Our setup consists of two mics on the drums, and one line out from a bass amp- all plugged into a PA system/mixer which is then plugged into the computer’s soundcard.Īn electric guitar/electric bass, you gotta buy a converter at radioshack or someplace… there’s everything from a “standard-guitar-line-to-headphone-line” jack all the way to a full usb cord you plug into your guitar. We learned a lot messing around with Audacity and we’d like to stress some points- but don’t take them for granted…we’re still learning too! Well, here we go…
Only problem was, we didn’t have any clue how to use it! All we had were two mics, an okay P A system, a really nice bass amp, a drumset, and a few guitars and basses. So… me (I’m a drummer/singer…) and my best musical buddy Sam (bassist/guitarist) had this crazy idea to start using Audacity to record jam sessions to study/practice/look back at for reference. Absolute Beginner’s Basement Recording Guide