You've got the gear... now what? Let's get started.

With the holiday gifting season out of the way (and those after-Christmas sales in full swing), there's a lot of newly-minted home recordists around the world this week. Hopefully, you've read all the manuals, hooked everything up properly, and installed all of the drivers you need to make your gear work. Now, it's time to record.
If you're new to recording, check out our FAQs, then head over to our Recording 101 section -- you'll quickly learn the basics of recording, and what all those knobs and settings do. You'll also learn the basics of mixing and mastering, the final touches that it takes to make your recordings shine. You've got the gear... now what? Let's get started. originally appeared on About.com Home Recording on Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 23:57:11.Permalink | Comment | Email this