ok updated situation. i now have some behringer c-2 card's, and denecke ps-2, along with the SP-BMC-2's and a chuch BB. I already tested the rig with my home stereo system, fairly loud. my friend's party is next thursday finally! and here is how I think I should set up. I can hang the soundpros from a rafter about 7' feet up, split 3 feet or so, and put the behringer mics in DIN at the "stage lip" about 10 feet from the band, 3 feet or so high. the band will have probably 3 amps, 2 guitars and a bass, and drum set. but to my surprise! the drummer is only using brushes. SO my fears of the room being overpowered are much less now. THe band members are going to let me tune there amps as well for optimal sound, and are not concerned about it being too quiet. I will run all the mics into a mixer I have and do line out from the mixer via a darktrain dual RCA --> 1/8 into the mic in on my laptop. using cubase to record. DOes this sound OK? I also have a berhinger usb device that has dual RCA inputs, which I could also use.
I hope this isnt too many questions haha, just looking for ways I can get a decent pull with these mics.
thanks,
gabe
It sounds wildly half-assed IMO...like you'll be nuciance to everyone - and the band. What does "tune their amps" mean?
Drop this whole 4 mic routine...
Just put the C2s on the stage, facing the either side of the drummer, not right at the drum kit, but not right at the guitar. - and mix in your board feed.(probably just vocals?)
Even better, if there is enough room, put the mics behind the guitar players - You'll get a clearer backline, and less monitor interference (this is generally hard to achieve on a lot of stages)
Dont be afraid to separate the mics - if you get too far left or right, just use the pan knobs to bring them back together.
...depending on your mixers inputs, you may need to run the -10db pads on the C2s
When you set up this close - there's no magic mix percentages here...just set your levels for each source as if you were recording them independently.
You can use headphones to check, just make sure you are getting enough vocals. I can pretty much do it right with just the meters - but not all mixers have good metering. So YMMV.
Use the USB interface for sure.
Not sure why everyone is so afraid to mix on the fly,...especially in what seems a pretty casual environment.
Go for it...