Samashton12 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hi Guys, I want to start recording bass covers, similar to this guys: http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidSinRocks Can someone recommend me a audio interface I can plug into to record my basslines? something preferably sub £100 i can find on ebay. (Im new to this whole recording thing, so some help would be awesome ) Thanks, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Alesis I/O? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1358246932' post='1935344'] Hi Guys, I want to start recording bass covers, similar to this guys: [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidSinRocks"]http://www.youtube.c...r/DavidSinRocks[/url] Can someone recommend me a audio interface I can plug into to record my basslines? something preferably sub £100 i can find on ebay. (Im new to this whole recording thing, so some help would be awesome ) Thanks, Sam [/quote] For sub £100 I don't think you could get a much better deal than this : http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/avid-recording-studio--104397 More details here : http://www.avid.com/US/products/Avid-Recording-Studio/features Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefyst Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 anything except lexicon. Line 6 tone port for less than a fiver ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Line-6-TonePort-GX-/251211334137?pt=UK_Musical_AudioMIDI_Interfaces&hash=item3a7d5cc1f9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1358249277' post='1935397'] For sub £100 I don't think you could get a much better deal than this : [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/avid-recording-studio--104397"]http://www.dv247.com...-studio--104397[/url] More details here : [url="http://www.avid.com/US/products/Avid-Recording-Studio/features"]http://www.avid.com/...Studio/features[/url] [/quote] that looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1358249992' post='1935420'] that looks cool. [/quote] Yeah it looks like a pretty handy device, plus ProTools is a bloody good bit of kit as well (although I don't have any experience with the SE version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassection Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I personally use a Line 6 POD Studio UX1 - Got it for £100 a few years ago and it comes bundled with POD Farm etc They're actually a little more expensive now.. Around £110 on Guitarguitar but still well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='thefyst' timestamp='1358249378' post='1935400'] anything except lexicon. Line 6 tone port for less than a fiver ... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Line-6-TonePort-GX-/251211334137?pt=UK_Musical_AudioMIDI_Interfaces&hash=item3a7d5cc1f9"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a7d5cc1f9[/url] [/quote]The omega is proper sh*t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 My line 6 amp has a Direct out Jack, is it possible I could plug my amp into the interface directly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Most surely! Or use the insert thingys (fx loop) Edited January 15, 2013 by lettsguitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassection Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 And plug your guitar into the amp? Yes. That's usually the best way to go about it if you want to keep the tone you like getting with your regular amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='Bassection' timestamp='1358256246' post='1935640'] And plug your guitar into the amp? Yes. That's usually the best way to go about it if you want to keep the tone you like getting with your regular amp. [/quote] Brilliant!, I'm looking at a UX2.. I've found one for £70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 A very useful trick if you wanna use an amp but dont want to piss off your neighbours with endless takes is to record direct and then 're-amp' the signal once you get a good take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1358256628' post='1935653'] A very useful trick if you wanna use an amp but dont want to piss off your neighbours with endless takes is to record direct and then 're-amp' the signal once you get a good take. [/quote] Interesting, Thanks for the help guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 The UX2's aren't a bad bit of kit but unless you are going to use the Podfarm functionality then it's probably a little bit over priced for what it is IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 i have a line 6 toneport gx which is cheap and useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1358259978' post='1935761'] The UX2's aren't a bad bit of kit but unless you are going to use the Podfarm functionality then it's probably a little bit over priced for what it is IMHO [/quote] I may go with your suggestion then, Charic. I'm still open to suggestions though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldG Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 My son has one of[url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/focusrite-scarlett-2i2-usb-audio-interface--90034"] these[/url] - fantastic pre in this, great sound and no discernable latency. Miles ahead of the Avid stuff imho..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 anything from focusrite is always good I have a Sapphire 6 and it is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 [quote name='OldG' timestamp='1358263828' post='1935889'] My son has one of[url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/focusrite-scarlett-2i2-usb-audio-interface--90034"] these[/url] - fantastic pre in this, great sound and no discernable latency. Miles ahead of the Avid stuff imho..... [/quote] I've seen very good reviews about focus rite gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I've just bought a Roland Quad Capture - absolutely rock solid drivers and the latency is very low. I'm replacing my Line 6 UX1 due to Line 6 making a pig's ear of the Mountain Lion Mac drivers throughout last year rendering my interface unusable. If you're on a Mac with the latest OS, avoid like the plague. I was deciding between the Focusrite Scarlet 2i4 and the Q-C. The QC won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Another one here for the Roland Quad Capture - very solid while working at very low latency. The MIDI drivers are very stable and plenty of audio signal going in to. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthevan Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Probably quite a bit over budget @ £169, but [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/studio-mixers/pid13058/cid605/alesis-multimix-8-usb-20-mixer-with-effects.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/studio-mixers/pid13058/cid605/alesis-multimix-8-usb-20-mixer-with-effects.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping[/url] You'll probably find (like i did) that once you have recorded a bass track, you'll want to do some vocals, then maybe someone on guitar etc etc............. and this is a damn good bit of kit for the money. Have used it at a couple of venues to get live recordings of the entire band and it's done the job well. Chuck it all through Sonarx1 to mix and master and you get a decent demo cd. Also good for those nights when you want to practice while sitting on the sofa with the headphones on while wifey is watching TOWIE or some crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 [quote name='danthevan' timestamp='1358345762' post='1937378'] Probably quite a bit over budget @ £169, but [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/studio-mixers/pid13058/cid605/alesis-multimix-8-usb-20-mixer-with-effects.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping"]http://www.andertons...=GoogleShopping[/url] You'll probably find (like i did) that once you have recorded a bass track, you'll want to do some vocals, then maybe someone on guitar etc etc............. and this is a damn good bit of kit for the money. Have used it at a couple of venues to get live recordings of the entire band and it's done the job well. Chuck it all through Sonarx1 to mix and master and you get a decent demo cd. Also good for those nights when you want to practice while sitting on the sofa with the headphones on while wifey is watching TOWIE or some crap. [/quote] So much choice! I do like the looks of that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 [quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1358355076' post='1937681'] So much choice! I do like the looks of that though. [/quote] When looking at something like the Alesis you need to consider whether you need to record more than two tracks at once, most people probably wont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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