Multitrack recording with T60

[thinktank]

Does anyone here have experience using a T60 as a multitrack recorder/midi device?

I have a ton of analogue guitar equipment and a midi keyboard with a usb adaptor. My knowledge of Cubase and setting up ASIO drivers etc is slim, but I have done it before and always ended up frustrated because of latenies etc.

I was hoping that maybe the T60 is now finally fast enough to handle it in a mobile setting even though its sound chip is probably pretty limited.

Any ideas for an easy to use setup without buying a lot more expensive hardware? Preferably, I'd like to have a Cubase like software (or even something that is less complicated) to prgramm a few midi tracks and put a few guitar tracks on top while using stuff like my old POD 2 plugged into the microphone input. Is there a way to accomplish this in near realtime? I thought that the dual core might come in handy on this.

[smugiri]

Depends on how deep your pocket is.

If its not too deep, try this (under $100 US)

If its pretty deep, then try this (about $500 US)

[thinktank]

Depends on how deep your pocket is.

If its not too deep, try this (under $100 US)

If its pretty deep, then try this (about $500 US)

Thanks for the ideas. The EMU device is certainly nice. The Midi card would not help since I already have Steinberger stuff that can be hooked up to the USB port. I was actually hopiing to just hook up my amp simulator's audio output to the microphone in and work wirth what I have. Given the fact that I just spend big money on a new laptop plus periphenilia and already own thousands of dollars worth music equipment, I am not willing to spend anything else right now. There must be a way unless the internal sound chip is really that awful.

I was actually thinking about experimenting with my Logitec USB headset's microphone a litte and see waht happens if I record a guitar amp with that.

[cubensis]

Would anyone have any ideas on what I need to podcast? I got this thinkpad specifically to podcast. Is there anyhardware that will convert audio in directly to mp3/mp4?

[thinktank]

Would anyone have any ideas on what I need to podcast? I got this thinkpad specifically to podcast. Is there anyhardware that will convert audio in directly to mp3/mp4?

Not that I am aware of. I like Sound Forge for stuff like that. Just plug in a microphone (or whatever sound source you want to record), start a software like Sound Forge and record as if it was a tape recorder. From there you can cut, paste, edit and convert to MP3 or whatever format you need. Very easy.

[christopher_wolf]

Another SoundForge user (I use SF, ACID Pro, Reason, and FL Studio). Yay!

Unfortuanately, I don't think you are going to be able to plug in directly to the microphone jack and record as the Microsoft handler maxes out at 16-bit; unless you have another one or BSD/Linux installed.

It isn't so much Dual cores that help, but the soundcard as it has to process the input coming in. I don't know about the absolute limits of it though but it is an Analog Devices High Definition card.

HTH

[thinktank]

Another SoundForge user (I use SF, ACID Pro, Reason, and FL Studio). Yay!

Unfortuanately, I don't think you are going to be able to plug in directly to the microphone jack and record as the Microsoft handler maxes out at 16-bit; unless you have another one or BSD/Linux installed.

It isn't so much Dual cores that help, but the soundcard as it has to process the input coming in. I don't know about the absolute limits of it though but it is an Analog Devices High Definition card.

HTH

I just installed some audio software. I'll report how it goes. This is certainly not sufficiant for pro-level recordings, but for "musical notes" and stuff that goes up on web page as MP3s, it should be ok. I mean, hey, 16-bit is CD "quality" afterall

[Bemps]

I bought an echo indigo I/O sound card to rip my records to use my T60 with Rane Serato Scratch and produce music too w/ Fruity Loops Studio / Sound Forge / Battery 2 / VST plugins etc. Yeah Soundforge is quite nice and will do very well to record. Definitely the sound card will influence the quality of your recordings.

[f1reverb]

and it was only 420 from digitraxx and the price is current . . .

http://www.digitraxx.com/emu_1616m.html

I got it so at least I have portable 2-track capability as my HHB Portadat died. I'm really going to use it to transfer about 300 DATs to hard drive. I had to get a NIB Tascam DA-40 for 300 off of ebay so I can do it. One great thing about the E-MU is that it has a phono pre-amp in it, so for vinyl>CD transfers you can do it direct.

I use an old copy of Cool Edit 2000 to convert MP3 to WAV files and vice versa. I will be installing the E-MU tonight on my R52 PM740/7200rpm, and I'm waiting for my Z60t 2513mcu PM780 and I'll use it with that too.