Recording Electric Guitar To An Ibook, Help Sought - PLEASE! Options

[sowhatfilms]

Hi all,

my name's Matteo Prezioso, and I am a London-based independent filmmaker, as well as a macmusic member.

Apologies in advance for what might, will look as a way-too-basic question for you. I have been a guitar player for years. I know have decided to record a few tracks on my laptop to then give for further developing to my composer(s).
I basically am trying to record my guitar 'straight' to my Mac (iBook). I've been given some advice on how to do that, and though I've got now the proper gear, I still cannot, so to speak, see the light.
Apologies if my language is too down-to-earth, but I am just trying to expain exactly what I've been doing. I hope for some technical help.

I've got an iBook G3 800Htz 612 RAM (with Cubase SX Mac OS X 10.3 Panther), a Behringer UB802 as external mixer, and an iMic as USB stereo device. Funnily enough Cubase SX (not the version 2.0) seems to work fine, though I have never properly used. Yet again, it runs fine. What follows is that I have done so far.

A)
I have connected the mixer to the iMic by using 'tape out' on the Behringer with a stereo L/R cable (I have not used the 'main out' because I don't have the proper jack size.
Then, I have inserted the other end of the cable to the iMic INPUT. From there, I've connected the iMic to the iBook via USB.
B)
I've opened system preferences on my iBook (I've got MAC OS X Panther 10.3) Opened INPUT and selected 'iMic USB audo system'. Then opened OUTPUT and done the same (i.e. selected 'iMic USB audio system'). I've then opened again input, and checked that the sound does go through the Mac by seeing the leds going up and down on the system preferences' sound's 'input levels'. Which looks good to me for there is no led up, downs when selecting selecting 'internal - built in - michrophone'. So far so good.
C)
I've opened Cubase SX. And it's here - I believe - that I am getting something wrong. No matter what I try, everything seems dead. No colour leds moving up and downs, etc. I have never used Cubase, and so I don't really know what I am doing wrong. But I've been trying for quite some time, unsuccessfully. I just need to know if I have missed some important step here and there. Any idea?

Finally. I am always interested in collaborations for my films. If interested let me know and I'l llet you know more about upcoming projects, and the ones done already to which you can have a look on the web.

Regards,

Matteo Prezioso
So What! Films - London
Email: sowhatfilms[who happen to be at]aol.com

This post has been edited by lepetitmartien: Mon 21 Jun 2004, 03:22