
Actually my preference is Mackie Tracktion, but then it costs and the others are free!
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:19 pm |
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Lonman @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:30 pm wrote: I LOVE the Lexicon Alpha for not only recording but for an external sound card as well complete with balanced 1/4" outputs as opposed to RCA or unbalanced connections. It also comes bundled with a good recording software - Cubase, it does take some time to learn, but worth it after you do. Plus it also comes with a great Lexicon reverb plugin for the software.
Audacity is easy & Krystal is nicer than Audacity - both free - I use Audacity at my shows because it does exactly what I need it to do - record live on the fly (what you are looking for at this time).
For home studio i'd opt for the Cubase or Krystal - because it's better to be able to record the music then your vocals & add the effects later. When you multi track your recording, you can get a better recording at the end as you can do your vocals, then listen & just re-record bad sections rather than having to re-record entire songs over & again.
Actually my preference is Mackie Tracktion, but then it costs and the others are free! I have my music on my laptop and I hook my laptop up to my powered mixer via out from 1/8 headphone plug on laptop and rca cable into mixer. You mentioned using the lexicon alpha as a sound card how would I hook it up from my laptop to the mixer? Thanking you in advance...
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Lonman
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:26 pm |
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gator @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:19 pm wrote: Lonman @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:30 pm wrote: I LOVE the Lexicon Alpha for not only recording but for an external sound card as well complete with balanced 1/4" outputs as opposed to RCA or unbalanced connections. It also comes bundled with a good recording software - Cubase, it does take some time to learn, but worth it after you do. Plus it also comes with a great Lexicon reverb plugin for the software.
Audacity is easy & Krystal is nicer than Audacity - both free - I use Audacity at my shows because it does exactly what I need it to do - record live on the fly (what you are looking for at this time).
For home studio i'd opt for the Cubase or Krystal - because it's better to be able to record the music then your vocals & add the effects later. When you multi track your recording, you can get a better recording at the end as you can do your vocals, then listen & just re-record bad sections rather than having to re-record entire songs over & again.
Actually my preference is Mackie Tracktion, but then it costs and the others are free! I have my music on my laptop and I hook my laptop up to my powered mixer via out from 1/8 headphone plug on laptop and rca cable into mixer. You mentioned using the lexicon alpha as a sound card how would I hook it up from my laptop to the mixer? Thanking you in advance...You install all the drivers first, then connect it via USB & go into sound properties & under playback, choose USB speakers or Lexicon sound device - i've seen both. Then connect the Alpha to your mixer. No need for 1/8" plugs/adapters & converters. _________________ LIKE Lonman on Facebook - Lonman Productions Karaoke & my main site via my profile!
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:36 pm |
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Lonman @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:26 pm wrote: gator @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:19 pm wrote: Lonman @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:30 pm wrote: I LOVE the Lexicon Alpha for not only recording but for an external sound card as well complete with balanced 1/4" outputs as opposed to RCA or unbalanced connections. It also comes bundled with a good recording software - Cubase, it does take some time to learn, but worth it after you do. Plus it also comes with a great Lexicon reverb plugin for the software.
Audacity is easy & Krystal is nicer than Audacity - both free - I use Audacity at my shows because it does exactly what I need it to do - record live on the fly (what you are looking for at this time).
For home studio i'd opt for the Cubase or Krystal - because it's better to be able to record the music then your vocals & add the effects later. When you multi track your recording, you can get a better recording at the end as you can do your vocals, then listen & just re-record bad sections rather than having to re-record entire songs over & again.
Actually my preference is Mackie Tracktion, but then it costs and the others are free! I have my music on my laptop and I hook my laptop up to my powered mixer via out from 1/8 headphone plug on laptop and rca cable into mixer. You mentioned using the lexicon alpha as a sound card how would I hook it up from my laptop to the mixer? Thanking you in advance...You install all the drivers first, then connect it via USB & go into sound properties & under playback, choose USB speakers or Lexicon sound device - i've seen both. Then connect the Alpha to your mixer. No need for 1/8" plugs/adapters & converters.
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Lonman
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:59 pm |
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gator @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:36 pm wrote: Lonman @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:26 pm wrote: gator @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:19 pm wrote: Lonman @ Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:30 pm wrote: I LOVE the Lexicon Alpha for not only recording but for an external sound card as well complete with balanced 1/4" outputs as opposed to RCA or unbalanced connections. It also comes bundled with a good recording software - Cubase, it does take some time to learn, but worth it after you do. Plus it also comes with a great Lexicon reverb plugin for the software.
Audacity is easy & Krystal is nicer than Audacity - both free - I use Audacity at my shows because it does exactly what I need it to do - record live on the fly (what you are looking for at this time).
For home studio i'd opt for the Cubase or Krystal - because it's better to be able to record the music then your vocals & add the effects later. When you multi track your recording, you can get a better recording at the end as you can do your vocals, then listen & just re-record bad sections rather than having to re-record entire songs over & again.
Actually my preference is Mackie Tracktion, but then it costs and the others are free! I have my music on my laptop and I hook my laptop up to my powered mixer via out from 1/8 headphone plug on laptop and rca cable into mixer. You mentioned using the lexicon alpha as a sound card how would I hook it up from my laptop to the mixer? Thanking you in advance...You install all the drivers first, then connect it via USB & go into sound properties & under playback, choose USB speakers or Lexicon sound device - i've seen both. Then connect the Alpha to your mixer. No need for 1/8" plugs/adapters & converters. I will sound much better than a headphone jack & better than most built ins. Blows my Soundblaster Live away as well. _________________ LIKE Lonman on Facebook - Lonman Productions Karaoke & my main site via my profile!
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