Androidjoey

thats an awesome idea i did not know you could do that. i'm a recording noob lol

axemanchris

You can almost always use more inputs.

kick
snare top
snare bottom
overhead left
overhead right
tom 1
tom 2
floor tom

That's eight tracks on the drums alone, and that's on a basic five piece kit - no rotos, no hi-hat mic, no gong, no second floor tom....

Recording a band "live off the floor" and you can add:

Bass DI
guitar 1 mic
guitar 1 DI
guitar 2 mic
guitar 2 DI
guide vocal

... there's six more, and you're still overdubbing the lead and backing vocals.

Bleed, IMHO, is really over-rated. It's often (usually) not that big a deal. Sometimes it is even desirable. And of course, there are always gates you can use. (or finicky editing, but geez... you want to avoid that if you can...)

You CAN (it seems) record 16 tracks at a time with that:
1-8 = XLR
9-10 - DI on front panel
11-14 - DI in back
15/16 - S/PDIF digital input from some other device.

In order to use mics on inputs 9-16, you would have to get other pieces of gear that would give you preamps to feed those inputs, and in the case of 15/16, one that would have digital S/PDIF outputs to feed the digital ins on the Tascam.

Daisy-chaining usually requires an ADAT connection which, unless I missed it, the Tascam doesn't seem to have.

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chatterbox272

fair enough. I still doubt his kit requires a minimum 10 mics.

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Androidjoey

Based on this I think we can work with that amount of mics but do you know of another interface or a better option because buying alot of preamps is going to drain our band budget

lockwolf

Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, you'll need 2. Tell your drummer to shove a stick up his ass if he bitches about needing 10 mics

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Androidjoey

Unfortunately that's going to cost way more then buying the tascam plus 8 pre amps witch would cost around $600 and If I bought 2 saffires it would be a whooping $1000

T4D

specially since sweetwater has the Tascam for $199.

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Androidjoey

Witch is a crazy good deal.

lockwolf

Good deal if you want an expensive doorstop. Like I said, I surfed other boards & looked at all the problems users were having with it, it'd be better to buy something better and get something that works.

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T4D

have you had personal "working" experiences with this Tascam model ?

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chronowarp

why not just use a mono overhead and get a more focused kit sound, rather than having to deal with the inherent phase issues of a stereo pair?

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Odirunn

Assuming the band is playing some sort of rock or metal (based on the kit having 2 kicks, etc) the sense of space for the kit is important and stereo OHs are perfect for framing the kit as a whole.

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chronowarp

depends what you need to do...more stereo image...or a more focus'd sound. It's a trade. and I'd say if the limitation is mic inputs, then it's worth giving a whirl.

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ToXyN

I'm just a bit confused on how you have over 10 mic's, so probably well over a grand in mics, yet your looking at a 200 dollar interface?

lockwolf

Do you? Because if you have the money to go out and buy & try every interface, please do. I don't but when you google it and the first 4 or 5 links for reviews outside store reviews (which never count) complain about driver issues and subpar preamps. I mean, it doesn't take a moron to realize that when you see people having issues with drivers in multiple reviews, it's not a good device.

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axemanchris

@Chatterbox - yeah, it's not often that one could justify that they NEED ten tracks on a drum kit. I have 16 mic inputs and still usually just do:

Kick
Snare
Floor
Tom 1
Tom 2
Overhead L
Overhead R

... and then, just because I can, will experiment with placing one more mic somewhere.

But that tops out at 8.



Not without spending some money. My extra 8 inputs that I use for less critical tracks (but really sound pretty decent) are from a Behringer ADA8000 ultragain unit that I picked up nearly new for about $200. Problem for you is that it sends signal via ADAT, which the Tascam unit you have your eye on doesn't support.

You could, for probably a couple hundred dollars or thereabouts get a mixer like a Behringer 2442 that has direct outputs on the first 8 XLR inputs, which you could then feed into the Tascam. A snake for this will cost about $40.

And then, of course, you have a significant cash layout in the form of a mitt-load of mics, cables, and stands too...

CT

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