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Summary: The equipment for recording music on a computer includes a computer with a FireWire or USB port, a recording program such as Pro Tools and microphones. Find out about the computer requirements for recording music in a home studio in this free video on music producing and recording from a veteran producer.
Greg Hansen has been a music producer for 35 years. He has produced more than 400 albums. He has also produced for film and other events.read more
"Hi, I'm Steve Lerud. I've been a recording engineer for over 20 years. I work with Greg Hansen. We also own, co-own, Eagle Springs Records and my site is LakeViewRecording.com. We're talking now about recording music into the computer. The basic elements that you need to record into a computer are a way to get into the sound. And there are several options. You can go to fire wires or USB ports for your simplest methods to connect. Or you can go full blown ProTools operation with their PCI cards hooked up. Then you need need microphone pre's or one or two microphone pre's, whatever you need. And then, of course, you input into the computer."