HollowMan1975
New member
Sometimes I feel like a newb, and sometimes I don't.
I'm pretty comfortable with PC recording and Sonar, but I'm almost completely oblivious to using a digital multitrack recorder. I want to record our band's songs this summer, and primarily, the tricky part I think will be the drums. So I've been looking at digital multitrack recorders, in particular the Zoom MRS1608 and the new Korg D888 because they both feature 8 XLR ins, enough phantom power for a few overheads, and they can each record 8 tracks simultaneously. Our drummer has an -enormous- kit (2 kicks, 2 snares, 2 cable hihats, 7 toms and a zillion cymbals) so I need all the simultaneous channels I can get.
Here's my question: because drums require quite a bit of tweaking with compression and EQ to get them to sit properly in the mix, I'm a bit concerned about the built-in compression capabilities of these stand-alone recorders. Do the compression and EQ settings you can apply to each track on these types of recorders (like the Zoom or the Korg) actually affect the signal before it's recorded or after ?
I'm pretty comfortable with PC recording and Sonar, but I'm almost completely oblivious to using a digital multitrack recorder. I want to record our band's songs this summer, and primarily, the tricky part I think will be the drums. So I've been looking at digital multitrack recorders, in particular the Zoom MRS1608 and the new Korg D888 because they both feature 8 XLR ins, enough phantom power for a few overheads, and they can each record 8 tracks simultaneously. Our drummer has an -enormous- kit (2 kicks, 2 snares, 2 cable hihats, 7 toms and a zillion cymbals) so I need all the simultaneous channels I can get.
Here's my question: because drums require quite a bit of tweaking with compression and EQ to get them to sit properly in the mix, I'm a bit concerned about the built-in compression capabilities of these stand-alone recorders. Do the compression and EQ settings you can apply to each track on these types of recorders (like the Zoom or the Korg) actually affect the signal before it's recorded or after ?
