tascam mk3

[doodle]

I am in a five piece band: two guitars, bass, real drums, and vocals. I have been running the drums and bass through the sound board into channel 1 of the mk3, guitar direct into channels 2and 3, vocals into 4. what, in your opinion would be the best way for us to record ? We have lots of good mics, compressor, effect unit, eqs, direct boxes. i would really like to record in stereo, how ?

[Ears]

I would sum the drums and bass to stereo in your live board while recording to 1 and 2. Sum the guitars stereo, in the board, keys etc.record to 3 and 4. Do a submix to a stereo deck, or what I used before digital was a stereo HIFI VCR.Then back to two track of the 4 track, and you have a stereo setup left for vocals. Then mix to stereo again.
This method worked great for me for years until I went to 8track reel to reel the VS880 then VS1680. It works though.Make sure you use your compressors going to the 4track. You wanna get a hot signal. If the MK3 runs at standard speed, and you mixed to a cassette deck, don't copy back from the stereo deck, instead take the tape out and put it in the 4track deck after the submix.
This is all after recording a rough take with a couple of mics so your drummer has a reference of the tune. You can use the cassette deck to play it back through 3,4 let's say while you track him and the bass player on 1 and 2. That way they both hear the music and themselves live if they want. Hope it helps.

[This message has been edited by Ears (edited 06-22-2000).]

[This message has been edited by Ears (edited 06-22-2000).]