Music Recording PC Help!!!

[tek inpektor]

I need to know what components a PC that will be used to record instruments and put the song together will need.

Please tell me below.

[MegaDave91]

Depends on how professional the setup will be. Basics will include a mic and a DAW (digital audio workstation).

[tek inpektor]

Depends on how professional the setup will be. Basics will include a mic and a DAW (digital audio workstation).

A mic is not a component, it's a peripheral...

[MegaDave91]

A mic is not a component, it's a peripheral...

You still need it (duh).

[Brazsty]

Depends on how professional the setup will be. Basics will include a mic and a DAW (digital audio workstation).

This, an i7 and a decent sound card

[MegaDave91]

This, an i7 and a decent sound card

I do fairly basic recordings (Blue Yeti + Reaper) with my computer just fine.

[needmorewood]

This, an i7 and a decent sound card

ehhhh for audio u really dont need an i7

[BallisticPeanut]

You still need it (duh).

 

Not really, you only need a mic if your doing vocals.

[SAV1OUR]

id imagine a sound card and a capture card 

[MegaDave91]

Not really, you only need a mic if your doing vocals.

 

Using a mic to record guitars is superior to direct.

[BallisticPeanut]

So I'm no specialist in professional audio, but I have a friend who is learning and working with it and he uses an external audio recording interface.  Something like this :  http://www.amazon.com/Focusrite-2i2-USB-Recording-Interface/dp/B005OZE9SA/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1393630225&sr=1-3  (I would get a suggestion from someone who knows better, this is just an example)

 

Honestly I don't think you need a high end sound card and as for a processor you should look at the system requirements on the software you use and work from there.

[Brazsty]

ehhhh for audio u really dont need an i7

Ow I thought the audio softwares were cpu intensive, but probably not

[tek inpektor]

You still need it (duh).

Do you know what a component is? I need to know what parts to shove inside of a PC to do professional audio recording, a mic won't record anything without a PC....

[needmorewood]

Ow I thought the audio softwares were cpu intensive, but probably not

well think about it how big are audio files are to work with and compare them to photoshop and video editing softwares. modern CPU's are quite powerful

[MegaDave91]

Do you know what a component is? I need to know what parts to shove inside of a PC to do professional audio recording, a mic won't record anything without a PC....

I have no idea what a component is. Please tell me.

[tek inpektor]

I have no idea what a component is. Please tell me.

Basically just a more professional way of saying the word part.

[tek inpektor]

well think about it how big are audio files are to work with and compare them to photoshop and video editing softwares. modern CPU's are quite powerful

Yeah, Audio samples use a lot of RAM, but you need a decent sound card and processor to compile, mix, and export a track.

[MegaDave91]

Basically just a more professional way of saying the word part.

You actually think I didn't know what "component" means? :0

[tek inpektor]

You actually think I didn't know what "component" means? :0

Well, I asked for components and you said 'mic'....

[needmorewood]

Well, I asked for components and you said 'mic'....

just so you know in this situation since its a core part of audio recording a MIC can be considered a component since it is core.

[tek inpektor]

just so you know in this situation since its a core part of audio recording a MIC can be considered a component since it is core.

Nope. Peripheral. Everything is on digital input to the PC. No vocals.