Best way to record acoustic piano/vocals at the same time

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Hello all,

I'm trying to figure out how to best accomplish this given my current recording setup.

I'm running a:

G4 Mac 500mhz 25 Gig HD
12 channel, 2 bus mixer (no fully-fledged subgroups)
Delta 44 Soundcard (4 in, 4 out)
Logic 4.7 Platinum

I've recorded the acoustic piano before using 2 mics (an AT 3025 and SM58), as well as vocals separately, but now I'd like to try recording both at the same time. I ran into a routing issue the first time I tried, and this is my main question to you veteran recorders out there: I can't figure out how to get around the feedback loop problem when I ad the 3rd mic to record vocals in the signal chain, because I'm using my second bus (Alt 3-4) to monitor. Do I need to buy a new mixer with more subgroups? Or is there a way I can set this up in my recording software so I can 2 signals from the piano, and 1 vocal while still monitoring?

Thanks in advance for any assistantance.
 
You'll have a tough time of it with a two buss mixer.

After your two track stereo piano is recorded, you can, or should be able to add a track during mixdown while you are monitoring from the headphones. This is like an overdub during mix-down and has all of the PITA's that a regular overdub has , plus you get to rewind two tape decks or computers or whatever you're using, back to 000 if you screw up. Sorry, those are the facts 'mam.

Man you need at least a four buss. The mixer you have now you have outgrown. If you're trying to route signal for which you current mixer can't handle, it's time to upgrade.

Didn't notice at first you were using a computer. Mixing principle is the same though.
 
Sennheiser,

thanks for the quick reply...that's what i figured. Of course I would love to get a new mixer, but it's all about the money. oh well, I'll figure some thing out. thanks again.
 
kelitupu,
You don't say what kind of mixer it is and from the way you have described it I'm gonna doubt that you can do it, but can you unassign the signal from the Stereo bus? If so, for the vocal input, you should be able to use one of the effects/monitor sends to another input on your Delta 44. Otherwise, like Sennheiser says, 'it's time to upgrade!"

MikeA
 
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