Asking for a friend who has a birthday coming up. She had a rough year in 2023 and I really want to surprise her with something to record with, but I don't know really anything about recording any kind of audio. She's got an electronic keyboard and a bluetooth speaker & microphone but thats it. She also really likes to freestyle!

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[–] mechwarrior2@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

a 2x2 ("2 in, 2 out") audio interface, so she can send the audio signal from her keyboard and mic into recording software (a "DAW", digital audio workstation) over usb

[–] AcidMarxist@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

She'd need a computer to run most recording software right?

[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

tablet or phone are options too

[–] mechwarrior2@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes I'm assuming she would record to computer, then in the software she would be able to edit, mix, etc

Alternatively without a computer she could use something like a Zoom handheld recorder (basically a digital version of the old 4 track tape recorders), but editing capability within the device would presumably be limited vs using a DAW