Turntable-izm-shcizm, Interface to record with a G5 Options

[humphz]

Hi Everyone.

In need of any feedback or help conserning Apple G5 and turntables and mixing n stuff?

Been mixing n stuff for as long as ive been breathing, just love music, any type any style. Love it. Period! I have a G5 and I would like to hook up my decks and record me in the mix.

What are the options (on a tight budgeot) audio interface, audio card and software to get the sounds in and recorded and sounded tight.

Any advice would be surely welcome.


Humphz

[butterrug]

Humphz,

Same here as I started with DJ'ing weddings at 14 and had a set of decks ever since. I'm 34 now.

As you want to record a line level source, out of the record output from your mixer if you have one. As that will send a seperate signal to the recording source. That isn't effected by listening volume playback and in my experience. Reduces less clipping when recording digitally. You can use the main rca's out or monitor rca's. If going down this route, then find your loudest track/crossfade mix and work back from there. You're trying to eliminate clipping during recording as you will soon discover. I have a powerbook and have balanced xlr outputs from my mixer but all you need is a stereo rca to 1/8 jack lead, you know the score. You must have a pair somewhere! Plug that straight into your line input on your G5. Once this is done, you could use Garageband but I have been using a program for chopping up loops for use in Recycle, Reason and Cubase, transferring vinyl to mp3 for use in Finalscratch and sending tunes to mobile via bluetooth. It's called Audacity, available on here. Download and install it, open up Audacity, hit the record button and start your turntables and off you go. It litterally is that easy and free. As you say you're on a tight budget.

When funds allow, buy Finalscratch 2, as I've transfered all my cd's and vinyl to mp3, using Audacity. Finalscratch has the facility to output straight to wav file, in 2 sections. That have to be stitched together, but it's easy.

Now you have Audacity, if you drop one mix to pause the record. Put the track back to a beat change and start again. Or you could paste the new mix in, if you get really tricky. You can also add effects to the mix, one effect you should use is Normalise. This will thicken up the sound and have it sounding more like a pro cd.

Happy mixing!

Ste

Ce message a été modifié par butterrug - dim. 21 août 2005, 00:40.