I do all the practice recordings for the little live band I'm in. We have a Behringer Europower 5000 20 channel powered mixer we use for live shows and recording stereo-out of band practices with T2. Inevitably there is usually a few things (or lots of things) that don't sound so good in that stereo mix.
I want to step it up a notch and record all 16 tracks we use on the board to T2 live as we practice. This board doesn't have dedicated channel outs like a studio mixer and I'm still kinda new at all this so am wondering what hardware I would need to buy to get 16 distinct tracks to record into T2. I use a MacOSX box which has been great with T2 so far. We won't ever use midi stuff either if that helps.
I'm thinking like:
16 BAND XLR INPUTS-->MULTITRACK HARDWARE-->(here I lose it)-->OUT OF MULTITRACK THROUGH TO BOARD - while at the same time taking the raw inputs from the band into T2 from the multitrack unit(s), with Firewire probably, so we can still tweak the board to sound good practicing live, but also have the raw sound into T2 (unaffected by the board) to mix later.
Forgive my ignorance, but any tips/help/hardware links/prices (cheaper the better obviously) etc. are greatly appreciated. Would it come down to just having to buy a new board with channel outs? I hope not... too new to know better though.
T2 multi-track advice needed...
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- KVRist
- 68 posts since 26 Apr, 2005 from Montana
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- KVRAF
- 1615 posts since 28 Mar, 2005
Look at Metric Halo's Mobile IO - it can give you internal no latency monitor mixing w/effects and everything mhlabs.com.
You don't want to monitor live through T because of latency. If monitoring is not an issue then any decent firewire interface will do.
You don't want to monitor live through T because of latency. If monitoring is not an issue then any decent firewire interface will do.
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- KVRAF
- 6740 posts since 25 Mar, 2002 from sheffield, england
http://www.behringer.com/ADA8000/index.cfm?lang=ENG
.. is probably the cheapest way to do it. (2 of them plus an ADAT card). This should allow you to record 16 seperate signals while monitoring then back through the 16 outs.. never used one though.
.. is probably the cheapest way to do it. (2 of them plus an ADAT card). This should allow you to record 16 seperate signals while monitoring then back through the 16 outs.. never used one though.
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- KVRAF
- 2168 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from For me to know, for you to find out
A Mackie Onyx 1640 with a firewire card does EXACTLY what you ask for.
Scoops
Scoops
I have a really fast computer, some good mics, vintage musical instruments, and lots of fancy software. Just need some talent
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- KVRist
- 360 posts since 27 Jul, 2004 from Cologne/Germany
Perhaps use a split box (16 in/2 x 16 out) and, of course, a soundcard with 16 inputs.
You can then split each channel and have parallel routing to your mixer and to the soundcard.
Regards,
Tommy
You can then split each channel and have parallel routing to your mixer and to the soundcard.
Regards,
Tommy
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- KVRAF
- 6490 posts since 14 Jun, 2004 from Rochester, NY
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 68 posts since 26 Apr, 2005 from Montana
Boing! Thanks!Scoops wrote:A Mackie Onyx 1640 with a firewire card does EXACTLY what you ask for.
Scoops
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- KVRAF
- 2009 posts since 9 Apr, 2003 from Cornwall, UK
Yep, you need the ONYX.
