2 track

Hey all,



crossposting this from the RME forum, for I think theres not much help to be had there.

I'm trying to set up a non complicated recording workspace for our singer.

I've completed work on a batch of home recorded songs and I've mixed them on and off as I've recorded as opposed to doing it all at once from scratch.



I want to get that atmospheric sound to it where it feels like the sound is all around you, so I'm not sure how much I should be panning tracks left and right or how drastically to do it.

I have a Zoom H1 and want to conduct oral history interviews by setting up two external mics. . (I'm brand new at all of this)



1. Can I do this? I assume two tracks means the X and Y onboard mics are both recording, how do I hook up two external mics? Am I right that each mic would then record in mono?

Several years ago, I purchased an Aardvark Q10 for all my recording needs. I used this in conjunction with Cool Edit Pro / Adobe Audition until recently, and I have been very happy with the results. A few weeks ago, however, I bought a new computer, which came with Windows Vista, and my Aardvark will not function/install properly.

does anyone know the models of any two track 2inch reel to reels made by either otari, mci, studer, or ampex?



of if any of the 2 tracks can be interchangeable to 2 inch reels



also what will the price range be

I am trying to find the software equivalent of a SIMPLE 2 track mixdown deck that can use SPDIF or OPTICAL and will lock to MMC, that way I can do away with using my computer as a mix-down mixer, and then use my Fostex D2424LV my Behringer DX3216 Mixer and my computer as a very simple MMC controlled wave recorder/editor.

Opinions on the best recorder to get for recording classical ensembles, using only 2 tracks, with a Royer 24 stereo mic and Millenium HV-3B pre-amp? Is there a difference in audio quality between the new digital recorders that are replacing DATS, made by Fostex, Sound Devices, Tascam, Nagra etc? The Fostex FR-2 preamps cannot be bypassed. The Tascam DV-RA1000 includes DSD recording.

A local radio station is revamping their setup, going all digital. They have an Otari MX-50 that he said I could take off their hands cheap, maybe like 100 bucks. It gets a yearly service, and he said they probably haven't even used it in 5 years, but they kept up on service "just in case". It's clean as can be. He said he'd even throw in a stack of tape (some unopened boxes).

I am considering buying a used 2-track for mixdown, instead of

the DAT or ITB that I do now. Will any reasonably well-maintained 2-track do the job (once aligned and cleaned, and perhaps relapped) of giving my mixes the warmth I need?

For instance, I see a lot of

Otari MX 5050 on Ebay. I could probably scratch together $1K

OK, OK,



I thought a bout am ADAT but it was Kinda to expensive of a job for a guy like me.



I am using Cubase SX and I want each track in my project to have a channel on my analog mixer sort of like in the Studios you all understand?



is there a sound card or sumthing I could use? HELP