Topic: So...How's four track recording working out for you?

[Tim]

being the pussy I am, I gave up on 4 tracks long ago as I could never achieve results that justified the expense (monetary and time) over a well recorded 2 track master.

but...if i regularly had SBD access at the shows I was taping, i'd definitely be doing 4 track mixes w/mics and the board feed.
or...
if I could run outrigger omni's and a coincident pair as the mains, but to do it in a way that would be "right" (in my mind any way), would just be a hassle as i'd want my omni's 30' apart w/my main pair in the center.

still, i'm glad you folks are out there doing it.
rock on

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[bobbygeeWOW]

I don't find the post tme prohibitive, but then, I'm willing to devote 3 hours to a show, too.  I also bought Surcode DTS and started making DTS 5.1 mixes.  Well worth the time & effort, IMHO.

Hey that's pretty interesting - are you doing sbd + 2 room mics or actual 4-mic techniques?

SBD + 2 room mics.  The best ones I've done have been in small bars where there is very little in the PA and I can set up the mics behind the PA right in front of the band ("stage lip" except that a lot of times, there is not really an official "stage").  This is the one I like to pimp the most:

http://www.archive.org/details/tbm2007-08-09.DTS

For this one, the PA had just vocals and horns, and the mics were placed DIN and had the stage sound from DFC with very little bleeding in from the PA or monitors.  I mixed the PA on the center channel, this source: http://www.archive.org/details/tbm2007-08-09.1644-Matrix on the front channels and the mics-only on the surround channels.  It sounds great (IMHO, at least).  The vocals center the whole mix, and then the soundscape pans out into the stereo image of the mic feed, which was lead guitar on the left, rhythm guitar on the right, and drums in stereo in the center (the bass is on the sub, so that is pretty much in the center of the image).

Cool man, that's fun stuff. Unfortunately I tossed my surround system this summer so I can't give it a listen!