
LI_Slim
voice in the wilderness
I recently picked up a Tascam DP-02CF for simple recordings. It can only handle two inputs at once (XLR or 1/4").
As a favor to my son, I will try to record his band (two vocals, two electric guitars, bass and drums) during a party in our basement (approx. 15' x 30') on Friday. In the first instance, the guitars will each be going through an amp as will the bass. The vocal mics will be going through a Mackie powered mixer (406M) connected to two passive speakers. The drum set is quite powerful and everything else will be loud too.
At first I thought, "fuck it, just record through one or two room mics." But perhaps I could do a better job if I plugged the Mackie's monitor output into quarter inch input A. Also, I have a (unpowered) mixer into which I could put several mics -- one or two for the drums, one for the guitar cabs and one for the bass cab -- and I figure the output from that mixer could go into input B.
Does this make sense? Will I blow something up if I plug the powered mixer into the portastudio? Any other solutions???????????
Thanks.
As a favor to my son, I will try to record his band (two vocals, two electric guitars, bass and drums) during a party in our basement (approx. 15' x 30') on Friday. In the first instance, the guitars will each be going through an amp as will the bass. The vocal mics will be going through a Mackie powered mixer (406M) connected to two passive speakers. The drum set is quite powerful and everything else will be loud too.
At first I thought, "fuck it, just record through one or two room mics." But perhaps I could do a better job if I plugged the Mackie's monitor output into quarter inch input A. Also, I have a (unpowered) mixer into which I could put several mics -- one or two for the drums, one for the guitar cabs and one for the bass cab -- and I figure the output from that mixer could go into input B.
Does this make sense? Will I blow something up if I plug the powered mixer into the portastudio? Any other solutions???????????
Thanks.