I’m obviously still new to this, but I never would have thought of recording in chunks for myself.
And yet, now that you say that’s how you do it, I think about the fact that this is how most pro musicians do it all the time. Like, you listen to the record and it isn’t likely that they laid down their parts for the whole song at once, but they just did it in pieces. Don’t know why that light bulb didn’t go on for that for myself. Probably because I was thinking “I need to know the whole song, and should be able to play the whole thing straight through” but didn’t put together that that doesn’t mean I have to record it that way. That’s what muti-tracks are for in the DAW.
Except when they’re playing live. It has always been my goal to be able to play songs all the way through, as if I was playing a live gig. Others, like @howard, don’t care too much about that: they want to produce the best track they can, regardless of how many takes it takes (pun intended ). It all depends on your goals.
Amplitube has an 8 track recorder, I put my backing track on the first track and record my playing on another track while the backing track is playing. If i record something i want to keep, i’ll export it to a project folder and bring it into reaper later for mixing.
Even if I’m not recording, I find that the recorder is useful for practicing to a backing track
Just wrapping up and tying a bow on the thread, I picked up a Behringer BD121. It just got here, and I just started playing with it. It looks to be exactly what I was looking for.
Interestingly, that was my first Sweetwater purchase (because Amazon was out of stock). They really DO send a bag of candy with every purchase! I thought I wouldn’t get one, it being just a $30 sale. But nope, I got my candy!
Sweetwater is great for new gear, I’ve had nothing but good experiences with my rep there. Can text him whenever and he’s responsive, even with occasional chit-chat. And yes, they really do send candy with every purchase (not that most of it is really good, but some of the stuff they send has nostalgic value)… even when I sent something for return and they sent a replacement unit - yup candy there too!
). It all depends on your goals.
