Live Concert Multi-track

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I am preparing for my first live concert recording. Can anybody tell me if I'm crazy for wanting to use my computer, Cubase SX, and two Delta 1010LT cards to record 16 tracks of a 90 minute concert? I've never pushed this hard for so long of time. If the computer and disks can keep up with 5 minutes, does that mean that they should be fine for 90?

I'd like to get ahold of a couple of ADAT's as back up if I can. But I'd love to have everything in the computer when the night is over.

Thanks for any input!
 
Stone Cold said:
If the computer and disks can keep up with 5 minutes, does that mean that they should be fine for 90?
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Nope. I would do a test and see how long it holds up.

An ADAT or HDR system would probably be a lot more reliable. If you use an HDR then usually can just export the tracks to a computer for editing later.
 
Thanks for the input. I've lined up a couple of ADATs for back up and I'll give the computer a good trial run at our rehearsal.
 
I recorded a very amateur high school show.... it was 2 hours and 30 minuts.. didn't have any problem until this message came in :

WARNING, storage space is low on drive C:

So just be sure to have a lot of space on your disks... especially if you are recording in 24 bits.

I only used 1 delta 1010lt, everything worked out fine and after that show, I went out to a computer store and bought 160gb of space.

Good luck!
 
Two Delta 1010LT's? I didn't know you could do that.
 
You're not crazy at all. Remote recording producer, Chris Mickle at Professional Sound and Recording in Denver, recorded live shows using 48 tracks in SAW Studio all the time. 5 minutes is not a good indicator of how your system will hold up though. Record for a couple hours as a test. Of course, you should always have something as back up.

Stone Cold said:
I'd like to get ahold of a couple of ADAT's as back up if I can. But I'd love to have everything in the computer when the night is over.
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You'd be better off renting a couple of DA-88's or, for 24-bit, DA-78's. Do ADAT's hold 90 continues minutes? Remember to run everything to tape first then to the DAW or split it off. If your DAW crashes, the signal to tape stops too.

Angie
 
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