Hello! I hope everyone reading this is safe and well. I have two fairly simple questions in regards to live band recording.
1) Are there any issues with latency when recording a live band? I've been putting 'highest latency' on when we record. Any overdubs would be done on 'lowest latency'. I've asked this before but have gotten conflicting info in the meantime, and want to be sure. Is there latency between tracks being recorded simultaneously? I'm afraid of dropouts if low latency is on. For any overdubs its no big deal as not much is lost if there's a dropout, and so I do 'lowest latency' etc.
2) If I need to redo something like guitar, is there any issue with bleed I should be aware of in regards to the previous guitar? I used to think bleed was fine, even a good thing, but early on in our sessions I noticed it can become a problem in the overhead mics, diluting the signal and limiting options. I did a bunch of stuff to tame it considerably, but it still comes through a bit on the overheads. People double guitars anyway, and I got the bleed low enough that its no problem in the take itself. But if I need to redo the guitar, is there something I should know or expect? Its pretty inconvenient to get the band to retrack everything with things as they are.
Probably silly questions, but any time taken to respond would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!
1) Are there any issues with latency when recording a live band? I've been putting 'highest latency' on when we record. Any overdubs would be done on 'lowest latency'. I've asked this before but have gotten conflicting info in the meantime, and want to be sure. Is there latency between tracks being recorded simultaneously? I'm afraid of dropouts if low latency is on. For any overdubs its no big deal as not much is lost if there's a dropout, and so I do 'lowest latency' etc.
2) If I need to redo something like guitar, is there any issue with bleed I should be aware of in regards to the previous guitar? I used to think bleed was fine, even a good thing, but early on in our sessions I noticed it can become a problem in the overhead mics, diluting the signal and limiting options. I did a bunch of stuff to tame it considerably, but it still comes through a bit on the overheads. People double guitars anyway, and I got the bleed low enough that its no problem in the take itself. But if I need to redo the guitar, is there something I should know or expect? Its pretty inconvenient to get the band to retrack everything with things as they are.
Probably silly questions, but any time taken to respond would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!