Live Recording, How to record from soundboard to ... Options

[aloko]

Hi all,

I did a search but couldnt find any appropriate answer to my question.

I'm going on tour and I'd like to record from soundboard directly to my PB G4, what do I need as connectors and as software.

I use PEAK 3.2 and input from RCA jack to my Powerbook input until now but sometimes the sound enginners dont have any RCA/ CINCH output from the soundboard.
thats why I'm looking for another example here.

thanks for your answers,
Dimitri.

www.stevecolemanarchives.ht.st

[kolo]

Any sound board can provide a stereo out to a pair of 1/4 inch plugs. If the engineers can't give you that they should be sweeping up after the show instead. Go to an electronics shop and get a pair of 1/4 inch to rca converters and some cables to go into what you have now.
The MOTU is way high end for such a basic use. You don't need to spend that much unless you plan to use multiple ins and outs later.

For sotware I have Cubase VST but I use SPARK ME (the free version!) for recording stereo directly to my ibook g3 and it works great with my MAudio Audiophile usb which goes for $150 now. The interface even has digital ins and out as well as analog ins and outs (left and right only). They do have a firewire version now. But there are lots of audio interfaces in the $100-$200 range.