Mixer with recording capabilities

[Stormy Monday]

Last night after we jammed, our drummer started talking about improving our on our current mixer, Peavey PV-10 USB, so he can record our sessions. He currently uses a Zoom handheld. I am not knowledgeable with regards to a setup like this. So, does anyone here have a site they can point me to so I can try and come up to speed on this?

Grazie

 

[rolandson]

You mean just adding a recorder to the mixer's outs? Or a new mixer with recording capability?

 

[Stormy Monday]

You mean just adding a recorder to the mixer's outs? Or a new mixer with recording capability?

yes.

 

[Stormy Monday]

We're going to put together a design doc to figure out what we want. Right now I don't have much knowledge about what can done and within what price ranges.

 

[rolandson]

Well..
This might provide the nomenclature needed to understand what the how to sites are talking about...

Home studio recording: Everything you need to record on a budget

If you have a great song and want to make a great home studio recording, you'll need to know everything we've listed here.

www.soundguys.com

And then there is this...

5 audio interfaces for recording your entire band: our picks from budget to pro

Want to capture that live vibe in the studio? We've chosen the finest audio interfaces with enough I/O to record your entire band from Antelope Audio, Universal Audio, Focusrite, Roland…

www.musicradar.com

How to Record Band Practice on Any Budget

Whether you are in a six-piece death metal band or an individual cellist, we’ve compiled multiple ways to record band practice that you can scale from simple note-taking to full-blown multi-track recordings – it’s all up to your needs and your budget.

reverb.com

But...
I just looked up your mixer and it is or seems totally adequate...all you really need is the ability to take a line level feed from the mixer into a recorder...

You could do 2 channel roughs into a phone (i don't know of any phone apps that support or emulate multitracking), or ...

you could drop some bones on something like...

TASCAM DP-008EX 8-track Digital Portastudio

8-track Digital Studio and SD Recorder with Built-in Stereo Microphones, 2 x Microphone Preamplifiers, Built-in Tuner and Metronome, and USB Data Transfer

www.sweetwater.com

I'm relying on memory but I think one could take a line level feed from each channel of the mixer into a each channel of a multitrack recorder like the thing above and that would permit much greater mixing capabilities.

I don't think you need a new mixer.

The how to drive these things should be in the support section of their websites, but...

The advantage to recording each track is that greater control is available for selective review. You can silence all but one or two instruments and listen critically to them, or just drop the levels on all but one and ....

 

[drp146]

A USB mixer should work well with a DAW.

 

[Quikstyl]

Last night after we jammed, our drummer started talking about improving our on our current mixer, Peavey PV-10 USB, so he can record our sessions. He currently uses a Zoom handheld. I am not knowledgeable with regards to a setup like this. So, does anyone here have a site they can point me to so I can try and come up to speed on this?

Grazie

Tascam makes some good digital recorders with the mixing/fader interface. There is a DP-24 and a DP-32 (I think). The smaller DP's may not have enough lines in if you're planning on mic-ing a whole drum kit. Check out the Tascam stuff

 

[rolandson]

Oh...wait...
That tascam thing I linked...
Not what I thought it was...forget it.
And when you said "zoom" i thought of the internet-based thing spouse does Tai Chi with when it's cold outside.

The Zoom things I think you're really talking about are much better suited to what I was talking about.

The ability to record each channel individually gives you a very solid rehearsal tool. What I said about selective review is really useful.

 

[El Gobernador]

Peavey PV-10 USB

This, along with a laptop with a DAW ( even a free one) will record everything you need. Add a few thumb drives for the guys to take it home and you're done.

 

[Handsome McClane]

I've got a Zoom R16. Had it for about seven years, used it a lot and it's still working perfectly. It's basically like an old cassette multi-track, but it records the tracks to an SD card that I transfer to my computer to master. It's very simple for non-tech people like me. As a capture device it's wonderful. They run a couple hundred bucks and up depending on how many tracks you want.

 

[rolandson]

This, along with a laptop with a DAW ( even a free one) will record everything you need. Add a few thumb drives for the guys to take it home and you're done.

Stormy, I'd listen to El G before I listened to me.

 

[Stormy Monday]

Thanks everyone. Now to spend some time and do a little research.

grazie