Recording Keyboards, Mics, and Guitars into Sony ACID

A lot of people have asked me how to record keyboards and other instruments/devices into ACID. This is my official response.

Summary: An explanation as to which cables you need in order to record sound from an external device (keyboard, rack, turntable, mic, etc.) into Sony ACID (or any other software multitrack) and how to connect these cables to your computer's stock sound card.

If you are not using a stock soundcard, i.e. the sound card that your computer came with, this video may not help you.

This video should apply to virtually all PC stock sound cards and external devices such as turntables, microphones (dynamic or condenser), keyboards/racks (including the roland phantom, korg triton and oasis, yamaha motif, sr-3, etc), guitar amplifiers, vcr's, televisions, dvd players, and basically anything else that outputs sound.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• acid
• sony
• making
• beats
• hip
• hop
• samples
• record
• recording
• how
• roland
• motif
• korg
• midi
• sound
• card
• cable
• rap

[TheReggiereg1]

You are about the only person I see reppn hip hop in Sony Acid so I appreciate your videos. Another question for you, I would like to add accpellas on into sony acid. Do I need to use something external or have you heard of any turntable vst that I could add? thanks in advance. 1

[jacksonwonderful]

@TheReggiereg1 just drag the acapellas files into acid like you would with any other sound file. you don't need a vst to do that.

[DonAlby1]

I HAVE AN M AUDIO MOBILE PRE SOUND CARD

AND FOR SOME REASON WHEN I TRY AND RECORD ON SONY ACID 5 IT DOESENT WORK!!!

CAN SUMONE HELP ME PLEASE

PLEASE!!!

i been hearing windows vista dont work on the soundcard

i been HEARING when u have the audio options under stero it doesent work either

CAN SUMONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!

[jacksonwonderful]

Do you need... help?

[WeForeigners]

hey thanks for answering my question last week but i got another one...how much of a difference will i get in my recordings if i upgrade to a 24-bit sound card instead of using my stock sound card on my laptop

[jacksonwonderful]

It all depends on how good/bad your stock soundcard is... and how good your ear is at picking up on subtle quality variations between recordings. There is a significant difference, however, if you don't have a huge need for the upgrade, then don't rush it until you've played around with sound for a while longer (unless you're dying to spend the money).

[garyperfectone]

thnks man..just one question..my toshiba has 1/8 headphones and one other 1/8 ..i assume that this is the input that will be used in Acid 8.0.I plan to go from our mixers quarter inch out(sub group) to the computer...thanks

[number1k9]

@ceetheproducer OK, you are a dick. I did not ask you anything. So if you wanted to be helpful thats one thing but don't come at me online, responding to my comment(s) like you're the smartest asshole in the world. And no, I am not a Fruity Loops studio guy.

[Mday2105]

Great video, thanks for your help :)

[robandjack]

can i use an IO like Line 6 UX2?

[TheReggiereg1]

@jacksonwonderful - I really appreciate your quick response. Thanks again!

[FukDaMinutemen]

i just ordered a lexicon omega usb i have 3 emu racks& a triton rack my shit will slap & slump soon

[SecCheddar]

Can you hook a midi keyboard directly to your laptop like with a midi to usb cable? My keyboard only takes one quater inch and i have the wire with the 8inch adapter but when i hook it up nothing happens. im using acid pro 7.

[fabianblom]

@jacksonwonderful lol hate the capslock thing