Dear guys,
i am a newbie, kindly help me
i am not very much aquainted with the rigs and pics of home recording studio.
help me to go ahead.
i have pc , reaper program installed, Casio beginners midi keyboard, a normal mic, a set of multimedia speakers,
if i purchase a interface and a set of monitors will it enough for me to go ahead,
(planning to buy a USB midi keyboard with in a month and learning midi in reaper)
about console, i do not know. i have seen it and read about it in web only.
Should i buy console? If i buy a console shall i drop interface?
i my home (@ India) i have two small room of about 50 sqft each. i decided to convert one for isolation and other for controlling. Being a typical middle class family person and not having more money to spend,
kindly tell me what equipment additionally i have to purchase (mic, headphones, cords……… )for my home recording studio?
Awaiting
You will probably want to go ask at the Reaper forum about that program, however.
They do have a forum, I think?
(edit: oops, I see that Poppa has already sent you there)
Apart from that, you have asked a really big question.
What interface are you thinking of purchasing?
You have two rooms to use?
That’s great.
I only have one!
Another great place to get information:
www.tapeop.com
FJ, welcome to the forum.
My suggestion is to start recording with what you have and when you understand the limitations with that then start to replace and upgrade.
Many a fine recording have been made using very basic equipment - it’s all about learning how to use it to its best.
Reaper is great - so is nTrack. Both will give you enough functionality to get you a long way.
Happy recording
Mark
Thanks poopa, Tom and Mark for spending your valuable time for me and responding
regarding interface i donot have any special idea.
the one with 8 challes… may be 
Well, if you want 8 channels you have lots of options. I recently purchased a MOTU 828mkIII, with firewire, and it is absolutely fantastic. Sounds great, and works nicely with 64 bit processors. That is one thing you’ll need to find out - whether your computer has 64 bit or 32 bit processing, and if 64, whether the interface you are considering will work with 64 bits. Some don’t, e.g., an Alesis 8 channel interface I bought without checking. That was a waste of money.
If you use an 8 channel interface with 8 preamps, you won’t need a console. The MOTU 828 only has 2 preamps, so I have some others. Some boxes, like the Presonus Firebox, have 8 (I have no experience with the Firebox, but I have other things they have made, and they seem generally well designed).
It looks like it doesn't do 64 bit processors, however?
I like the cut down piano VST that comes with it, however. I have one of those, and they sound really good.
What d’you reckon, Poopa? 
great piece of gear!
There is a shameful wealth of low cost really good gear for us these days.
The virtual multi channel PCI cards can be very reasonable.
http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/PCI/MiaMIDI/index.php
I use this one. It’s 8 into 2. I think it goes for around 80 USD.
2 into 8. sorry, fixyjohn
Well, if you want 8 channels you have lots of options.
I recently purchased a MOTU 828mkIII, with firewire, and it is absolutely fantastic.
Sounds great, and works nicely with 64 bit processors.
That is one thing you'll need to find out - whether your computer has 64 bit or 32 bit processing, and if 64, whether the interface you are considering will work with 64 bits.
Some don't, e.g., an Alesis 8 channel interface I bought without checking.
That was a waste of money.
If you use an 8 channel interface with 8 preamps, you won't need a console.
The MOTU 828 only has 2 preamps, so I have some others.
Some boxes, like the Presonus Firebox, have 8 (I have no experience with the Firebox, but I have other things they have made, and they seem generally well designed).
Thanks tom
kindly clarify
64 bit processing for my pc...........
where i have to check in my pc?
my daw has 64 bit depth, i am currently using 32 bit only.
awaiting
It looks like it doesn't do 64 bit processors, however?
I like the cut down piano VST that comes with it, however.
I have one of those, and they sound really good.
I think it does now Tom although I've not tried them (no 64 bit machine!)
See here:
http://www.tascam.com/details;9,15,1056,19.html
fixy - this is an issue that has caused a bit of confustion. Most (all? I dunno…) CPUs in new computers now use 64 bits rather than 32. This was done for faster graphics, I’ve been told. Anyway, if your CPU is 64 bits you have to make sure your recording interface has 64 bit drivers. Not all do.
To check if your computer is 64 bits:
1.
Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Performance Information and Tools.
2.
Click View and print details.
3.
In the System section, you can see what type of operating system you’re currently running under System type, and, under 64-bit capable, whether you can run a 64-bit version of Windows. (If your computer is already running a 64-bit version of Windows, you won’t see the 64-bit capable listing.)
This is from:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US…estions