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OK, Borat, here's the definitive answer:
1. Get a good sounding sound card (ie. the 6fire, or Audigy2, which is only slightly worse), or, if you're really low on the money and are happy with your Audigy's quality (not everyone's an Audiophile, and it's nothing to be ashamed of - and saves you a lot of money
), keep that and see if it isn't enough for your needs. You can always get a better card later (I'd recommend the 6fire).
2. Get a good, cheap mic/line mixer. The Behringer EURORACK UB1002 fits your needs perfectly:
- 2 amplified mic ins (1 voc, 1 drums, for instance)
- 4 stereo line ins with gain, so you can connect your guitars and bass too (it preamplifies the signals so you can just plug it into any ol' line in)
- mixing for all channels, so you can record all instruments and vox at once, and even use it for your PA
- lots of other stuff
It costs 60 GBP MSRP inc. VAT.
This setup gives you a lot of freedom for a relatively low price:
You can record each instrument separately, if you want (you'd need a mixer even for that, 'cause you need a mic preamp and guitar/bass preamps, which are all built in here). But you can also record all (or some) instruments and vox at once, because you can change the volume (and EQ!) for each channel separately. AND you already have a mixer for your PA.
If you think you need more mic ins, the Eurorack UB1202 has four, and costs 75 GBP.
AZ
1. Get a good sounding sound card (ie. the 6fire, or Audigy2, which is only slightly worse), or, if you're really low on the money and are happy with your Audigy's quality (not everyone's an Audiophile, and it's nothing to be ashamed of - and saves you a lot of money
), keep that and see if it isn't enough for your needs. You can always get a better card later (I'd recommend the 6fire).2. Get a good, cheap mic/line mixer. The Behringer EURORACK UB1002 fits your needs perfectly:
- 2 amplified mic ins (1 voc, 1 drums, for instance)
- 4 stereo line ins with gain, so you can connect your guitars and bass too (it preamplifies the signals so you can just plug it into any ol' line in)
- mixing for all channels, so you can record all instruments and vox at once, and even use it for your PA
- lots of other stuff
It costs 60 GBP MSRP inc. VAT.
This setup gives you a lot of freedom for a relatively low price:
You can record each instrument separately, if you want (you'd need a mixer even for that, 'cause you need a mic preamp and guitar/bass preamps, which are all built in here). But you can also record all (or some) instruments and vox at once, because you can change the volume (and EQ!) for each channel separately. AND you already have a mixer for your PA.
If you think you need more mic ins, the Eurorack UB1202 has four, and costs 75 GBP.
AZ
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