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 Tue 7 Oct 2003, 14:12
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Hi,
I'm very much new to audio-recording. So my question is: "What do I need to record a full Bigband?" (+-18 musicians) I already have a Powerbook 1,25 Ghz and Cubase SX. But now... "M-Audio Firewire 410" or "Egosys Hexa-fire"? Do I need 16 channels in from the Hexa-fire, to record the bigband or is 2 enough from the M-Audio? I did read something about "Behringer ADA8000 Ultragain Pro 8-Channel A/D D/A Converter" but don't know what to do... Thx for the help Brecht |
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Tue 7 Oct 2003, 14:48
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you can record any band- big or otherwise- with either of those soundcards. how many mics do you have / want to use to record?
i don't have specific bigband recording experience, but i've recorded an old jazz combo i used to play in and we just used two condenser mics ortf style (like spacing and angling them to simulate two ears on a head). when i was in music school they'd use a similar setup to record recitals, sometimes i could see a third mic pointing straight at the performers as well. your soundcard choice will be based mainly on your i/o needs, driver compatibility (with osx in this case- that's reason enough for me to hold off on the hexa-fire until ppl know how stable the drivers are), and price. i like the idea of a fw soundcard for a pbook, but i wish the m-audio fw410 had more inputs even if it only had two xlr's. -------------------- Kit: Dual Ghz G4, Vaio 2.6ghz GRV670 notebook. Software: Reaktor, Reason, Ableton Live. Leanings: Laptop performance, jazz guitar, singing.
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connstellation "m-audio Firewire 410" Or "egosys Hexa-fire"? Tue 7 Oct 2003, 14:12
connstellation Thxs for the answer...
I also think it is good rec... Tue 7 Oct 2003, 20:42 boze 20 mics! wow- so what's the customary thin... Tue 7 Oct 2003, 21:16 boze i'm thinking you can definitely get good resul... Tue 7 Oct 2003, 21:20 connstellation My thinking was: "When I record all the instr... Wed 8 Oct 2003, 09:30 connstellation Or when I obtain for (only) 8 inputs maybe the ... Wed 8 Oct 2003, 10:31
boze it would be good to know your budget- that would h... Wed 8 Oct 2003, 16:29 |
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