*Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Matthew Polashek]

The 1010s are fine, but the RME is more stable and more highly  
regarded, plus you can upgrade the pre and the converter as you go.   
The only way to get a signal into the 1010 is via an unbalanced 1/4"  
plug which is potentially noisy, especially for recording in on- 
location spaces where discrete power sources are not a priority.   
Chances are, however, you could get really great results with the  
1010s.  It's just a risk I wouldn't take.  I'd rather have Adat I/O  
and put whatever converter I want on there.

I think M-audio makes decent stuff, but their best stuff is firewire  
and not easily linux-able.

RME makes the nicest linux-able stuff.

Echo Audio makes some decent things as well and some are Linux-able.


I'd suggest getting a great pair of closed back headphones to mix  
with.  (Like the Sonys)  You can always patch into a rehearsal room PA  
for play back and you definitely don't want to feed what you are  
recording back through the air onto an audio track.  The de-facto best  
speaker for monitoring is the Yamaha NS10.  These are no longer made  
so you'll have to find a pair used.  Typically these are driven with a  
hafler amplifier.  That's the setup you'll find in almost every major  
studio anywhere in the world.  I've listened to the Event PS8XLs and I  
like them.  I think they're pretty accurate.  I've also heard the  
Mackie 824s and I think they're great, but you can't beat the Yamahas  
for accuracy and consistency.



On Nov 25, 2007, at 9:51 PM, Cory K. wrote:

> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>> I use this rack for mobile recording of my R&B band.  16 tracks at a
>> time.  That is a 19" calzone 20-space rack case with shockmount.
>>
>
> Cool. :)
>
>> I like the 1604 VLZ Pro but I had one with my band and it died.
>> Warranty was out.  We bought an allen and Heath Mixwizard 3 16-2 and
>> it sounds sooooo much better and has 16 direct outs as well as  
>> inserts.
>>
>> Unless you're running sound as well as recording, you don't need a
>> mixer.  Just get some pres or A/D converters to put in front of your
>> interface.  Something like an RME 9652 and 3 behringer ADA8000 s will
>> give you 24 channels.
>>
>
> Not the 1010s? Other links?
>
>> Many 16 channel mixers are rackmountable so you an get ears and get
>> one of those racks with a slant rack top.
>
> One thing I forgot was a pair of speakers. :\
>
> My whole plan for this is to do demo recordings in bands practice  
> spaces
> or maybe more.
>
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