bikecoachdave
New member
Just picked up a used 2488neo and ready to record my drums.
My equipment list is basically:
8 mics, all specific to the job such as AT-350 for the snare, SM-52 for the bass, Audix D3 for toms, etc.
Mogami gold mic cables for each.
DBX compressor/limiter
Alesis Midiverb4
My questions are, and pardon my novice level here, Ive drummed for 30 years and even spent a few sessions in real studios at times, but this is my first run at home recording:
Should I pick up an 8 channel mixer to run all the mics into so I can adjust some eq levels and apply the rack effects I have?
IF so, do I need a powered mixer, or would I run dry from the separate mixer into the Tascam?
If not, can I run my rack effects through the Tascam? How do I go about chaining these up?
Thanks so much for any advice.
My equipment list is basically:
8 mics, all specific to the job such as AT-350 for the snare, SM-52 for the bass, Audix D3 for toms, etc.
Mogami gold mic cables for each.
DBX compressor/limiter
Alesis Midiverb4
My questions are, and pardon my novice level here, Ive drummed for 30 years and even spent a few sessions in real studios at times, but this is my first run at home recording:
Should I pick up an 8 channel mixer to run all the mics into so I can adjust some eq levels and apply the rack effects I have?
IF so, do I need a powered mixer, or would I run dry from the separate mixer into the Tascam?
If not, can I run my rack effects through the Tascam? How do I go about chaining these up?
Thanks so much for any advice.