First of all, please pardon my ignorance and "greenness," I am extremely new to all this. I hope, too, this post is in the appropriate section. If not, please let me know, etc.
Ok, so I'm looking to get into live music recording and am looking for suggestions on a portable rig. This is what I was thinking of purchasing, but am not sure how I would take the two Left and Right mono XLR outputs (from the SD Mixpre) and jack in to the 3.5mm stereo mini line-in on the Tascam DR-1. Any thoughts on how to do this? I've seen a couple shows in the Live Music Archive where it appears it can be done, I just don't know how.
You can find a pic of the sides of the Sound Devices Mixpre within the "more images" link on the following page.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/292988-REG/Sound_Devices_MIXPRE_Mixpre_Portable_2.html
This is the rig I was thinking of buying, just looking to do audience recording with a pair of stereo mics first. Nothing matrix at this time.
Busman Audio BSC1's OR Studio Projects C4's > Sound Devices Mixpre > Tascam DR-1 (stereo 3.5mm line-in)
Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated.
That setup would work really well. All you would need is the XLR > 1/8" cable to connect the MixPre to the DR-1. Several people on this board make cables. You can hunt around in the "Retail" section to find one. It does not cost much.
Thanks, good to know it'll work. I'll hunt around and see what I can dig up.
Quote from: jlykos on September 01, 2010, 05:42:40 PM
That setup would work really well. All you would need is the XLR > 1/8" cable to connect the MixPre to the DR-1. Several people on this board make cables. You can hunt around in the "Retail" section to find one. It does not cost much.
I use a 1/8 to 1/8 from the MixPre's tape out jack. Works great and is less bulky. Gain only goes up to 52 dB that way (instead of 66 db from the XLR outs), but I don't need nearly that much gain anyway.
The MixPre/MP-2 has a 1/8" tape out that you can use to connect with your Tascam just using a miniplug cable, that might be more convenient.
The XLR out run a hot signal I would stick with the 1/8 out. If you haven't already bought a recorder you might also consider the Sony PCM m10. It has better battery life and uses AA batteries.
Quote from: su6oxone on September 02, 2010, 01:09:08 PM
The MixPre/MP-2 has a 1/8" tape out that you can use to connect with your Tascam just using a miniplug cable, that might be more convenient.
Thanks guys for all the info. Exactly what I needed to know! Much appreciated!
Quote from: jmbell on September 02, 2010, 02:06:38 PM
If you haven't already bought a recorder you might also consider the Sony PCM m10. It has better battery life and uses AA batteries.
I was going to suggest the same thing. Unless you have a very particular reason to choose the DR-1, the M10 is the state of the art within this price bracket. Better build quality too, the DR-1 is a bit too plasticky for my liking.
I almost recommended the same thing myself. It definitely is worth the extra cash.