It really is an easy set up with those digital, multichannel systems, and I do get asked why we don’t use these protocols on every recording. Photo showing the RME MADIFace USB – a tiny little device that can handle 64 channels of audio straight to your DAW. It was a kind of flash-mob type event and so all the kit had to be as small as possible and hidden right up to the last minute. In situations where I’ve not had a choice – either because it’s the only output offered OR we’ve not had much room – for example, I recorded a secret event a Labrinth event in Camden last summer with my buddies at LiveFi filming. In the case of the RME MADIFace USB – this is a tiny little unit that can handle 64 channels of audio! The Dante protocol even allows you to connect a cat5/6 cable directly to your laptop’s network input – making use of the Virtual Soundcard software to convert that data-stream into audio right into your DAW. I have used both MADI and Dante to make recordings on many gigs and those systems offer extremely high channel counts down just one or maybe two cables. From the Behringer X32 / Midas M32, right up to the newer offerings from Digico (I saw the Digico S21 at Plasa and it looks incredible for not much over £5k!)– it seems being able to make a recording of a live performance is at the tips of many engineers’ fingers way more than it ever has been. On a recent visit to the Plasa show at the Excel in London, having a good look at all of the new live consoles – almost all of them now appear to be featuring the option to output multiple channels for recording or virtual sound-check purposes – whether this is via Dante, MADI or even USB or one of the many other systems that seem to be out there. I’m still constantly learning new ways of working – and I love to discover new and different methods of doing things, but in terms of how I go about recording live shows at the moment – what follows is an explanation of what the equipment I use is and why I choose to use it. I could talk about audio equipment for…well, I haven’t got bored of it yet! I’m not here to say that my way of doing things is THE way…it’s just what works for me. I should warn you now that this could get geeky. So it’s sometimes been the case that while setting up at a gig, members of the sound crew want to see what’s in the racks or and in some cases interest has come from articles, such as these blogs I’ve been writing, it seems some people are interested to know why I’ve opted for the set up that I have and how it is all hooked up. As a sound…erm…enthusiast, I’m always going looking at the gear that’s being used when I work on a show. I’m often asked about the recording set up I use.
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