I thought I had it all figured out, but I think I'm gonna hafta ask for some help with this one... :oops:

I've got a 14 piece band wanting to record a remote session at their own hall...the problem is, I have a fairly limited amount of gear...(I've only just recently registered as a full-time business) I'm basically looking for (if you'll pardon the puns) a sounding board for my "issues"...I'm hoping I'm on the right track. :?

I'm running (in my mobile "unit"): Roland VS-2480CD Dedicated Hardware DAW (24 Tracks Digital, but only 16 at once and only 8 XLR ins, the rest are TRS), 2ch.Tube Pre-Amp, 4Ch. Comp/Limiter, 4ch. Headphone Dist/Amp, and my mics are: C1000S, C3000B, SM57, SM58, (2) APEX 180's, APEX 435, (3) Behringer XM8500's (Very similar to the '58 )... 8)

Here's the band rundown: 5 Horns (2Tpts, 2 Sax, 1 Bone), Drums (Only wants Kick, Snare and 1(!) OH), Bass Gtr, Lead Gtr, Keys (Wants them in stereo), 4-5 Vocals...which gives us 13-15 Tracks of Instruments (depending on whether I go with my desire to put two mics AND a DI on the Gtr) and the Vocals...for a Grand Total of 20 Tracks (including my added "desire")

I figure I'll track the instruments first along with a single vocal mic (maybe an Omni with all the singers around it) as a separate scratch track so the band knows where they are...

(another issue: they'll be separated into three or four different, but not exactly soundproofed, rooms in the place...they'll be supplying Cameras and Monitors on top of the headphone mixes I give'em to stay in visual as well as Auditory contact for some of the cues)... Then I imagine we'll just track the "good" vocals afterward...

Here's where you guys come in...(I know, FINALLY) I MIGHT have at my disposal a Drum Mic Kit of known-to-be-great mics/cables/hardware which would takes care of the drums...whether I do or not, I (or rather "WE" ) still have to figure out which of the available mics that I have available to me would I use on which Instruments, Vocals, etc. :?

You see, the Trumpets MUST BOTH have the same kind of mic on them and that would mean using the 180's...but then I don't have Stereo OHs for the Drums... :( The man would prefer to only have a SINGLE OH but I really think it would be better in stereo... If I used one OH I'd just use the C1000S...(?) Would that work well? By now you can see what my predicament is...I'm a little frazzled about it all (Do you blame me, it's a 13 piece band I have to worry about AND right now it's quarter to one in the morning so I'm not at my best...I've been ill) ;)

I'm gonna need XLR-to-TRS cables for 6-8 channels too...I think... :?

Sorry for the long post, but believe me, I'm cutting it short! I have at LEAST two more issues I'd like to run past you fellas (and gals, if there be so), but I digress...like I said, it's too early in the morning for this...

I appreciate all the help ahead of time, thanks people... Be well...

-G-