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rasdestroyer
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hi hi
sorry for the vague header.. couldnt think of a better way to briefly
phrase my question..
so, i currently dabble in recording with a tascam 58 reel to reel, a mackie
1604vlz pro, and a slew of cheap/not so cheap mics.. i bought most of the
stuff a couple years ago based off of advice i hoarded on this board and
others.. i'm still learning the processes of capturing sound bit by bit, but
i'm pretty happy with the results i've got so far. i play music with some folks in a very noisy, raw sounding band that could and
would not want to get involved in any sort of digital editing or triggers
or whatever -- basically, i'm interested in full, warm, transparent documentation above all...
anyhow, i'm moving to spain and have to rid myself of the 8 track, as
it weighs eighty pounds and would cost far too much to ship/keep
track of while i try to get settled in a foreign land. moreover, if anything
on that machine ever breaks (i.e. the heads) i am screwed, because
i am not a mechanical engineer and cannot afford to pay 1000s for repairs.
this all bein said, my question is: what is the best way to run all my mics
into the mackie as normal, my sub outs/outputs into a bare
bones digital recorder that preserves track separation, and the recorded
audio BACK into the mackie for mixing?? i mean, i'm fully
aware that there are about a billion devices that purportedly do this, but
most of them also seem to emphasize digital mixing and effects or
whatever, and i honestly don't need/want to get involved in that. i just
want somethin that holds the damn sound put and spits it back at me
untainted...
i am on a limited budget (aren't we all), but let's just assume that cost
isn't really an issue -- i'd rather know the full range of options that get
stuck in a particular price bracket... any assistance/recommendations/etc
you folks can provide is greatly appreciated.. honestly, i'm quite attached
to my giant metal tascam box and extremely wary of running cables into
a smaller, lighter, quasi-metal sonic receptacle.. i'm hoping there's
somethin out there that will allow me to change mediums as painlessly
as possible (and without havin to trash my old stuff!)
thanks so much
bryan
sorry for the vague header.. couldnt think of a better way to briefly
phrase my question..
so, i currently dabble in recording with a tascam 58 reel to reel, a mackie
1604vlz pro, and a slew of cheap/not so cheap mics.. i bought most of the
stuff a couple years ago based off of advice i hoarded on this board and
others.. i'm still learning the processes of capturing sound bit by bit, but
i'm pretty happy with the results i've got so far. i play music with some folks in a very noisy, raw sounding band that could and
would not want to get involved in any sort of digital editing or triggers
or whatever -- basically, i'm interested in full, warm, transparent documentation above all...
anyhow, i'm moving to spain and have to rid myself of the 8 track, as
it weighs eighty pounds and would cost far too much to ship/keep
track of while i try to get settled in a foreign land. moreover, if anything
on that machine ever breaks (i.e. the heads) i am screwed, because
i am not a mechanical engineer and cannot afford to pay 1000s for repairs.
this all bein said, my question is: what is the best way to run all my mics
into the mackie as normal, my sub outs/outputs into a bare
bones digital recorder that preserves track separation, and the recorded
audio BACK into the mackie for mixing?? i mean, i'm fully
aware that there are about a billion devices that purportedly do this, but
most of them also seem to emphasize digital mixing and effects or
whatever, and i honestly don't need/want to get involved in that. i just
want somethin that holds the damn sound put and spits it back at me
untainted...
i am on a limited budget (aren't we all), but let's just assume that cost
isn't really an issue -- i'd rather know the full range of options that get
stuck in a particular price bracket... any assistance/recommendations/etc
you folks can provide is greatly appreciated.. honestly, i'm quite attached
to my giant metal tascam box and extremely wary of running cables into
a smaller, lighter, quasi-metal sonic receptacle.. i'm hoping there's
somethin out there that will allow me to change mediums as painlessly
as possible (and without havin to trash my old stuff!)
thanks so much
bryan
