The beauty of the 32 channel rig is its versatility. In a band and want to know how we work?
Read on:
Before each gig we ask for a simple channel list to see what kind of set-up you have; we'll also try and drop in to any gigs you might be playing to see first hand (and sample any available ale). On the day of the gig we'll need approximately an extra hour on top of your normal set-up time to make things happen. We record each instrument and channel separately and also record lots of lovely room atmosphere (this brings the final mix to life).
We work with your existing PA set-up so you don't need to make any changes, we want to hear you as you would normally sound so just set-up as normal...once you have set up and run a very quick sound check we begin our business. We find our feeds by using a combination of / or solely:
Microphone splits - these basically take a passive feed from your mic cable before it hits the mixing desk. The mic splits are very clever and don't mess with the signal at all. The phanton power used to run most mics is kept but isolated from our feed. We can also play with ground loop options on the rare occasion that we pick up a noise.
Miking & double miking Things like guitar and bass cabs provide loads of extra space for us to place one of our microphones alongside yours...maybe you don't mic it at all? Everyone's set-up is different! Everyone has a different approach to drum miking; we really like to get as much coverage as possible so we can use a combo of mic splits and our own microphones. We're very careful not to get in the way so if something doesn't work for you then we can move it or have a re-think.
Direct outs: some mixing desks provide direct outputs that we can run straight to our rig. Often there will be a few things that we will also mic-up separately to get the feeds we need.
Lightpipe: Some really posh desks offer ADAT lightpipe outputs, these digital optical feeds are great!!
We'll place ourselves and the recording set-up somewhere towards the back of the venue if possible, or anywhere out of the way of your speakers and other punters. We carry (akwardly) a 30 metre XLR snake and stage box which means that everything can travel very neatly from you're set-up to ours.
So that's it really. The fact that everything is different excites us! It also means that we carry alot of gear, cables, grip, gaffer, adapters, stands, mics...and so on.
All of the above means that we walk away at the end of the gig with beautiful, separate recordings of each channel. This puts us in a great position to create an excting, sparking, sexy, professional, final mix of your gig.
Overdubs? No worries, our gear works perfectly as a mobile recording studio, we'll come to you.
I hope that proves useful to you? Happy Friday everybody!
Luke
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