Thank you Mac,Videotrack and Guitarhacker. I'm glad there are guys like you out there. I've been having fun with BB singing & playing guitar with it. Over time I've gotten better at imputing and editing songs but would now like to do some vocal recording to spice up my voice when singing for others. I guess I'll proceed with my USB recording mic. & see if I'm satisfied with it. I'm aware that some of you don't think too much of them. I'm generally satisfied with the sound I get directly from laptop through the mixer-amp & speakers. I did upgrade to a better soft synth called Forte from PG Music. The question is whether this would be good enough for doing vocals on the audio track. Now when you talk about interfaces, do you mean an external sound module? When I started with this I had intended on getting one, but opted for the Forte soft synth to save some money. These are dumb questions I know, but I'm learning, considering that when I started this stuff I barley knew the difference between a channel & a track! There is also the question of mixing. Someone from the forums I can't remember who, stressed the importance to me of getting a decent mix, by setting up in a large area like a big garage, not a small one, doing the mix then freezing the tracks. This I did & it comes out pretty good for the small venue gigs I do. I also have the advantage of seeing the music & lyrics as I sing & play. Now he also recommended to not burn to CD or MP3, but to take the laptop with on the gig. Only with much experience with mixing should I render anything to an MP3 or CD. So this brings another question to mind: Under what enviorment would you mix before burning a CD? Obviously, a CD can be played in any place large or small right? Anyway, I can deal with that later. For now I need to know more about getting my voice on the audio track & whether it will be good enough with the stuff I have right now or not.
I really do appreciate you guys out there on the forums & at PG Music. I feel as though I've come along way from where I started, nut have a ways yet.
russ66