Newbie saying hello to everyone

[Sandcassle]

Hello to all of my fellow musicians in this forum. What a great site this is! I feel lucky to have found this website.

So, here’s my story….
A good recording engineer/musician friend and I decided to build a home studio about 3 years ago. We pooled our resources together. I provided my basement, plus a nice collection of gear. He supplied his engineering expertise, plus his Pro Tools PC recording system.
We made some fantastic recordings. I know very little about sound engineering, but with his help, all I had to do is play my music. It was great.
My friend passed away suddenly a year ago and all recording stopped. His family reclaimed his Pro Tools and the studio has remained silent ever since. I’ve really been missing laying down the tracks.
Recently, I decided to bite the bullet and attempt to learn how to record on my PC. I purchased Adobe Audition 2.0 and a Delta 1010LT audio card. But you know, reading the operating manuals for this equipment is like reading a Chinese newspaper for me. I’m intimidated by all of the terminology, acronyms and such. I’m sure this equipment will do amazing things, but all I want to do at this time is just lay down some basic tracks. That’s all.
Luckily, I found this fantastic site and so maybe there’s hope for me! I need some patient help to learn this stuff and I’m hoping you guys can help me out.
I mostly want to record acoustic & electric guitar, Roland keyboard and vocals. I have a Rode NTK tube mike and several SM 57’s/58’s.
I have the Audition 2.0 loaded on my computer, but yet have I installed the Delta 1010LT card. First I need to make sure I have the jumper switches configured properly for the recording I’m going to be doing.
Anyway, this is my introduction and I’m looking forward to meeting everyone on this site. Thanks in advance for your help.

Roy

[brandondrury]

I could have swore that I responded to this a couple of days ago, but maybe there was an error or something. Oh well.

But you know, reading the operating manuals for this equipment is like reading a Chinese newspaper for me.

The manuals are what you make of them. Just chill out and relax. Take your time and read them carefully. The instructions should be clear and understand. If you have problems, just ask.

Brandon

[Sandcassle]

Thanks for the reply, Brandondrury.....

Yeah, you're so right. I've taken my time reading this stuff and it slowly starts to gel. I'm up and running now, made some recordings that sound "better" than commercial quaility!

Well, maybe I'm exaggerating a little.....

I'm excited. I'll become a familiar thread poster in this forum.

[brandondrury]

I'm glad to hear you got it working! Don't be shy about posting a mix in Recording Reviews.

Brandon