RayG
Joined: 05 Feb 2007
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Hi Guys,
It's my first time here and I am a real beginner so please don't be too tough on me ' '
I have a Mac and I can use Cubase, Logic Pro or simply Garageband. The thing is I would like to listen to my own voice while I am recording it (using headphones of course). This is really helps to modulate the voice more accurately.
So what software do you recommend and what are the settings?
Just one last thing, what microfone would you recommend and what kind of connection to the imac (it's a G5)?
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Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:15 pm |
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wailingalleycat
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Joined: 07 Oct 2003
Posts: 694
Location: Jersey C.I (UK) |
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Hi Ray, Welcome to ACF+
you can do this in any of those software packages. the simplest would be garageband (but its not a great program) simply double click the track you are recording onto, a menu will pop up to the right hand side, at the bottom there is a monitoring option.
however software monitoring isnt great as you get inherent latency issue (a delay between the input (i.e. what you are recording) and the output (what you are hearing in headphones). latency is very bad if it gets much above a maximum of 12ms. it will cause all sorts of nasty pitching problems for vocalists, and if it gets too high, timing issues for instrumentalists.
the best way around this is to use a soundcard with zero-latency hardware monitoring. sorry to throw jargon at you. if you explain exactly what you would like to do and how you are recording currently i can break it down for you and suggest some options.
its a very personal thing, but if you are comfortable using logic, it is the most powerful program of those 3, although it has a very steep learning curve compared to cubase.
As for microphones and soundcards. what sort of things will you be recording (if its vocals try to explain the tonal character etc.) and most importantly, set yourself a budget so we know the price range to look in.
Hope that helps, like i say when i have more info i can offer more advice
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:46 am |
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