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Recording multi-track inputs of each instrument is critical for capturing a live performance correctly and having full control of the individual mix elements afterwards. Without these individual tracks of each instrument the mix stage won’t be utilized to its full capacity.

We also needed to record the audience and ambience of the show so we could retain the live element for the stream and the mix. This includes placing at least a stereo pair of microphones a distance from the stage near the audience or pointing the stereo pair from the stage towards the audience.

There are two traditional methods of achieving a multi-track recording of a live show. Regardless of which method is employed, one must bring a multi-track recorder.

THE SPLIT:

Not Enough Control If you’re nice to the live sound engineer he/she might let you use the insert point, which is ideal because you will likely be taking your signal PRE-fader and PRE-EQ/dynamics section. If your live sound engineer is not so nice you might be stuck with an aux send or a direct out. These two options will work, but depending on how the board is set up you’ll probably be recording the engineer’s fader movements and/or EQ/dynamics adjustments.

Either way, once you gain access to the individual tracks at the live sound console you plug into your multi-track recorder and record the show. This method works, but it won’t yield the best quality. You are relying on the venue’s cable runs, pre-amps, and any other boxes that the microphone signal must travel through in order to get to the console.

The ideal method is to record as pure of a signal as possible, using our own microphones to mike instruments on stage running directly into the mobile recording studio.

However, musicians, live sound engineers and venues do not usually like this approach. Having more microphones on stage means more cables and more stands. Cluttering an already-cluttered stage is more often looked down upon. This is a completely acceptable standpoint, which is why we compromise.

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