kidrow
Adept
Hi all,
I'd like to know what's the cheapest way to digtally record the mic output along with the keyboard or Karaoke output.
To give you some background - My dad pursues singing as a hobby. So he'd like to be able to sing along with the keyboard or karaoke track & have it recorded. Until my Sony & Philips compact hi-fi systems conked, the recording was done on tape. But now we have to go digital. Hence this thread.
I had created a thread some time back when my music systems were acting up & got a lot of feedback. I mention this only because it serves up an opportunity to again thank everyone for their response. Much appreciated.
Coming back to the current situation,
From my understanding, I will essentially need a basic audio mixer. Something like this should suffice - http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/502.aspx.
& for the actual recording, a digital voice recorder (apart from the PC) like this - http://www.sony.co.in/product/icd-ux533f
So I plug in the mic & keyboard to mixer inputs, the mixer output to mic-in on the digi recorder, use headphones to hear what is being recorded, & it's all good.
So my questions are -
1. Am I correct in understanding what is needed?
2. The particular mixer & recorder mentioned will set me back by Rs. 5k & 3k roughly. Are there any cheaper alternatives? Even local brands that can get the job done will do.
3. On the recorder, will using the mic-in be the same as using the line-in on the PC soundcard? Or are there any cons to this?
Many thanks for your time & patience. Much obliged.
I'd like to know what's the cheapest way to digtally record the mic output along with the keyboard or Karaoke output.
To give you some background - My dad pursues singing as a hobby. So he'd like to be able to sing along with the keyboard or karaoke track & have it recorded. Until my Sony & Philips compact hi-fi systems conked, the recording was done on tape. But now we have to go digital. Hence this thread.
I had created a thread some time back when my music systems were acting up & got a lot of feedback. I mention this only because it serves up an opportunity to again thank everyone for their response. Much appreciated.
Coming back to the current situation,
From my understanding, I will essentially need a basic audio mixer. Something like this should suffice - http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/502.aspx.
& for the actual recording, a digital voice recorder (apart from the PC) like this - http://www.sony.co.in/product/icd-ux533f
So I plug in the mic & keyboard to mixer inputs, the mixer output to mic-in on the digi recorder, use headphones to hear what is being recorded, & it's all good.
So my questions are -
1. Am I correct in understanding what is needed?
2. The particular mixer & recorder mentioned will set me back by Rs. 5k & 3k roughly. Are there any cheaper alternatives? Even local brands that can get the job done will do.
3. On the recorder, will using the mic-in be the same as using the line-in on the PC soundcard? Or are there any cons to this?
Many thanks for your time & patience. Much obliged.