How to Record Using a Samson G Track
- 1). Load the installation CD into your CD drive. It may take a few seconds for the information to load. The CD comes with a free version of the "Cakewalk" music production program. Click "Install" when prompted to load the necessary drivers and Cakewalk.
- 2). Plug the microphone cable into the USB socket. If you have a laptop, the USB is typically located on the side. On desktop computers, it is located either at the front or at the rear of the tower. The G Track is "bus powered", which means it gets its power from the computer via the USB cable, so no power supply is required.
- 3). Load up Cakewalk or your preferred recording program. The benefit of selecting Cakewalk in this instance is that it will automatically recognize the G Track. If using another program, click "Settings", then "Devices" and then "New Device." Your program will offer you a list of connected devices, select "Samson G Track" from the list.
- 4). Assign the G Track to a mixer channel. Double-click on the channel strip and when prompted, select "audio track." The G Track has an in-built mixer and interface, so you can plug other instruments into it to connect them to the computer.
- 5). Connect a pair of headphones by plugging the headphone cable into the headphone socket on the G Track audio interface section. Put the headphones on. Increase the volume to a suitable level using the headphone volume dial on the G Track.
- 6). Adjust the microphone level to a suitable volume. Sing into the microphone and adjust according to the level in your headphones.
- 7). Hit "Record" on Cakewalk or your preferred recording program and sing into the microphone.
- 8). Plug a quarter-inch instrument cable into the instrument jack on the G Track audio interface section. Open a new track in the recording program and select "Audio track." Turn the volume dial on the instrument to full, put on the headphones and adjust the volume dial on the G Track mixer section. Hit "Record" and play your guitar or bass part.
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