Recording advices

[Billie M]

Hi!
Do you guys have any advices on how to record a song (like voice + guitar)? I’ve been using GarageBand for a couple years now but whenever I record something it sounds like it has been recorded in a can of soup. I’m using the microphone of my computer which I know is probably not the best, but is there any software or hardware that could improve the sound quality?
I’m not looking for anything too sophisticated, just something simple and easy to use…and cheap.
Thank you!

 

[Dale Burroughs]

I use a uphoria um2 preamp ($20) to record guitar,it also can record microphone if it has a XLR cable. The software i use as amp sim is Guitar Rig 5 ($200,or you can just find a free download on the internet), the recording software i use is audacity (free) and pro tools ($500,you can also try to find a free download somewhere). Hopefully this helped!

 

[Filip Tomiša]

Computer mics are not very good if you want a good quality recording. If you want to have a good recording then i would recommend you getting an audio interface and a mic. Like Dale said, he uses uphoria um2 which is not that expensive. A good mic that can record vocals and guitar (acoustic) and that is not that expensive i think it would be Samson C01. Also getting a pop filter will really improve your vocal recordings

 

[Cedric L]

For my guitar I use Line 6 POD Studio UX2 (in germany 155€). The sound is not studio quality but for this price it makes a good job
So if you don’t want to spend much money this is a good device.

 

[Billie M]

Awesome! Thank you guys