Building A Linux Music Studio
This
is a great time to be your own recording and sound engineer. There are
all kinds of great digital recording gear, from tiny portable recorders
to multi-channel mixer-recorders with CD burners, and Linux has a
wealth of good-quality audio recording and editing programs. The hard
part is figuring out where to start because there is so much to choose
from. I’ll talk a bit about the different types of digital recorders,
and then run through recording a live performance and making a CD using
Linux.
Two of my favorite sites for music gear are Musician’s Friend and zZounds; if you’re not familiar with digital recording gear check out this assortment of digital multitrack recorders, and here is a sampling of small portable digital recorders.
Unlike a lot of cranky
old audiophiles who demand analog sound, I like this newfangled digital
era. I have a Marantz PMD221 portable mono cassette recorder and a
Tascam 424 MKII Portastudio. The Marantz is a great little recorder
that is the standard for journalists and anyone else who needs a
rugged, high-quality portable audio recorder. The Tascam is an
entry-level 4-track mixer-recorder. I use the Marantz with an external
microphone to record live music because it’s small and easy to lug
around. The sound quality is good even for music. I use the Tascam at
home to play around with mixing, overdubbing, fixing problems, and
other fun pretend-studio-mogul stuff.
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