Get a couple of cheap camera lights, picked these up around 8 euro each. USB charged and last about 3 hours, has made a huge difference in my āstudioā for recording.
3 different lighting styles and 5 levels of brightness.
No lighting
Lighting
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Iām the same. Audacity isnāt a DAW, itās an audio editor and recording app. In recent years, it has been developed to add many features that are commonly found on proper DAWs, but itās still, really, not a DAW.
But for simple projects, itās fine and a lot of people use it successfully.
Whatās the difference between this and a full DAW? Well, some of the things that Audacity lacks or is limited on, that you would expect from a DAW:
- Full multi-track recording and editing - Audacity can do multiple tracks, but thereās some limitations
- MIDI Tracks with virtual instruments - Audacity canāt do MIDI tracks at all
- Full channel strip capability with sends, returns, pre/post fader plugins, etc.
- Busses and flexible track/bus routing
- Non-destructive editing
- Parameter automation
- Compatibility with low-latency audio drivers (e.g. ASIO)
- A DAW workflow - Audacity is designed for audio editing and it works well for that, but itās quite clunky to use for larger or more complex projects. Part of this is due to the limitations listed above.
On the other hand, Audacity is a great tool and I always keep it around for the sort of audio editing tasks that I either wouldnāt fire up a full DAW session for, or which most DAWs arenāt so good at, like converting audio formats and basic file editing or doing a very quick recording.
Cheers,
Keith
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What a great question and topic. thanks joebelter for asking it!
Funny this weekend I was talking to my Son and asked him if I can learn a certain song would he sing the vocals for me so I would need to record him to the backing track , them me to the same backing track with the guitar parts.
Sorry for asking silly questions new to this like others.
I have played around with Reaper and have two Amps a Blackstar with USB out and a Spark.
Can I use OBS to record in then import into reaper or do you record direct into reaper?
I have a FIFINE condenser USB microphone that should be ok for vocals.
I also have Guitar pro 8 should or could I also use this ?
Are you looking to record video as well as audio? If so, you can use OBS, and then import the recording into Reaper to do the mixing.
Be aware that OBS only records audio in a compressed format (AAC I think) which means there will be some degradation of the audio compared to recording directly in a DAW which will record in a raw format. The degradation is, however, tiny, and may be acceptable to you and it will make the workflow a lot easier.
It is possible to record audio into a DAW at the same time as recording video into OBS, but the setup may be a little tricky depending on which OS you are using.
If you just want to record audio, go direct to Reaper.
You could use that to create backing tracks if you wanted. But I would export them as audio and import them into Reaper.
Cheers,
Keith
Thank you Keith,
Most appreciated I will give this a go and post questions as and when I get them thanks for your response.
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I would agree. The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is an excellent audio interface for beginners. Itās not too expensive, sounds good and is easy to use.
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You will also need a pair of headphones if you plan to record with a mic while playing along to your pre-recorded tracks, or else you will get feedback and/or bleed through.
Edit:
Closed back, over the ear, wired - not Bluetooth.
I like my AKG K 92s - sound good, comfortable, reasonably priced.
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