Mar 26, 2004 01:13 pm Quote:
Or may be two for drums, one on guitar, one on bass and record vocals later
if thats an option, id do it that way...thats how a lot of bands record in the studio anyways...
I've only got 4 inputs!
Posted on Mar 26, 2004 12:39 pm
FunkDadyP
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This isn't a big deal except when I want to record my three piece band. Should I just go one mic for each instrument and one for vocals? Or may be two for drums, one on guitar, one on bass and record vocals later? I've experimented with laying down drums first, then guitars and then vocals, but it just loses some of it's raw feeling. I like live recordings.
My question is how would you record a live three piece with only 4 inputs?
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Mar 26, 2004 01:13 pm Quote:
Or may be two for drums, one on guitar, one on bass and record vocals later
if thats an option, id do it that way...thats how a lot of bands record in the studio anyways...
Mar 26, 2004 02:27 pm Or maybe it's time to upgrade your soundcard? A delta 1010Lt or another Delta 44 prehaps?
jues.
Mar 26, 2004 03:04 pm I was thinking about that the other day jues, but my mixer only has 4 sub outs. So if I get another delta 44, could I run vocals straight into the card, or would I need to get a pre-amp for that? Or maybe just another small 4 channel mixer?
Mar 26, 2004 03:40 pm Does the Mackie have AUX outs on it? These could be used to feed the soundcard's inputs as well.
Mar 26, 2004 04:29 pm hmm first of all what board do you use??
do you have direct outs or just sub groups??
how many tracks do you have availabe?(i use 16 channel mixer but have 24 tracks)
does your mixer have inserts?? if so use them for direct outs
jues mentioned mackie which does have aux outs(6 on the 1604 i dont know about the other boards)
if i had 4 outputs with lets say 8 tracks and wanted to do a live recording i would use a stereo bus for the drums 1 track for guitar 1 track bass and as flame said overdub the vox later imho vox sound like *** done live unless the singer is in isolation with the proper mic because usualy in a live setting they sing too hard/move around alot want to eat the mic etc.etc.
Mar 26, 2004 11:08 pm Why does mixer terminology all sound the same. I have 4 Sub outs, 2 Utility outs, and 2 Aux sends. Those all sound like they do the same thing to me. I know they don't, but can any one of them be used to go to the soundcard? I think what josh hates you was getting at is if i have a second delta 44 I can use the 2 aux sends and 2 utility outs as outputs in conjuction with the 4 sub outs. But don't the utility outs and aux sends just act as monitors (ie: play what is coming through the main mix)? I can't send a single signal through them I don't think
Josh: I use a Mackie CFX-16. I have 4 sub groups. I wanted all direct out, but that's a billion more dollars to drop.
Mar 27, 2004 12:43 am i said nothing about the delta i have no clue about its inputs/outputs i was talking about the outouts of your mixer and possible inputs
you can use your inserts as direct outs if you are not using them for compression or EQ
Mar 27, 2004 11:26 am I sometimes mix the bass with the kick drum track and give the guitar its own track. Then I give the snare and overhead another track together and the vocals the last track. Not a great stereo image on the drums (I usually pan the snare/overhead a little left or right), but it sounds decent if you don't need a perfect recording. I still record seperately if I want it to sound ideal.
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