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fidnado
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I want to spend between $3,000 and $4,000 on gear to record live jazz piano trios. I already have a beautiful 7 foot Mason and Hamlin piano to record with my matched Studio Projects C4 small diaphragm mics that sound wonderful on my piano. I also have Studio Projects' VTB-1 V Series preamp (2 of them) but they are cheapos and I'm not sure what use I'll find for them. I have an M-audio Sputnik tube mic I've been using for vocals and violin when tracking live duets with piano (mostly classical and jazz). But I need to upgrade my interface because the M-Audio 2626 I've been using (on loan from a friend) frequently causes digital distortion (pops and clicks or constant distortion). I'm tracking with Pro Tools 8 on a Macbook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Duo 2. And I have a Focusrite OctoPre I was planning to use for drums. My main goal is to be able to track live piano, upright bass, and drums and deliver 3 to 4 separate headphone mixes to the musicians with zero to very low latency. How would you suggest I spend my money to get the best results given the gear I already have? Namely, what interface would you recommend? Thinking about RME Fireface 800. But should I rather get one with some really nice pre's built in? Does that exist?
To buy (recommendations?):
Firewire 800 interface with good multiple headphone mixes solution
mics to track drums and upright bass
pre's potentially for some of the drum mics, bass mic
Gear I already have:
Focusrite OctoPre (8 channels of pres connected to interface with ADAT light pipe)
Studio Projects C4 mics (matched pair for piano)
M-Audio Sputnik tube mic
Macbook Pro with ProTools 8
To buy (recommendations?):
Firewire 800 interface with good multiple headphone mixes solution
mics to track drums and upright bass
pre's potentially for some of the drum mics, bass mic
Gear I already have:
Focusrite OctoPre (8 channels of pres connected to interface with ADAT light pipe)
Studio Projects C4 mics (matched pair for piano)
M-Audio Sputnik tube mic
Macbook Pro with ProTools 8