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Posted by Special_K on Jan-22-2002 21:12:

Recording: mixer to computer

Im going to get started on my demo in the next little while and i need a program that will record straight from the mixer into the computer, any suggestions?

Posted by quddha on Jan-23-2002 00:13:

Re: Recording: mixer to computer

Sonic Foundry SoundForge... record it, save it straight to mp3.

Posted by Special_K on Jan-23-2002 00:26:

i didnt know you could do that through sound forge. I just got that program about a month ago but i havnt used it much yet.

Thanks

Posted by phatdelt on Jan-23-2002 06:40:

i use goldwave, pretty simple and straightforward

Posted by djdawn on Jan-23-2002 08:34:

if you wanna make demo CDs from your mix, I'd record to .wav and burn that before encoding, after all there IS quality loss from encoding/decoding. You should have some 800 megs free space.

Posted by Special_K on Jan-23-2002 08:36:

where can i get goldwave?

Posted by mute79 on Jan-23-2002 16:46:

i'd recommend wavelab
and yea, burn the wav to your cd, dont enconde to mp3 first

Posted by Eugene on Jan-23-2002 16:51:

I recommend the program CD Wave.

It lets you record from the sound card into a WAV.
It's just a great program, with no nags or limitations, very stable.

Also, it lets you split a big .WAV into smaller ones!
This is great if you want to have actual tracks on a CD.
In fact, this is its primary purpose.

Here is the site: http://www.cdwave.com The program is called CD Wave. Good luck!

Posted by Special_K on Jan-23-2002 23:26:

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Ill try most of them out and see what wors best.

I actually just found out i might get to use my friends dads recording studio for my demo, that would be pretty sweet. But im still going to record a few mixes on my PC

Posted by RavingLunatic on Jan-23-2002 23:28:

I DON'T Reccomend using total recorder.

it has fucked up on me recording anything longer than 45 min or so.

Posted by RavingLunatic on Jan-23-2002 23:30:

quote:
Originally posted by Eugene
I recommend the program CD Wave.

Here is the site: http://www.cdwave.com The program is called CD Wave. Good luck!

hey eugene, what' the program called? i missed that

Posted by shompton on Jan-26-2002 11:37:

Another solution, that may not necessarily be the best for a demo recording, but definatley is useful and helps if your system sucks, is (assuming you run windows), setup a shoutcast sever and install the shoutcast plugin for winamp on your computer. Setup the sever to accept 1 connection on your localhost and then use the plugin to stream to yourself and record straight to any quality mp3 encoding you desire.

Posted by patticus on Jan-26-2002 12:16:

yes ive been pissed off with total recorder's performance, you have to have insane amounts of RAM or else from like 50 min on you'll have skipping, and by the time you get to your last track, it'll skip once every 8 seconds.

so where can we get goldwave or soundforge fellas?
thanx

Posted by quddha on Jan-26-2002 22:40:

you can get soundforge from sonicfoundry.com
it costs over $300 USD, but... if you download the demo version, it isn't that hard to find the crack.

Posted by patticus on Jan-26-2002 23:12:

someone wanna hook up the crack

but seriously if my total recorder skips, will other progs like sound forge skip too? my comp doesn't have the most RAM.... usually at least the first 45 min is good..

Posted by Special_K on Jan-26-2002 23:14:

Im sure sounde forge will work fine. That program is top of the line.

Try looking for a crack at www.cracks.am I cant go there now because my family is home and like every cracks page there are hella porn adds

Posted by dsbvinyl on Feb-01-2002 21:04:

al - al - ternative

I looked into recording directly into my pc and after all my research I came to the conclusion that the technology wasn't reliable enough yet unless you have Big Blue or some other supercomputer. Point being, what if you had the perfect demo only to find out there were gaps in your set due to your screensaver kicking in or some unexplainable error.

So I went the hardware route. I did some research and ended up buying the <SONY RCD-W1>

It is a cd player/burner. Record right into that sucker and have a quick digital version of your set. Use a cdr-w and reuse the cd up to 5 times. Still havindg doubts? You can also insert track numbers while mixing with the push of a button. I am talking about making your own professional grade comp albums with this piece of equipment.

Plus you get an extra cd player for your home stereo and this will always play burned cd's.

I can't say enough about this cd recorder/burner. If you are smart and live Near a "Best buys" go get it there, sign up for a best buys card, and get it interest free for a year.

Posted by SoulSupply on Feb-02-2002 16:40:

i used total recorder to record a 75 minute mix by my friend and it worked perfectly... i used cd wave for the cue sheet (outstanding prog, highly recommended). i have a 1ghz processer with 256mb of ram, so its not exactly a supercomputer im running on....