If I wanted to do Audio..

Clayray · 10-21-2014, 02:32 PM

What do

I have a desktop that runs Window 7 Professional. Idk if that makes any difference though, but I really don't know where to start.
Obvy a mic, but a specific kind? And what software do I need, if any at all?

There's gotta be someone round here who's done audio

Diode · 10-21-2014, 02:34 PM

adobe audition cc
budget range will impact what kind of mic (directional, powered condensor, unpowered + amp) etc

will need to get an XLR 1/4" or midi bay for your comp. stepping a real mic down to 3/8" is garbage.

also studio headphones of some type

El Muffin · 10-21-2014, 02:36 PM

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Badweather · 10-21-2014, 02:40 PM

Condenser mic and a midi for sure. Sennheiser headphones are great for budget ballers

Clayray · 10-21-2014, 02:40 PM

I'm getting a lump sum of money from my case soon, so budget wouldn't really be an issue, not lookin for most expensive but I also don't want cheap, more mid teir range. I know you get what you pay for.

And this isn't really for music (not yet) but I want to start getting familiar with making my own beats, pulling samples and how to go about doing that. It'll mostly be used just for fun to record some things or head over to other sites with audio battling. But eventually music and recording is my goal

Badweather · 10-21-2014, 02:42 PM

You're gonna need an Mpc then. Uh oh to thread

Clayray · 10-21-2014, 02:45 PM

Don't they have downloadable programs that let you make them from computer? Fruityloops or sum shit

Diode · 10-21-2014, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StepTo.

Don't they have downloadable programs that let you make them from computer? Fruityloops or sum shit

get a sequencer. dont waste your time with that.

El Muffin · 10-21-2014, 02:48 PM

Action Nahhson

Repped myself

FL takes alooot of wrk to even get decent @ it

Clayray · 10-21-2014, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diode

get a sequencer. dont waste your time with that.

thanks for the heads up

this doesn't look to bad. i'm not an audio person so i wouldn't even know if it's a good deal or not, or what brands outshine others, but the price isn't too bad imo.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...FQoEaQodpocAyw

Mercules · 10-21-2014, 03:05 PM

get a mac, ableton live, a midi controller, an external soundcard and a much stronger powered brain, son

Clayray · 10-21-2014, 03:05 PM

@uh-oh help a brother out

Kin · 10-21-2014, 04:10 PM

I make all my beats using the maschine mikro... comes with software...look into that

Not a bad price

YDK · 10-21-2014, 04:22 PM

Audition is nice after tbh
condensor Mic is a good back up for bullshit too
Ableton and/or reason plus a sequencer is a good start
and just get some real headphones that hit highs an lows equally

Clayray · 10-21-2014, 04:45 PM

When I get famous ill shout you all out don't worry

El Muffin · 10-21-2014, 04:56 PM

MAKE SURE UR LIPS NOT TOUCHIN THE MIC WHEN U SPITTIN

shout me out too

YDK · 10-21-2014, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StepTo.

When I get famous ill shout you all out don't worry

Shit bruh I'll do a few collabs wit ya once you get your shit together if ya feel like it

Clayray · 10-21-2014, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YDK

Shit bruh I'll do a few collabs wit ya once you get your shit together if ya feel like it

Sounds like a plan man

YDK · 10-21-2014, 06:21 PM

Dope, I need get my shit together lol got all the equipment just gotta clean the comp a biy

uh-oh · 10-21-2014, 07:15 PM

you have a million options

what i will recommend is what i have used.

RECORDING

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/conde...ser-microphone
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acces...cast-mic-stand
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...-compact-mixer
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...peakers/j03545
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...ack-headphones

that was my recording set up, i had different monitors(speakers), but those are probably better, they were the cheapest 5'' woofer monitors on there. I have 3'' akai's right now and there is 0 bass response. can't hear any low frequencies. the cheap 70 dollar sanyo's or whatever i had were better lol. but word. that mic is cheap, but is all anyone needs. the mixer has phantom power, which means it basically can power the mic. but yea, i had no pop filter, no soundproofing, nothing. just the mic set up in my room. not even in the corner, or centered etc, just in an open space against my wall lol. recorded excellent. i don't know how people get such shitty sound from home recording when using condensors, that mic was my first experience and it was fine. if you want to buy a cheap pop filter tho, and you can buy a cheap sound thing, that clips on to your mic and surrounds like 3/4 of the mic as well to dead any outside noise, but honestly its not needed. those headphones were the cheapest "closedback" headphones. those are all you need. you want closed back headphones because what that means is the sound coming out of them is confined to your ears when on your head. the sound doesnt bleed through, and your mic won't pick up what your listening to, so all it will record is your voice. the mixer is just a cheap 4 input mixer, really you only need 1 input but that is the mixer i had and i liked it alot.

