how can I optimze......................................?

[MOcat]

Greeting to all I am new to the forum.
I am in Albany NY and looking forward to getting into the music sceen. As many have done : You have to start somewhere.
So I hope to you Guys and Galz will embrace me with open arms and heart and share your knowledge. I do alot of reading but I am a parent that doesn't have to much time ...BUT I make time. alot of latenights and early mornings.

I have saved money and recently invested in a
4 str. Washburn Bass
Behringer Eurorack 2004A mixer
aiwa surround speakers (not powered) funny four prong
Gateway PC running Win ME 192ram 40 gig (standard soundcard)
Behringer Multicom Pro Dyn Processor model MDX 4400
1 Tecnic turntable
JVC amp and surroun
Lexicon MPX 100 dual channel processor
recording to Sony Minidsk

and I am learning
Cubase for editing
Orion for beatz
Rebirth learning
Reycle loops
and some sample site
Please show me how to connect these things for optimal use
I have been putting this off long enough.
And let me know where I can learn more, also what more do I lack?
Any members in Albany ,NY area give me a buzz[COLOR=blue][FONT=century gothic][SIZE=3][B]

[MOcat]

lease someone answer my reply


Mocat

[The Finch]

Hey bro,

Route your Mixing Desk into your PC's Soundcard via the Mixers "Stereo Out" AUX jacks then plug your other gear directly into your Mixer when need be.

For my home studio, I use a Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1 Soundcard, it's cheap and only 18bit but it works just fine with Cubase and my other audio applications with very low latency.

Check out this awesome website for additional info, it helped me a great deal:

http://www.tweakheadz.com/

Theres a very indepth Home Recording guide there which will take you through the process of setting up your gear in a very straight forward way.

I have a very minimal set up here and take advantage of my PC for everything else. I've just rigged up a Yamaha MT400 4-track with built in Mixer into my Hercules Fortissimo Soundcard and compose music using my Guitar and MIDI enabled keyboard through Cubase SX. I engineered and mastered my bands CD through Cubase SX just through using the superior audio applications contained within it!

Good luck bro I hope this helps, if ya need any more advice just mail me until then,

Rock on!