Hello from Texas!
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:03 pm
After waiting nearly a year to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 from 18.04, I ended up with a clean install of 20.04 with vanilla Gnome and used Ubuntu Studio installer. That's been my intention since last spring/summer, and here at last I've got a whole suite of software I have no idea what to do with. 
I have a modeling/practice amp (Positive Grid's Spark40) to use as an interface for guitar/bass, and picked up a Neewer NW-8000 USB condenser mic on the cheap which I figured would suit my purposes. However, I think I'd like a better but still sub-$100 XLR condenser. I'm looking at an MXL 990 or Marantz Pro MPM1000 and a Behringer UM2 audio interface. I may or may not return the Neewer, it could still be useful.
My purposes are purely hobby, to get some ideas down that I've had rolling around my head and just for fun. I'm disabled due to a chronic nerve disorder and largely gave up music the past 20 years, but it's become therapeutic to me the last couple of years. I'm not trying to make a record, just learn, have fun, and maybe share with family and friends. I don't know that I'll even stick with it to be honest, it's just something I'd like to try and I have a feeling it would be good for my mental health.
I'm relatively tech savvy and have used FreeBSD and Linux in some form or other exclusively since 2004 when I kicked Windows to the curb for good. Not an expert, but good at reading and figuring things out . . . and things usually go well, except when they don't. Jack sures like to mess up my audio for one thing, and I keep having to restart alsa, so that's a pain in the butt but I figure I'll get it sorted eventually.
Are there any other things I may have overlooked in my set-up? Also, recommendations for usable headphones that won't break the bank would be much appreciated. What would you tell someone who is a complete newbie to recording, particularly using Linux? I watched a video about using Ardour, so I know there are some good tutorial videos out there.
Looking forward to exploring the forums and gleaning what wisdom I can!
I have a modeling/practice amp (Positive Grid's Spark40) to use as an interface for guitar/bass, and picked up a Neewer NW-8000 USB condenser mic on the cheap which I figured would suit my purposes. However, I think I'd like a better but still sub-$100 XLR condenser. I'm looking at an MXL 990 or Marantz Pro MPM1000 and a Behringer UM2 audio interface. I may or may not return the Neewer, it could still be useful.My purposes are purely hobby, to get some ideas down that I've had rolling around my head and just for fun. I'm disabled due to a chronic nerve disorder and largely gave up music the past 20 years, but it's become therapeutic to me the last couple of years. I'm not trying to make a record, just learn, have fun, and maybe share with family and friends. I don't know that I'll even stick with it to be honest, it's just something I'd like to try and I have a feeling it would be good for my mental health.
I'm relatively tech savvy and have used FreeBSD and Linux in some form or other exclusively since 2004 when I kicked Windows to the curb for good. Not an expert, but good at reading and figuring things out . . . and things usually go well, except when they don't.
Jack sures like to mess up my audio for one thing, and I keep having to restart alsa, so that's a pain in the butt but I figure I'll get it sorted eventually.Are there any other things I may have overlooked in my set-up? Also, recommendations for usable headphones that won't break the bank would be much appreciated. What would you tell someone who is a complete newbie to recording, particularly using Linux? I watched a video about using Ardour, so I know there are some good tutorial videos out there.
Looking forward to exploring the forums and gleaning what wisdom I can!