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[garethkillester]

I’m trying to set up my own recording studio at home. The equipment I have so far is- Adobe Audition 1.5 editing software, Boss BR900 multi track recording studio, Fender Squire Strat electric guitar, Takemine G series acoustic guitar, Sennheiser e835 mic, Zoom gfx-5 effects pedal and a very old laptop with OS XP. All instruments are connected to The Boss BR900 and then the sound is played through a standard stereo through aux. I then transfer the files export the files to the laptop for editing with adobe Audition 1.5. The sound is crap. Am I connecting the equipment wrong or is the equipment I’m using crap? What else do I need? I connect the Acoustic directly to the Boss BR900 and the sound is very low and muffled. Recording one track is fine but the more tracks I record over each other the further the previous recorded tracks fade into the background even though they sound is clear on their own. Am I missing something to prevent this? Please answer all questions!!!!

Will i need an audio interface ?
Will i need a Midi Sequencer ?
What is te cheapest soundcard with preamp i can get?

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[brandondrury]

The sound is crap.

Post a mix in Recording Reviews. I'd like to hear what is going on. It will help me give better advice for you.

one track is fine but the more tracks I record over each other the further the previous recorded tracks fade into the background even though they sound is clear on their own. Am I missing something to prevent this? Please answer all questions!!!!

This sounds like something is wrong with your Boss recorder. I'd check the manufacturer and see what they say.

Will i need an audio interface ?

For any home recording, I always recommend a real deal audio interface. Check out my home recording soundcard wizard in my signature.

Will i need a Midi Sequencer ?

If you plan on using MIDI you will. I prefer Cubase for this, but I think Audition has a sequencer built in, doesn't it?

What is te cheapest soundcard with preamp i can get?

That sounds like a job for the Home Recording Soundcard Wizard.