Recording audio on a MBP

vaughan80 · vaughan80 #1 (**permalink**)

07-26-2007, 10:58 AM

Hi everyone,

I am getting a macbook pro soon and am wanting to record some instuments and put a song together. What software / hardware will I need? Can I plug an electric guitar straight into the macbook and hear what I play out of the speakers?

metalsam · metalsam #2 (**permalink**)

07-26-2007, 05:47 PM

You can plug in straight in through the mic port. Search for threads on the hardware info.

vaughan80 · vaughan80 #3 (**permalink**)

07-26-2007, 07:27 PM

nice. thanks man

Village Idiot · Village Idiot #4 (**permalink**)

07-27-2007, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaughan80

Hi everyone,

I am getting a macbook pro soon and am wanting to record some instuments and put a song together. What software / hardware will I need? Can I plug an electric guitar straight into the macbook and hear what I play out of the speakers?

What are you aiming for? You can record one instrument at a time and do vocals, but it's probably not going to sound the greatest...if you have any certain expectations for quality, you may want to look into other hardware...but it can get costly...just look at some of the other threads in this section...

Granny Prime · Granny Prime #5 (**permalink**)

08-03-2007, 01:22 PM

vaughan80, hi!

You're going to need a pre-amp! This enables for good mixing. I recommend

Digidesign MBox-2

OR

M-Audio Mobile PRE

Both very good recording interfaces! Also I recommend Pro Tools LE 7 from Digidesign for software. There are later versions out of it though I am sure..

kyii · kyii #6 (**permalink**)

08-04-2007, 03:57 AM

How much does it cost?

Village Idiot · Village Idiot #7 (**permalink**)

08-06-2007, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyii

How much does it cost?

$450 for just a 2 channel USB interface and you can only use pro tools software with proprietery hardware. Cheaper to usually go another route...

2 channel firewire a/d interaces can be had for $250.

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vaughan80 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 14, 2007 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 338 Mac Specs: Macbook - 2.4 ghz intel core duo / 4 gig of ram.	07-26-2007, 10:58 AM Hi everyone, I am getting a macbook pro soon and am wanting to record some instuments and put a song together. What software / hardware will I need? Can I plug an electric guitar straight into the macbook and hear what I play out of the speakers?
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metalsam #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 14, 2007 Posts: 101 Mac Specs: 1.67ghz powerbook G4, 1GB RAM, 100GB HD.	07-26-2007, 05:47 PM You can plug in straight in through the mic port. Search for threads on the hardware info.
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Granny Prime #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 03, 2007 Location: Cheshire Posts: 118 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.2GHz, White 80GB iPod 5th Generation	08-03-2007, 01:22 PM vaughan80, hi! You're going to need a pre-amp! This enables for good mixing. I recommend Digidesign MBox-2 OR M-Audio Mobile PRE Both very good recording interfaces! Also I recommend Pro Tools LE 7 from Digidesign for software. There are later versions out of it though I am sure..
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kyii #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 21, 2006 Posts: 18	08-04-2007, 03:57 AM How much does it cost?
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