mixing down your song

hey guys im still kinda of new to music production i just wanted to what is a multitracker is like a line mixer because i havent purchase either one yet, i now i need something to go with my mpc midi keyboard so when i start recording. iv been searchin for what it does but still need a liitle more info thanks guys.... peace

Multitracker is a hardware or software that allows you to record each track separately (from the mpc for example) and later have more control over every sample, sound etc. Software examples are Cubase, Pro Tools, Cool Edit Pro. Hardware examples - Roland VS1880 or Yamaha AW1600. Lots of them on the market.

By the way, you don't necessary need a midi keyboard to start recording. If your budget is tight, stick with mpc and your pc with more less good soundcard and you should be ok.

i still would need a interface to right?? thanks bro

i still would need a interface to right??

Well, that's what I meant by soundcard. It can be a stand alone one or a PCI one. Usually if you don't get the cheapest one it should be ok and they should have at least 1 MIDI IN and 1 MIDI OUT.
Nothing else I can think of to start recording.
Except speakers or headphones of course, but that's clearly necessary.

I don't know what your budget is, but look into a multi-track recorder. They are very cheap these days and can produce some amazing sound quality.

pretty much.... you could go very basic & have,

discman (or decks) + mpc + multitrack

look for a multitrack that has a midi out so it can tell the mpc when to play

mine is quite old now but has 8 tracks (4 mono, two stereo pairs) & CF card. so i can even just record samples on it then swap the card over to my mpc (it records .wav).

Another thing to look at would be...learning the craft itself. Having something to record on is just the start of the battle. The real test will come when you have to set levels, edit, eq, pan, and etc. You're just entering a new world that's different from the norm or what "consumers" come to expect.

I read every neww post in hopes that it covers something I do not know or have not found info on yet.... To piggyback on his question, does the Multitrack in essence take the place of a mixer, or can you get away with not having a multi channel Mixer if you have a MultiTrack? I have reading up on Mixers, but as I read this post and research it seems like the Multitrack could get the job done at this level (NooB)..... Thanx for all the info in this thread...

thanks guys for the info this really helps, but one more ? so then if i purchase the multitracker would still need prrotools?. the reason i ask u guys this is that my pc is kind of slow . but saving money to get the mac , it my be a long time before i get i just wanted somthing i can use to record to cd if iwanted to record...

go to guitar center and buy something called an m-audio mobilepre. it is $150. it is a great beginners interface. i used it for a couple years and never had any issues with it. ive read a few other people on here use it as well. this will allow you to plug the mpc into the mobilepre and record into fl studio. considering you are having a hard time with all of this, and you just want to record, this is what i would do. there is another audio interface called the m-audio audio buddy, im not sure what its features are, but if it has a left input and a right input, you will be straight.

once you have an inexpensive audio interface, you can record directly to fl studio. you can record one track at a time or one pad or the entire song. once the track is in fl studio as a wav, thats when you start to learn the mixing process. but what i suggest is learn to record first. recording and mixing are 2 completly different worlds (kind of). learn to get the music in there, then learn to make it sound the way you want it to sound. thats my advice...

ON your Mac comment... I have been looking at Mac Minis.... I heard about them on here. They are inexpensive on EBay and what I hear, they get the job done, they are just not mobile like a Mac Book.... Just thought I would share that bit of info.


There is also the Uno (M-audio) which has MIDI in and MIDI out to USB... Very o Budget way to get the info into your cpu.


Take my info lightly, I am a newbie as well, and just passing on info I get on this site.

oh yeah cozy thank for the links man the helped na lot.if u guys ever in chitown and u wanna do some diggin go to aplace called mr peabody's on the south side of chicago they have nice collection of everything. man u guys r the best i luv site . now back to work. PEACE