Here, we’ll be treating your new audio interface as your first audio interface - and assuming very little with regard to your prior knowledge of interfaces or recording. The examples given will be for ...

Getting the right amount of preamp gain on your audio interface for your recording can make the difference between a great recording and a bang-average one. Set your gain too low and you run the risk ...

Sonar Music Creator ($35) is well-priced and has a clean interface that is simple to use, as is Acoustica Mixcraft ($65) --and both programs use the popular DirectX and VST plug-in formats.

Tell us about it in the comments. This is the last of a three-part series on how to set up a home-based music-recording studio. Part two, which ran yesterday, talks about mixers and audio interfaces.

While some musicians have a full desktop set-up, many like to use a laptop, which allows them to record and track on the go. Purchase: Apple MacBook, $1069+ on Amazon.com. 2.

Budget so far: $698 Drums Recording drums is a fine art—it requires a good understanding of audio engineering principles to make sure the sounds don’t bump into one another. A cymbal crash ...

How to set up HDR gaming on your 4K HDR TV and PlayStation 4 or PS4 Pro The advent of 4K UHD resolution has been a significant boon to gaming, as it has brought crisper resolutions and more ...

A bad interface can hurt your incoming sound, so you don't want to go with something on the really low end. In fact, you're better picking up a nice interface like the Apogee Duet on the used market.