Originally Posted by
J.Albert
If you want to "do it right", then the way to go is:
- audio interface (USB2 or firewire)
- decent mics (with XLR connectors)
- decent DAW (digital audio workstation recording software).
This will take care of the latency (you mentioned in post 62 above), by using "direct monitoring" from the interface during playback.
Firewire is "the best" for low-latency multi-tracking (unless USB2 has gotten better at it).
Insofar as recording software goes, I'm "a Cubase guy".
They have a free download/tryout to play with.
Buy a Steinberg USB interface, and Cubase comes bundled with it.
I thought I've been reading for a while now that Firewire is already obsolete and/or often unsupported on new hardware?
And aren't they up to USB 3 and USB 3.1 now? USB 2 is kinda 'yesterday' I thought, or am I misunderstanding the USB designations?
A quick Google brought up this article, "Buying a used audio interface? Buyer beware", quick quote:
"It can be really tempting to consider buying a [used] interface... The problem? They either don't have modern connection types (such as using obsolete FireWire) and/or there's no drivers for them for current operating systems (macOS or Windows) and/or they're not compatible with your current DAW....
"... You don't want FireWire or other connections that are a sign of an interface's age (unless they also have USB).
"Sure, you can add FireWire to your computer... and some of you may even have FireWire already on your computer. But it's a sign of obsolescence and should be avoided."
I have a hard time keeping up with tech. Seems like it was just the other day we were still using external SCSI Zip drives (back then I was using a Mac, and SCSI was 'the' thing for external peripherals) and then they came out with USB (when it was still so new they hadn't even numbered it yet) which eventually rendered my entire system and all its devices 'obsolete' and 'unsupported'... sigh... being stubborn, I kept using it anyway for many years, but was unable to upgrade or update/change/add anything because no software was being written for something that 'old'.
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