Digital Media: Getting Sound into Your Computer

Dummies eTips Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:03:18 -0700

*******************************************************
DUMMIES eTIPS: Digital Media
http://etips.dummies.com

*******************************************************

TODAY'S eTIP(TM): Getting Sound into Your Computer

For the home recording enthusiast, using a computer to record
music is often the best way to go. But first, you have to figure
out how to get the music into your computer. Traditionally,
you'd need a sound card to fit into a PCI slot in your computer.
You'd also need an audio interface that allows you to get the
sound from your mixer or preamp to the sound card. This is not
the case anymore.

Currently, you can bring audio into and out of your computer in a
couple of additional ways:

* Through an interface connected to the USB port: These
interfaces contain the converters and the soundcard, as
well as the inputs and outputs. These can work great;
the only problem is that you're limited in the number
of inputs and outputs the device can handle. This
limitation is due to the relatively slow data-transfer
speed of USB ports. If you don't see yourself needing
to record more than two tracks at once and you don't
have a computer with a PCI slot, then this may be a
good option for you.

* Through your FireWire port: Like the USB interface, the
sound card is housed in the interface unit along with
the analog inputs and outputs and the digital
converters. Although the Firewire transfer rate is
still slower than that of a PCI card, this type of
device may be a great choice if you have a laptop
computer or an iMac and you need to record more than
two tracks at a time. (FireWire is significantly faster
than USB.)

For more on digitally recording your music, pick up a copy of
Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies
[
http://portal.hungryminds.com/etip.asp?topic=dd17&promo=FeaturedTitles&link=www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0764516345.html
],
by Jeff Strong.

Home-Recording with Pro Tools: Writing Automation
[
http://portal.hungryminds.com/etip.asp?topic=dd17&promo=RelatedArticles&link=www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-2507.html
]

Miking the Drumset in Your Home Recording Studio
[
http://portal.hungryminds.com/etip.asp?topic=dd17&promo=RelatedArticles&link=www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1122.html
]

Meeting the Many Mixers for Home Recording
[
http://portal.hungryminds.com/etip.asp?topic=dd17&promo=RelatedArticles&link=www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1123.html
]

*******************************************************

*******************************************************
WIN ROXIO'S EASY MEDIA CREATOR 7!

Dummies.com has teamed up with Roxio to give away
Roxio's Easy Media Creator 7 Digital Media Suite,
a package of award-winning media applications that
will help you organize, edit, and preserve all your
digital media. One lucky winner will receive PhotoSuite 7,
VideoWave 7, Easy CD & DVD Creator, and Napster 2.0.
These applications are seamlessly integrated to enable
you to creat amazing multimedia.

Drop in soon to enter.

http://portal.hungryminds.com/etip.asp?topic=dd17&promo=SweepsRoxio&link=www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-102732.html

*******************************************************
DEMYSTIFY OS X, DOS, AND XP

Find new ways to put your computer to work with help
from our Operating Systems subcategory.

Drop by for a visit anytime.

http://portal.hungryminds.com/etip.asp?topic=dd17&promo=OperatingSystems&link=cda.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section.rdr?id=100014

*******************************************************
YOU'RE SO CRAFTY

To pass a snowy winter day, prepare for a
loved one's birthday, or even get a jump
start on a Valentine's Day, you'll never
run out of craft ideas on our Hobbies Page.

Drop in soon.

http://portal.hungryminds.com/etip.asp?topic=dd17&promo=Crafts&link=cda.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section.rdr?id=100034

*******************************************************
A WORD FROM US
*******************************************************
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED] This commercial e-mail is coming
your way because you subscribed to the service at http://etips.dummies.com/.
If you'd like to add more topics, choose a different format,
have your eTips sent to a different e-mail address, subtract
topics, or unsubscribe, visit http://etips.dummies.com/change.asp.

*******************************************************
A WORD FROM OUR LAWYERS
*******************************************************
This absolutely FREE service is brought to you by Dummies.com (http://www.dummies.com).

A Word From Our Lawyers
http://etips.dummies.com/disclaimer.html

Digital Media: Getting Sound into Your Computer

Reply via email to