https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:13:45 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148351 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:15:57 +0000 Just for the fun of it I wanted to test everything in Kristal Audio Engine (KAE), so I recorded 3 separate solotracks in parallell with the backing track. Then I added reverb to one solotrack, echo to the second solotrack and delay to the third solotrack.
It is not the best of music, but it was fun to test the capabilities of KAE.
After exporting the mixdown to a .wav file I converted the .wav file to .mp3 with Audacity.

The nice thing with the mixer is that you have control of the signal level of main mixed outgoing signal (with the LED VU meters) to the line-input of the computers soundboard .
Just occasional blinks on the 0 dB LED´s seems to be the right output level for the line input on my integrated NVidia soundboard.]]> In The Studio Kalle_in_Sweden https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148351 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148340 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:47:22 +0000
Your recording is great..Did you add the reverb with the mixer or was that with the V-Amp?]]> In The Studio Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148340 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148332 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:31:03 +0000 I think that the Behringer FCA202 F-Control FireWire Audio Interface ( http://www.behringer.com/FCA202/index.cfm?lang=ENG ) will do the job for you, but do you have a firewire interface on your laptop ?
It is not as common as the USB2 interface.

I have a VAMP-2 and just bought a UB802 Mixer ( a music shop here had a very good christmas price).
And I find the mixer very good and easy to use in combination with the V-Amp 2.
I just did recording test with them connected to my computer and using Kristal SW with ASIO4ALL.
hear here http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=3286393&q=lo]]> In The Studio Kalle_in_Sweden https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148332 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148315 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:30:15 +0000
I looked for reviews and there aren't any yet...this was just released in November 2005 so no real reviews yet..I saw one and it looked promising...

It looks like Behringer is really trying to compete with the "specialty" companies...not sure if that's god or bad?]]> In The Studio Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148315 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148299 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:52:47 +0000
I know I am very happy with my M-Audio PreUSB and it sounds like Smokindog is happy with his M-Audio firewire so you should be good to go either way. Thank Nils...Do you know anyone who has used the Behringer interface I posted? It's half the price of the M-Audio one...I have been VERY happy with all my Behringer products so far but I always ask when looking at something new.

Thanks No, I have never tried it so I can't help on that. I am sure someone has so hopefully they chime in here. I like Behringer myself so I would like to hear about it.]]> In The Studio Nils https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148299 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148297 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:48:51 +0000
I know I am very happy with my M-Audio PreUSB and it sounds like Smokindog is happy with his M-Audio firewire so you should be good to go either way. Thank Nils...Do you know anyone who has used the Behringer interface I posted? It's half the price of the M-Audio one...I have been VERY happy with all my Behringer products so far but I always ask when looking at something new.

Thanks]]> In The Studio Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148297 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148296 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:45:40 +0000
I know I am very happy with my M-Audio PreUSB and it sounds like Smokindog is happy with his M-Audio firewire so you should be good to go either way.]]> In The Studio Nils https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-148296 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-14187 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:38:55 +0000
I know the M-Audio Pre is probably the way I will go but it's a bit out of my pricerange right now...However I did find this Behringer Used FCA202 F-Control FireWire Audio Interface that's much cheaper and will allow me to also get the Behringer Eurorack UB802 Mixer. With the two combined I think it will give me every option I need that the M-Auidio Pre can give me (I was planning on getting the mixer with the M-Audio Pre anyway)..

Does anyone have experience with this interface? Also, would firewire be better/worse than USB in terms of latency and sound quality? I know quite a bit about computers but firewire is a bit new to me...

Thanks]]> In The Studio Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/home-studio-using-laptop/#post-14187