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bobboyer
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Hi folks,
I'm posting this in a couple of places to see if I can get some feedback; will appreciate any and all thoughts from folks who have some experience with this kind of thing.
I'm putting together an all-analog package for a rather remote, week-long location recording/archiving session next summer and, while unable to afford the Nagra route, I'd still like to get a rig compact enough to fit in the trunk of my Miata that will still capture things nicely. Once I get back in town, I'll bounce the tape over into my computer for any touch-ups that are needed and for archiving.
The space is a gorgeous large log church with a very high roof. The music will be all acoustic - mostly bluegrass, or a variant, I expect. I've got the guzintas and the guzoutas covered: I'll be using an X/Y pair of KEL HM-1s for the stereo spread and a centered KEL HM-7 for the musicians to step up to. I'll be recording to a Marantz PMD-430 portable cassette. I'll probably bring along my Focusrite Sapphire 40 interface and the laptop more for an extra couple of mic preamps and to bounce things over if I find I have some spare time, but if they won't fit with everything else, they won't go.
So I'm curious about how to get from point A to point B. Remember, all this stuff and a week's worth of clothes are fitting into a Miata (there's lots of curves where I'm headed and I've got some time built in to drive them). My mixer options in the $400 - $500 range look like this (if I can't afford the Nagra, I'm sure in no position to purchase a Sound Devices 302): Mackie Onyx 820i board or Rolls MX 422/Azden FMX 42 ENG Field Mixers, based on their size. I'm inclined towards the field mixers as I don't use a lot of EQ on recording anyway and they are a bit smaller than the Mackie, but I'm wondering about other features you may find useful in the field - on either side. I'm also interested in your experience with any of the field mixers in general.
I know I could do the interface/laptop thing but this entire archiving project has been predicated on a tape/analog approach and I'm planning to keep that ethos with this project. (I've got a blog at Further Adventures in Recording that might provide some context for these questions.)
Anyway, thanks in advance for your collective wisdom.
Bob
I'm posting this in a couple of places to see if I can get some feedback; will appreciate any and all thoughts from folks who have some experience with this kind of thing.
I'm putting together an all-analog package for a rather remote, week-long location recording/archiving session next summer and, while unable to afford the Nagra route, I'd still like to get a rig compact enough to fit in the trunk of my Miata that will still capture things nicely. Once I get back in town, I'll bounce the tape over into my computer for any touch-ups that are needed and for archiving.
The space is a gorgeous large log church with a very high roof. The music will be all acoustic - mostly bluegrass, or a variant, I expect. I've got the guzintas and the guzoutas covered: I'll be using an X/Y pair of KEL HM-1s for the stereo spread and a centered KEL HM-7 for the musicians to step up to. I'll be recording to a Marantz PMD-430 portable cassette. I'll probably bring along my Focusrite Sapphire 40 interface and the laptop more for an extra couple of mic preamps and to bounce things over if I find I have some spare time, but if they won't fit with everything else, they won't go.
So I'm curious about how to get from point A to point B. Remember, all this stuff and a week's worth of clothes are fitting into a Miata (there's lots of curves where I'm headed and I've got some time built in to drive them). My mixer options in the $400 - $500 range look like this (if I can't afford the Nagra, I'm sure in no position to purchase a Sound Devices 302): Mackie Onyx 820i board or Rolls MX 422/Azden FMX 42 ENG Field Mixers, based on their size. I'm inclined towards the field mixers as I don't use a lot of EQ on recording anyway and they are a bit smaller than the Mackie, but I'm wondering about other features you may find useful in the field - on either side. I'm also interested in your experience with any of the field mixers in general.
I know I could do the interface/laptop thing but this entire archiving project has been predicated on a tape/analog approach and I'm planning to keep that ethos with this project. (I've got a blog at Further Adventures in Recording that might provide some context for these questions.)
Anyway, thanks in advance for your collective wisdom.
Bob