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So I am looking to do some live music recording with my iMac and MBP using Garageband '08. However, it's a little unclear to me how to go about interfacing the live instruments with Garageband. I have read a few of the threads in the forum, but haven't seen answers to my specific questions, and I was hoping you guys could help me out.
I guess my first question is how does one interface to record with Garageband? Specifically, I am looking to connect the microphones on my drumset (8 mics in all) to GB and be able to keep them all as separate tracks so they can be manipulated individually.
I've looked at multi-track recorders, FireWire, and USB interfaces, but it's not clear to me which, if any one of these, is best suited for my needs. With a FireWire or USB interface, will the individual tracks be maintained once in Garageband, or does going through the interface automatically combine them into a single track?
With a multi-track recorder, do I record on the recorder itself, and then send the recording into Garageband to be editted? If so, does the recording maintain the individual tracks? Or will they be combined when imported into GB? Or can you use a multi-track recorder as purely an interface and plug the recorder into Garageband while maintaining the individual tracks?
Along with this, can anyone recommend a good interface for upwards of 8 or 10 tracks/microphones/instruments? I'm also new to recording, so I'm trying to learn as I go.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Sean
I guess my first question is how does one interface to record with Garageband? Specifically, I am looking to connect the microphones on my drumset (8 mics in all) to GB and be able to keep them all as separate tracks so they can be manipulated individually.
I've looked at multi-track recorders, FireWire, and USB interfaces, but it's not clear to me which, if any one of these, is best suited for my needs. With a FireWire or USB interface, will the individual tracks be maintained once in Garageband, or does going through the interface automatically combine them into a single track?
With a multi-track recorder, do I record on the recorder itself, and then send the recording into Garageband to be editted? If so, does the recording maintain the individual tracks? Or will they be combined when imported into GB? Or can you use a multi-track recorder as purely an interface and plug the recorder into Garageband while maintaining the individual tracks?
Along with this, can anyone recommend a good interface for upwards of 8 or 10 tracks/microphones/instruments? I'm also new to recording, so I'm trying to learn as I go.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Sean