Home recording - techy advice please

[eyeheartsatan]

I'm looking for people's views on the best way to set up a basic project/demo recording set up - I'm not new to it - but when I say that I am now using Windows Vista ( ) I'm sure some of you may want to either rush to my aid or just give me a damn good thrashing..
I used to use cubase along with ez-drummer and native intstruments and i'd plug guita/bass in via an M-audo interface. - and on windows XP which worked very nicely.

with vista my problem is finding a DAW/sequencer that actually works - I tried Guitar Tracks (cakewalk) but couldn't find a way of writing a drum track.
So - in a nutshell - i have the hardware - and need to know if anyone is in the same boat as me and can actually find a set-up that works for them - or is it gonna be less hassle to have a dual boot up system and run XP(which i'm not too keen on as it looks a bit scary)

Any help would be mucho appreciated. Cheerz

[Assmask]

For my drumming I use a program called PC Drummer - you can download a demo from their website - you can add all sorts of samples to it. It's quite effective.

For details on how to get the non demo version pm me.

Once you've written a track you need to do some kind of record "What you hear" into Cubase. My Edirol UA-25 has a Digital in signal so it records whatever is being played on the computer at any given time straight into Cubase.

I don't know if that will be any use to you. From what it sounds you're already quite accomplished in this field so I have probably just told you somehting that you've already considered and discounted.

Now that I have my Roland electronic kit I'm going to be recording drum tracks straight into Cubase directly, so my time with PC Drummer is winding down as my drumming skills pick up. It is still a useful program in itself though.

[eyeheartsatan]

Thanks

i'll definitely check out PC Drummer but my main problem is finding a decent DAW that works with Vista. Cubase unfortunately doesnt. I'd like to keep using it - but want to know what other Vista users are using. I've heard that the newest versions of cubase are supposed to run on vista - but i'm not convinced. Just wondering if there's anything else worth trying.

[Ean]

From the Steinberg website :-

Windows Vista Support

Cubase 4.1 now fully supports Windows Vista32. A Preview Version for Vista64 is also available, which runs natively as a 64-bit application and supports up to 128GB RAM.

They're now up to Cubase 4.5, so any niggles should have been ironed out by now.


And there's nowt wrong with Vista.

[wildsam6o]

personally ive got :-

Macbook (garageband)
Line6 toneport ux2


and i record everything on that, it comes out sounding well (i do use an electric kit tho)

if u wanna hear a few track that were recorded on my stuff listen to my mates stuff
www.myspace.com/jaymeself

it sounds pretty good tbf

You can pick up ux2's now for about £60, well worth it

[Assmask]

Also try Audacity - freeware, almost as good as Cubase in the digital recording stakes.

[eyeheartsatan]

Ace - some good tips there! - Wasn't aware that Cubase had released a few Vista friendly versions - but until I can get myself one of those babys I'll give Audacity a try - I prefer keeping it as lo-fi as possible - so that might be my weapon of choice.
Ta folks - (any more tips - keep 'em coming!!)