How many inputs is to many?

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How many inputs is to many?

  • 1-4 is just right

    Votes: 2 8.3%

  • 4-8 is perfect

    Votes: 3 12.5%

  • 8-10 works great

    Votes: 3 12.5%

  • Cannot have to many

    Votes: 16 66.7%
  • Total voters
    24
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matt_barlow

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Just wandering what you think should be the limit on the number of inputs on a soundcard?
 
depends on YOUR needs....i would say more than 24 is too much for anyone.....more than 8 would be too much for me.....right now i have 4 and im content.....
 
I bought a Darla24, because I only work with Synths and violin, and I do all my stuff by myself. I would never need anything more than that ever in my life, that is all I need, end of story.

D'oh! I am stupid. I now have a string band, needing 4+ inputs, Maybe even 8 eventually. I am stuck with 2. I should have gotten more. Plan ahead.:mad:
 
I personally haven't ever felt the need to use more than the 4 that I have, BUT flexability is nice. The only limiting factor is really what your computer can handle.

Chris
 
it POSSIBLY comes down to how you like to track drums...and if there are other tracks going down at the same time as them. Most serious "hobbyists" doing solo stuff can usually be happy with a decent stereo input...or maybe 4.
 
It depends on how much stuff you need running to your computer at the same time. And .... the strength of your computer. ;)
 
If you're recording on yer own, I'd say 4. This also allows another dude to play along. If you want to track a band, I'd say >8. Especially if you ever want to track drums...
 
The step from 8-10 to "You can't have too many" is a little big...
 
Too many? Hmm.....I'd say that 1000 would be too many, because they'd take up a lot of space...500 would be pretty hard to manage as well, depending on how well the system was implemented :)

Basically, if we're talking all "theoretically", then the answer is you can never have too many. Why would you limit yourself?

A better question would be, "how many is not enough...."

I'd say that 2 is not enough, and 4 is really limiting. Eight seems to be reasonable for a home studio, but I'd be perfectly happy with 16 or 24.

Of course that's assuming we're talking about inputs into a decent system :)

Slackmaster 2000
 
Re: Re: How many inputs is to many?

Dolemite said:
Make up your own gangbang joke...

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Well, in that case. I think that DVDA is probably too many inputs...
 
99.9% of anything I can think of recording could be done with 16 inputs or less. I mean, even if you want to record a full rock band with close-miking all the drums and assuming you want to capture the live guitar and bass tracks I'd have trouble finding intelligent ways to use more than that. And if you are using a sound card that relies on the host CPU for processing (ie not protools, etc.) I doubt that you could record much more than say 32 tracks (24/44.1) simultaneously even with a top-of-the-line machine - and that would probably be pushing it.
 
I have an 8 in / 8 out Gadget Labs card, and I was originally planning on buying two to link up for 16 tracks. Fortunately I'm getting along fine with 8 since Gadget Labs has gone bye-bye. Also my drummer usually records witha Roland electronic kit which makes things WAY easy. When using a real kit I have to do a sub-mix down to two inputs. Since we do a lot of "Live in the studio" recording I need 5 or 6 ins most of the time. If I were stuck with 4 I could get by, it would be two drums + bass + guitar with everything else being overdubbed
 
I have 24 right now and I wish I had a few more.
 
I never use more than 2 unless im doing drums, which is almost never these days...
 
Track Rat said:
I have 24 right now and I wish I had a few more.
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What are you recording when you need more than 24 simultaneous inputs?
 
GNARLED
It's probably not for using simutaniously...
Sometimes people like to keep everything plugged in at there finger tips... It's actually a good Idea...

Then and again, maybe Track Rat has a different reason... Just thought I would add my 2 cents...

I used to have the drum mach L+R and Keys L+R and POD L+R and all the drum mics and vox mix and even a patch for the bass, all plugged in ready to go.....

It was great.... Now, Im not that organized....:(
 
You'd be surprised. 10 or more mics on a drum kit, multiple stereo sends from keys, guitars, bass, vocals, they add up.
 
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