I am thinking of venturing into the world of sampling, - maybe my guitar and a piano to start off with.
I am looking at the Focusrite Clarett 2Pre.
That has two mic inputs.
Now I am thinking, what if I do a project and I need more than two mic positions?
I dont know how far that is down the line.
But I am now thinking of getting the Clarett 4Pre with 4 mic inputs.
Any comments for someone just starting out?
(I was looking at the Babyface, but that has 2 inputs, and I don't know if its a very noticeable difference over the Calrett?)
Getting into Sampling - is it best to get an audio interface with more than 2 mic inputs ?
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- KVRist
- 481 posts since 30 May, 2018
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35502 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
To be honest, I think it depends a lot on what you'd be sampling, how etc etc. Four would be more flexible in the long run, but more than two might not ever be necessary. More than one might not ever be necessary.
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Distorted Horizon Distorted Horizon https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=392076 - Banned
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- KVRAF
- 2211 posts since 20 Sep, 2013 from Poland
For drums you'll need lots, like 16. For other acoustic instruments, do you have free/cheap access to nice concert halls and other spaces with acoustics worth capturing? If you do, then go for like 8 channels. If not, then you'll probably close-mic everything and two channels is enough, four can be nice sometimes. For example, I recorded a hollowbody electric bass with three channels - one for each pickup, and the third for a mic.