Mixed up drums.

[godmarked]

Thanks for reading this posting.

I have a monolog four channel volume mixer. My intention was to use it to set all of my live drum mics (4) to a single track on a 4 track. This works just fine, although of course I'm unable to remix the drum mix during playback.

I'm new at recording, let me ask you a question:

Would it be appropriate to record and mix four mics for my drums on the four track, playback the recording from another deck connected into the RCA stereo jacks on the four track, and have three leftover tracks?

In otherwords,

My monolog mixer has only volume controls.
The mixer on a MKIII porta' has 3-band EQ and mixing capability on playback.

Using my monolog mixer means I can record live, with four mics set to one track.
Using my MKIII means I must record with a cassette playing alongside of me, not my good buddy.

I know that this is not a problem answerable beyond "buy a new mixer," but of course I'm penniless, do you have any bright ideas? Will overdubbing be appropriate?

Thanks for any advice,
Jon.

 

[Emeric_2]

What's the total instrumentation your after? How many guitars, vocals etc. Your looking at a bit of generation loss, but hell. I think what you plan may work just fine, provided the cassette deck your dumping the drums to is a good one. A stereo submix of the drums might work better, eat up 2 tracks though. All depends on what your after.

Is it a one-man-band, or do you have the option of recording more than one instrument at one time?

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Monolog????????????????

...er, would you be meaning "monophonic"???

Bruce

 

[BigKahuna]

Would it be appropriate to record and mix four mics for my drums on the four track, playback the recording from another deck connected into the RCA stereo jacks on the four track, and have three leftover tracks?

The answer ... yes ... people do this all the time. It might better to bounce tracks like that within the actual 4track though ... but it depends on how good it does it. You'll lose quality no matter how you do it, though.

There's one guy on this board ... GT ... who doesn't even use a multitrack. If I have it right, he has a hi-fi VCR and a DCC deck and just bounces back and forth playing from one while adding guitar or something and then recording that live onto the other deck. He does pretty well at it. So, I guess my point is that it's not unheard of to "fly in" tracks from another deck.

By the way, Emeric ... what the heck?! one user ID isn't good enough for you?? or are you starting over like Bruce did?

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

It's Emeric, The Sequel!!!

...You know what they say, the sequel is NEVER as good as the original!!!

*snicker*