helterbelter
Well-known member
Hi all,
I'm considering getting back into live recording, for this I'd like to put together a front-end recording setup using a 32ch motu interface, with high quality micpres.
I say "high quality", not esoteric, not overly colouring stuff. Needs to have a clean sound, not excited
In the perfect world I'd have enough time and money todesign and build these myself, and at a later stage I might do this anyway, but it's probably more wise to buy a bunch of (used or new) 8 channel micpres. Chances are big that I have to mod these for my purposes anyway, as I want to have dual line outputs for each channel (1 for the audiointerface, and the other one for the FOH desk).
I'd like to know what you guys advice. There are plenty of boxes available, all with different price tags.
for instance :
-Focusrite Octopre platinum.
-Focusrite Octopre Mk2
-Audient ASP008
-Presonus Digimax
More options ?
I aim at a price range of 300 to 800 euros each, new or 2nd hand . cheaper is no problem of course
Maybe a modified Behringer or Phonic is a possibility ?
EDIT 5 sept 2015 :
It looks like I can't continue with my plans to get myself this amount of micpres : The possibility exists that I'll be losing my dayjob.... The company I work at is heading towards bankruptcy..... So, no work - no way to save serious money for micpres....
Bummer......
I'm considering getting back into live recording, for this I'd like to put together a front-end recording setup using a 32ch motu interface, with high quality micpres.
I say "high quality", not esoteric, not overly colouring stuff. Needs to have a clean sound, not excited
In the perfect world I'd have enough time and money todesign and build these myself, and at a later stage I might do this anyway, but it's probably more wise to buy a bunch of (used or new) 8 channel micpres. Chances are big that I have to mod these for my purposes anyway, as I want to have dual line outputs for each channel (1 for the audiointerface, and the other one for the FOH desk).
I'd like to know what you guys advice. There are plenty of boxes available, all with different price tags.
for instance :
-Focusrite Octopre platinum.
-Focusrite Octopre Mk2
-Audient ASP008
-Presonus Digimax
More options ?
I aim at a price range of 300 to 800 euros each, new or 2nd hand . cheaper is no problem of course
Maybe a modified Behringer or Phonic is a possibility ?
EDIT 5 sept 2015 :
It looks like I can't continue with my plans to get myself this amount of micpres : The possibility exists that I'll be losing my dayjob.... The company I work at is heading towards bankruptcy..... So, no work - no way to save serious money for micpres....
Bummer......