I’ve been using my Zoom H4n for the past 12 years. Before that I used a Zoom H4. I record most rehearsals and I try to record gigs as well if I can find a spot for the recorder.
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What do you use to record rehearsals?
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Zoom H6 Using the XY or MS pair and 2 Russian clones of the RCA 77 Ribbon Mics set up as a Blumen Pair. I use the limiter in the Zoom.
Motu 24Ai & Ao with 16mic preamps. Pretty much enough to mic a drum kit, two guitars and bass. No singer yet, but it's perfect for writing sessions.
Rip van winkle stepping out of cryo freeze, here... A topic of interest to me as the last band we used things called 'double-sided 45min cassette tapes', a stereo room mic and after practice we would 'drive' around town in a 'car' listening to a 'cassette deck' while commenting on what we'd done. A week later, the band leader would have cuts prepared for in-person review. Apparently, things have changed some.
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ZOOM H2N (or sometimes the multitracks from the digital board, if it there was a particularly productive jam happening)
Please tell me more about the limiter - I wasn’t aware of it and I use the H-6 to record concerts at the U often. I have a love/hate relationship with compression, but I am a big fan of limiters used in a subtle way.
I bought one of those, too, for digitizing LPs and cassettes, hooked up to my stereo system like a tape deck. I got it during a promotional sale that threw in the optional AC supply, furry windscreen and carry pouch. You can't beat that for $99.
If I didn't already own the Yamaha I would be perfectly happy using the Tascam, although it's neither as tiny as the Yamaha nor as intuitively simple to use. It does have a lot more features and better mikes. Pretty amazing how far prices have fallen in the last 15 years.
You access it by hitting the menu button on the right then scroll to the mic icon and there is a limiter choice, I choose the studio limiter. and you can assign it per track.
Page 79 https://www.zoom.co.jp/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/E_H6v2.pdf
Years ago I used a Minidisc recorder and a stereo condenser microphone which worked shockingly well.
Like a lot of folks, I changed to a Zoom H2 and then H4n using the onboard mics and later, used a line out from the mixer when we went to silent practice with Vdrums and amp simulators.
These days, we’re using a Zoom R16 and recording individual tracks. Our drummer does a rough mix in Audacity and posts to a cloud server for all of us to access.
The quality of the recordings is pretty darn good and helps keep us honest with each other.
I do think that getting the mix straight out of the board is also helpful to get an idea of the relative volumes we play at.
Also, the type of headphones we use are sometimes an issue. We started with on ear Grados which have awesome midrange and high frequency clarity but are bass shy. I was often too loud in the mix when we used those cans.
Like a lot of folks, I changed to a Zoom H2 and then H4n using the onboard mics and later, used a line out from the mixer when we went to silent practice with Vdrums and amp simulators.
These days, we’re using a Zoom R16 and recording individual tracks. Our drummer does a rough mix in Audacity and posts to a cloud server for all of us to access.
The quality of the recordings is pretty darn good and helps keep us honest with each other.
I do think that getting the mix straight out of the board is also helpful to get an idea of the relative volumes we play at.
Also, the type of headphones we use are sometimes an issue. We started with on ear Grados which have awesome midrange and high frequency clarity but are bass shy. I was often too loud in the mix when we used those cans.
Was using the iPhone voice memos but the built in compression is too much. Started using the Auphonic app and turning gain down so the kick drum doesn’t distort. I put it up on a music stand across the room from drums. Works good enough for listening back and jamming along with.
