colorado_hick
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I have recently done some recording of live shows using a tascam 16x08 feeding into a 64 bit windows laptop running reaper. The issue that I have is that recording off the channel inserts requires the trim to be really low on the board that it is hard to mix well for the live sound. And even then I am always on the threshold of clipping.
As far as I can tell Reaper does not have an option to turn down the input volume. I know that audacity does but it does not play well with the tascam 16x08, at least out of the box. I am looking for a recommendation for a simple, stable, and inexpensive DAW software that will give me that input pad functionality? Or is there something I can change in windows? There is an input setting for audio devices via the control panel but it seems like Reaper bypasses that.
I am considering...
1) recompiling Audacity with AISO support (ASIO Audio Interface - Audacity Wiki) so I can get 24 bit and more then 2 channels simultaneous input
2) Presonus 1 studio edition
3) some sort of external pad device that my insert cables run through (Naiant Studio - MPD inline attenuator)
4) Other sub $100 DAW software, recommendations?
I do not need a lot of complex mixing functionality, other then basic overdubbing. I usually ship my 24 bit wav files off to a real engineer for mix down.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated.
As far as I can tell Reaper does not have an option to turn down the input volume. I know that audacity does but it does not play well with the tascam 16x08, at least out of the box. I am looking for a recommendation for a simple, stable, and inexpensive DAW software that will give me that input pad functionality? Or is there something I can change in windows? There is an input setting for audio devices via the control panel but it seems like Reaper bypasses that.
I am considering...
1) recompiling Audacity with AISO support (ASIO Audio Interface - Audacity Wiki) so I can get 24 bit and more then 2 channels simultaneous input
2) Presonus 1 studio edition
3) some sort of external pad device that my insert cables run through (Naiant Studio - MPD inline attenuator)
4) Other sub $100 DAW software, recommendations?
I do not need a lot of complex mixing functionality, other then basic overdubbing. I usually ship my 24 bit wav files off to a real engineer for mix down.
Any recommendations would be much appreciated.