I’m a guitarist/singer and I’m looking to record some acoustic stuff. I have a condenser mic, but I would need an audio interface. I’m not looking for a fancy setup, just bare bones really. Any recommendations for an open source audio workshop? What’s my cheapest quality option for an audio interface?

Thanks!

  • kazren@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    For quality, I’d recommend Focusrite Scarlett. I’ve used the solo and the 18i20 and i love them across the board. A 3rd gen Solo is about $100usd, but you get a mic input, line input, RCA outs for speakers, and a headphone output and control. New also means software (ableton live lite, at least when I got mine way back when) so you can use the interface right away.

    …realizing I’m on lemmy, so just in case: can’t help much on the software front because I have a dedicated music pc with windows, but can confirm the Solo works like a charm with pop, zorin, and mint at least.

    • TexasDrunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Unless they’ve gone backwards, the 2i2 worked super well on Linux with JACK. I haven’t used one in years (I’ve got a sizable USB mixer these days) but I remember that Focusrite stuff just worked.

      But these days I’m like you. Dedicated Windows PC for music making.