you plug the mixer into your pc via usb, your pc views it as a sound card. you plug the speakers into the outputs of the mixer and you plug the mic into the main input

bada boom.

now as far as

MAKING BEATS

i would use these headphones

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...dphones?pfm=sp

everything else i already linked works fine with making beats as well. i wouldnt use these headphones to record with, i mean you absolutely can, they're not super loud, they are on your head, but i mean if someone was sitting next to you with them cranked up, you could definately hear what theyre listening to, so its not ideal for recording

but those headphones are classic. they aren't pretty but they've been in every studio since forever lol. they play back sound exactly as it is, without any coloring. there are better headphones, sure, but i wouldnt want to recommend anything i havent used myself personally, and i don't know your budget.

as far as what to actually make beats with

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/softw...gnature-bundle

all you will ever need. use that in conjunction with everything else you got. don't be phased by what muff said tho, getting good at making beats with ANYTHING is hard work, not just FL. FL can do anything any person who has ever made a beat before can do tho. you can do anything with it.

for recording adobe audition is fine. any recording software is fine, you can record in FL as well and do everything in FL.

10-21-2014, 02:32 PM	#1
Clayray 6ft of Seperation Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,541 Battle Record: 3-5 Champed - Faggot of the Year (2015) Rep Power: 0	If I wanted to do Audio.. What do I have a desktop that runs Window 7 Professional. Idk if that makes any difference though, but I really don't know where to start. Obvy a mic, but a specific kind? And what software do I need, if any at all? There's gotta be someone round here who's done audio __________________ GraveyardShift

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Diode PR's Finest Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 14,165 Battle Record: 12-7 Rep Power: 85899409	adobe audition cc budget range will impact what kind of mic (directional, powered condensor, unpowered + amp) etc will need to get an XLR 1/4" or midi bay for your comp. stepping a real mic down to 3/8" is garbage. also studio headphones of some type __________________

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Badweather Chillin' like FUCK!!! Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,850 Battle Record: 1-1 Rep Power: 0	Condenser mic and a midi for sure. Sennheiser headphones are great for budget ballers __________________ Chill Phil My rep hand is NOT WAY strong anymore.

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Clayray 6ft of Seperation Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,541 Battle Record: 3-5 Champed - Faggot of the Year (2015) Rep Power: 0	I'm getting a lump sum of money from my case soon, so budget wouldn't really be an issue, not lookin for most expensive but I also don't want cheap, more mid teir range. I know you get what you pay for. And this isn't really for music (not yet) but I want to start getting familiar with making my own beats, pulling samples and how to go about doing that. It'll mostly be used just for fun to record some things or head over to other sites with audio battling. But eventually music and recording is my goal __________________ GraveyardShift

10-21-2014, 02:42 PM	#6
Badweather Chillin' like FUCK!!! Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,850 Battle Record: 1-1 Rep Power: 0	You're gonna need an Mpc then. Uh oh to thread __________________ Chill Phil My rep hand is NOT WAY strong anymore.

10-21-2014, 02:45 PM	#7
Clayray 6ft of Seperation Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,541 Battle Record: 3-5 Champed - Faggot of the Year (2015) Rep Power: 0	Don't they have downloadable programs that let you make them from computer? Fruityloops or sum shit __________________ GraveyardShift

10-21-2014, 02:48 PM	#9
El Muffin DOHpe since 02' Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Surrounded by white ppl Posts: 14,690 Battle Record: 43-24 Champed - Netcees Battle League - 1-2 Punch Onslaught - 1-2 Punch League - Hot or Thot Roast - Hot or Thot 2018 - Fight Night 11 - NPL Roast Rep Power: 34230535	Action Nahhson Repped myself FL takes alooot of wrk to even get decent @ it __________________ It’s like weed in Highschool- w/ the cans I’ll smoke you Bitch I floss . I Got the chain out to see like Constantinople

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Mercules teh ghoulie Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: LA Posts: 394 Battle Record: 4-6 Rep Power: 0	get a mac, ableton live, a midi controller, an external soundcard and a much stronger powered brain, son

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Clayray 6ft of Seperation Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,541 Battle Record: 3-5 Champed - Faggot of the Year (2015) Rep Power: 0	@uh-oh help a brother out __________________ GraveyardShift Last edited by Clayray; 10-21-2014 at 03:18 PM.

