Home Recording

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The Omega Desktop Recording Studio by Lexicon turns a home computer into a professional-quality recording studio. Instruments and microphones can plug directly into the mixer, which connects to the computer via USB. The $300 package includes a 32-track recording software suite to edit, process and mix compositions.

Korg PXR4 digital recorder

For those not wanting to lug a computer to the garage or studio, portable digital mixers may be the answer. Korg's PXR4 digital recorder and Tascam's Pocket Studio 5 both offer four-track recording and mixing in hand-held packages for around $300. The mixers feature built-in guitar and vocal effects, and record in MPEG format. Both can also connect to computers via USB

Of course, there are those of us that still like to record at home,old school.I think that what we might gain in cleanness and crispness by going digital, we lose in real tone.There is nothing that can compare with the overdrive and tube saturation of an old Marshall 100 watt head.Having said that, any way you want to record will be a learning experience and, therefore, valuable.It is definately way cool to hear your song coming out of the stereo speakers,so plug in to (whatever)and rock on, or jazz on, or whatever drives you.Peace out.



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