I am recording with PT LE into a Digi001 PCI card in a Mac G4. I have been wanting to record my band live, but after dragging the computer, monitor, etc. to one gig, I am trying to find a better solution. For some reason I was thinking that ADATs were still really expensive, but I discovered today that a used one can be had for ~ $150 or even less.
Someone please tell me if this will work:
8 tracks is really enough to record our band if I work this right.
I already have a Behringer ADA8000 that has 8 mic preamps and a Lightpipe out and can either be the master clock or the slave.
So I am thinking that I could rack mount the Behringer preamp and an ADAT and take that to record a gig. Then I could transfer from the ADAT to PT LE through the Lightpipe cable and edit and mix in Pro Tools.
Is this a workable way to get 8 tracks into my DAW?
How hard is it to get tapes for the ADAT anymore?
What are some things to beware of if I check out one locally before buying? I have never used an ADAT.
How hard is it to find someone who still services ADATs and are the parts for the older ones still available if I get a Blackface?
Can anyone recommend any other resources to bring myself up to speed quickly on recording with an ADAT? Are there any other user forums are FAQs out there that you know of?
Thanks,
bilco
Someone please tell me if this will work:
8 tracks is really enough to record our band if I work this right.
I already have a Behringer ADA8000 that has 8 mic preamps and a Lightpipe out and can either be the master clock or the slave.
So I am thinking that I could rack mount the Behringer preamp and an ADAT and take that to record a gig. Then I could transfer from the ADAT to PT LE through the Lightpipe cable and edit and mix in Pro Tools.
Is this a workable way to get 8 tracks into my DAW?
How hard is it to get tapes for the ADAT anymore?
What are some things to beware of if I check out one locally before buying? I have never used an ADAT.
How hard is it to find someone who still services ADATs and are the parts for the older ones still available if I get a Blackface?
Can anyone recommend any other resources to bring myself up to speed quickly on recording with an ADAT? Are there any other user forums are FAQs out there that you know of?
Thanks,
bilco