Hey!
I'm very new to recording and have some questions.
I want to start recording my bands demos and have some knowledge of recording but not too much. I definitely want to run pro tools for recording and I'm looking into getting this bundle:
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I want to do live drums but you can see that the M box only has 2 XLR inputs. I was wondering if there is anything I can add to this to be able to give me about 6 more XLR inputs.
Also I'd like to be able to mix my stuff on a physical board instead of on the computer, do you have any suggestions on what I should get to do that and how to set it up?
I'm not a huge fan of this band (link below) or anything but I really like how these sound for demos. Does anyone have a good enough ear to be able to pick out what kind of mics/techniques they used for getting the drums/guitars to sound like that?
;)
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Codemonkey, post: 353023 wrote: You can get a "mixer", which wil
Codemonkey, post: 353023 wrote: You can get a "mixer", which will let you adjust volumes of several XLRs worth on the way in. After you finish playing, that's it. Set in stone.
You could get a "control surface", which will act in place of a mouse/keyboard to control DAW software and adjust the levels 'in the box'. In itself this doesn't give you any inputs.
But neither of those let you record >2 tracks at a time. That calls for something more substantial than the Mbox. 2 tracks is cheap, but 4? Or 8 at a time? Get out the credit card.
Could you show me a couple things instead of the Mbox 2 that can let me record about 6-8 XLR and mix post recording.
Budget? Here's some options: [URL="http://www.m-audio.com Pro
Budget?
Here's some options:
[URL="http://www.m-audio.com
ProFire 610
[URL=http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=5]Presonus FireStudio
[="http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=43"]FireStudio Project[/]="http://www.presonus…"]FireStudio Project[/]
[[url=http://="http://www.rme-audi…"]RME FireFace 800[/]="http://www.rme-audi…"]RME FireFace 800[/]
[="http://www.mackie.c…"]
Mackie[/]
This hobby is not cheap. You can go cheap if you want but you will just end up upgrading again.
You can get a "mixer", which will let you adjust volumes of seve
You can get a "mixer", which will let you adjust volumes of several XLRs worth on the way in. After you finish playing, that's it. Set in stone.
You could get a "control surface", which will act in place of a mouse/keyboard to control DAW software and adjust the levels 'in the box'. In itself this doesn't give you any inputs.
But neither of those let you record >2 tracks at a time. That calls for something more substantial than the Mbox. 2 tracks is cheap, but 4? Or 8 at a time? Get out the credit card.