Computer, Audio Device, Studio Monitors
A personal computer is the typical means by which digital audio is recorded and stored. An external hard drive may be used for additional storage capacity. Routing audio to the computer will require an external or internal sound card or analog to digital converter (A/D). Studio monitors allow the user to listen to the play back. Also required for play back is a digital to analog converter (D/A). Many sound cards will provide both A/D and D/A converters. A good example of a sound card would be one of the following: Presonus AudioBox, Avid Mbox, M-Audio Fastrack pro. These products offer microphone pre-amps and also AD & D/A converters. They can connect to the computer via USB or Firewire connection and record 1-8 or more audio channels simultaneously. That means that many different sound sources can be captured at the same time. For example, this is needed when making a basic recording of a song where two different microphone signals are required for the voice and the guitar, or in situations to combine many different microphone sounds from the same source. Examples of studio monitor companies are Yamaha, Genelec, Tannoy, Focal.
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