my wife and i do mobile church services in a lot of locations where we have to bring our own sound equipment. i have been recording the services as a live mix, but i find that what sounds good in the house doesn't always sound good on tape. that being said, i am looking to add some dedicated recording equipment to my system. you guys seem to have some really good knowledge and i hope that you can help me out. i would like to add a rackmount multitrack recorder of some kind and i am intrigued by the 234 and 238 tascams. however, it doesn't appear that i could record an entire service (1-2 hours) on 1 tape and i don't have anyone else who could keep switching tapes. i know very little about the DA line (38, 78, 88) from tascam and i have also seen some reel to reel units that are rackmountable.
what i would like to do is record individual tracks of the service to mix later. i need the equipment to be rackable so i can wire it up and leave it. i need to be able to record at least one hour per tape. i need to keep weight in mind. and i would prefer that it not be cost a fortune for maintenance.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
what i would like to do is record individual tracks of the service to mix later. i need the equipment to be rackable so i can wire it up and leave it. i need to be able to record at least one hour per tape. i need to keep weight in mind. and i would prefer that it not be cost a fortune for maintenance.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.