I guess there are plenty of home recordists out there in the same position as me ... able to do the programming and DI side of recording at home, but having to go to a studio to put down the vocals, saxophones, and other stuff that you can't get away with recording at low volume or through headphones.
I want a convenient way of taking a rough mix of a track to a studio, recording the vocals or WHY, and taking them back home to put back into the mix.
I am considering a few options..
1) Brand X Digital Audio Player/Recorder..
Pros: Cheap, light, is an MP3 player
Cons: Most record to MP3, mini-jack in, budget recording curcuitry, need to play rough mix from separate media
2) M-Audio Microtrack
Pros: Excellent recording quality, Phantom power (i.e. don't need a mixer)
Cons: Costs about $500 including CF Card, need to play rough mix from separate media
3) Korg D-4
Pros: Highly portable, Cheap, 4 tracks - can take rough mix on same media
Cons: Records to MPEG1 Layer 2 compressed 16bit/32khz
Questions:
i. I want to be able to release reasonably polished demos from this set up. Would the Korg D-4's compression and lower bit rate take much away from my vocal tracks?
ii. What is working well for other HR people in this situation?
Many thanks in Advance,
-Rob
I want a convenient way of taking a rough mix of a track to a studio, recording the vocals or WHY, and taking them back home to put back into the mix.
I am considering a few options..
1) Brand X Digital Audio Player/Recorder..
Pros: Cheap, light, is an MP3 player
Cons: Most record to MP3, mini-jack in, budget recording curcuitry, need to play rough mix from separate media
2) M-Audio Microtrack
Pros: Excellent recording quality, Phantom power (i.e. don't need a mixer)
Cons: Costs about $500 including CF Card, need to play rough mix from separate media
3) Korg D-4
Pros: Highly portable, Cheap, 4 tracks - can take rough mix on same media
Cons: Records to MPEG1 Layer 2 compressed 16bit/32khz
Questions:
i. I want to be able to release reasonably polished demos from this set up. Would the Korg D-4's compression and lower bit rate take much away from my vocal tracks?
ii. What is working well for other HR people in this situation?
Many thanks in Advance,
-Rob