I am so lost. What do I need to record audio...?

JonyeWest · Post by **JonyeWest** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:48 am

So I just bought Ableton Live... I have a cheap $13.00 computer mic and stuff. I eventually planned to buy some mics and such... but I have no idea where to start. Ableton doesn't recognize said computer mic. do I need to make a midi purchase now, and if so, what do I get? and how much am I looking at spending??

Any advice would be appreciated!!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:56 am

if you are on pc, go to www.asio4all.com and download+install the driver. then switch live to ASIO and set up the mic in the asio4all panel. should be pretty straight forward.

JonyeWest · Post by **JonyeWest** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:57 am

Machinate wrote:if you are on pc, go to www.asio4all.com and download+install the driver. then switch live to ASIO and set up the mic in the asio4all panel. should be pretty straight forward.

Thanks a lot man. I'll give it a go now.

JonyeWest · Post by **JonyeWest** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:05 am

Machinate wrote:if you are on pc, go to www.asio4all.com and download+install the driver. then switch live to ASIO and set up the mic in the asio4all panel. should be pretty straight forward.

Ok... I did do that. I recorded in audio. it definitely worked... but now I can't play it back... any advice??

blank · Post by **blank** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:24 am

JonyeWest wrote:
Machinate wrote:if you are on pc, go to www.asio4all.com and download+install the driver. then switch live to ASIO and set up the mic in the asio4all panel. should be pretty straight forward.
Ok... I did do that. I recorded in audio. it definitely worked... but now I can't play it back... any advice??

- plug your headpnones in the headphones output

- Rtfm

- dtft ( do the f*c*in tutorials )

;P

lunabass · Post by **lunabass** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:03 am

^ what he said.

there are some excellent tutorials built into live. best bet for a newbe would be to run through them...should only take a few hours