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Kin Kill.It.Nonstop Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 666 Battle Record: 3-3 Rep Power: 662201	I make all my beats using the maschine mikro... comes with software...look into that Not a bad price

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YDK ghost in the matrix Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Covington, KY Posts: 4,563 Battle Record: 14-25 Champed - Art of Writing League (x2) - Lime Green Poetry Association Rep Power: 8181112	Audition is nice after tbh condensor Mic is a good back up for bullshit too Ableton and/or reason plus a sequencer is a good start and just get some real headphones that hit highs an lows equally __________________

10-21-2014, 04:45 PM	#15
Clayray 6ft of Seperation Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,541 Battle Record: 3-5 Champed - Faggot of the Year (2015) Rep Power: 0	When I get famous ill shout you all out don't worry __________________ GraveyardShift

10-21-2014, 04:56 PM	#16
El Muffin DOHpe since 02' Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Surrounded by white ppl Posts: 14,690 Battle Record: 43-24 Champed - Netcees Battle League - 1-2 Punch Onslaught - 1-2 Punch League - Hot or Thot Roast - Hot or Thot 2018 - Fight Night 11 - NPL Roast Rep Power: 34230535	MAKE SURE UR LIPS NOT TOUCHIN THE MIC WHEN U SPITTIN shout me out too __________________ It’s like weed in Highschool- w/ the cans I’ll smoke you Bitch I floss . I Got the chain out to see like Constantinople

10-21-2014, 06:21 PM	#19
YDK ghost in the matrix Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Covington, KY Posts: 4,563 Battle Record: 14-25 Champed - Art of Writing League (x2) - Lime Green Poetry Association Rep Power: 8181112	Dope, I need get my shit together lol got all the equipment just gotta clean the comp a biy __________________

10-21-2014, 07:15 PM	#20
uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	you have a million options what i will recommend is what i have used. RECORDING http://www.musiciansfriend.com/conde...ser-microphone http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acces...cast-mic-stand http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...-compact-mixer http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...peakers/j03545 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...ack-headphones that was my recording set up, i had different monitors(speakers), but those are probably better, they were the cheapest 5'' woofer monitors on there. I have 3'' akai's right now and there is 0 bass response. can't hear any low frequencies. the cheap 70 dollar sanyo's or whatever i had were better lol. but word. that mic is cheap, but is all anyone needs. the mixer has phantom power, which means it basically can power the mic. but yea, i had no pop filter, no soundproofing, nothing. just the mic set up in my room. not even in the corner, or centered etc, just in an open space against my wall lol. recorded excellent. i don't know how people get such shitty sound from home recording when using condensors, that mic was my first experience and it was fine. if you want to buy a cheap pop filter tho, and you can buy a cheap sound thing, that clips on to your mic and surrounds like 3/4 of the mic as well to dead any outside noise, but honestly its not needed. those headphones were the cheapest "closedback" headphones. those are all you need. you want closed back headphones because what that means is the sound coming out of them is confined to your ears when on your head. the sound doesnt bleed through, and your mic won't pick up what your listening to, so all it will record is your voice. the mixer is just a cheap 4 input mixer, really you only need 1 input but that is the mixer i had and i liked it alot. you plug the mixer into your pc via usb, your pc views it as a sound card. you plug the speakers into the outputs of the mixer and you plug the mic into the main input bada boom. now as far as MAKING BEATS i would use these headphones http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-a...dphones?pfm=sp everything else i already linked works fine with making beats as well. i wouldnt use these headphones to record with, i mean you absolutely can, they're not super loud, they are on your head, but i mean if someone was sitting next to you with them cranked up, you could definately hear what theyre listening to, so its not ideal for recording but those headphones are classic. they aren't pretty but they've been in every studio since forever lol. they play back sound exactly as it is, without any coloring. there are better headphones, sure, but i wouldnt want to recommend anything i havent used myself personally, and i don't know your budget. as far as what to actually make beats with http://www.musiciansfriend.com/softw...gnature-bundle all you will ever need. use that in conjunction with everything else you got. don't be phased by what muff said tho, getting good at making beats with ANYTHING is hard work, not just FL. FL can do anything any person who has ever made a beat before can do tho. you can do anything with it. for recording adobe audition is fine. any recording software is fine, you can record in FL as well and do everything in FL. __________________ EVERYBODY I KNOW GOT WEED OR GOT POWDER BUT I AINT GOT EITHER. GOT ALOT OF DEMONS Last edited by uh-oh; 10-21-2014 at 07:18 PM.