What Am I looking for?

[oldskooldave]

I have a 22 track analogue mixer with 4 +48v pre amps built in. I have 1 vocal condenser, 2 drum overhead condensers, an sm57 for guitar and a d/i box for bass, im sure I will EQ on the analogue mixer as I have made my bed already by going analogue, but I want to add further effects when I get home, like compression and reverb, using cubase, what can I get that will have like 8 tracks or more that will let me run it into my computer and seperate the tracks out for mixing.

Id also like it if it were releatively light and convenient, as I will be taking it to and from the rehearsal studio where we record and jam etc.

At the moment I have a reel to reel fostex b16 but its a heavy mother fucker and Im looking for something less prone to problems, something POSSIBLY digital

 

[bouldersoundguy]

The Korg D888 seems to fit your needs. It has 8 mic/line inputs, 8-track simultaneous record and analog style controls. It even has 8 individual track outputs if you want to mix your recording in analog.

If you want more tracks I'd go with an Alesis HD24, which is just a 24-track recorder with no preamps or mixing functions.

 

[oldskooldave]

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The Korg D888 seems to fit your needs. It has 8 mic/line inputs, 8-track simultaneous record and analog style controls. It even has 8 individual track outputs if you want to mix your recording in analog.

If you want more tracks I'd go with an Alesis HD24, which is just a 24-track recorder with no preamps or mixing functions.

Thanks bud, I was thinking like an assface when I bought my mixer and reel to reel, this will be enough to get the drums, bass, guitar and vocals down, then i'll just record the additional non essencial tracks seperately on cubase, Think i'll sell those 2 and get one of these D888's

 

[bouldersoundguy]

Thanks bud, I was thinking like an assface when I bought my mixer and reel to reel, this will be enough to get the drums, bass, guitar and vocals down, then i'll just record the additional non essencial tracks seperately on cubase, Think i'll sell those 2 and get one of these D888's

A mixer can be handy. When recording a band live a big analog mixer can be used to generate multiple zero-latency monitor mixes.

 

[moresound]

Old school you might want to try micing the bass cab. and hear that difference from DI-ing the bass. I always find it kind of sterile sounding in the studio but great live.

 

[grimtraveller]

Old school you might want to try micing the bass cab. and hear that difference from DI-ing the bass. I always find it kind of sterile sounding in the studio but great live.

Although the general consensus seems to be that DI'ing the bass is the thaing, I'm with the man of more sound on this one - miking the bass amp/cab gives a different and most appealing and oomph-y sound with some treble fuzziness if you want it that way, too. I often do that in conjunction with DI and PA out then mix to taste, as they say.