Hi there,

I have just ordered a Presonus Firepod after being won over by the
reviews and posts in here regarding said product. I've also purchased a
handful of new mics and have realised that with the new mics I have I
can record a kit with about 9 or 10 mics, but of course the firepod is
limited to 8 XLR ins. I have also purchased the central station (on
assumption only, I haven't really heard anything about it) and was
going to consider returning it in exchange for another firepod, but
then I remembered there are 10 ins including the digital SPDIF in. Does
anyone know of a device which could allow me to get 2 mics into the L
and R channel of the SPDIF in thus enabling me to record with 10 tracks
at once? I realise this will be a trade off with regards to quality,
and potential phase problems...but if theres a device that isn't too
expensive (ie. way less than half the price of another firepod) I'd
consider it as a temp solution..

Thanks

Keilan

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I have just ordered a Presonus Firepod

with the new mics I have I
can record a kit with about 9 or 10 mics, but of course the firepod is
limited to 8 XLR ins.

anyone know of a device which could allow me to get 2 mics into the L
and R channel of the SPDIF in thus enabling me to record with 10 tracks

Any two-channel mic preamp with a built-in A/D converter that has an
S/PDIF output will do that if you want a one-box solution. But you
might want to live it up a little and get a small mixer plus a stereo
A/D converter. That will allow you to use more mics, you can have
panning and EQ (you might want to mix individual tom mics to two
channels and use EQ on them) and you'll have a cooler looking box.


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Sounds like the mixing desk and stereo A/D converter would be my best
option as it would certainly leave my options open, especially if our
drummer wants to add a few new toms!

The only product I can find is the Mytek 96 ADC, which is a bit out of
my price league Does any one know of a similar product in the more
budget league (without a Behringer name tag)

Thanks!

Keilan

In article .com writes:

Sounds like the mixing desk and stereo A/D converter would be my best
option as it would certainly leave my options open, especially if our
drummer wants to add a few new toms!

The only product I can find is the Mytek 96 ADC, which is a bit out of
my price league

I think that the mid-range A/D converter is a dying breed, because so
many devices that need one already have one, and the built-ins are
mighty good these days - you'd need something of the
Apogee/Mytek/Lavry class to get a significant improvement on a
built-in stereo A/D converter in most new products. It's the trend to
replacing old with new rather than upgading a system component.

Be that as it may, the M-Audio Flying Cow is still available, at $400
list price, probably $350 or less on the street. It has a D/A
converter also, which might come in handy. By monitoring everything
through the same D/A (your computer output, CD player, whatever) you
can eliminate the different converters as the reason why the CD
doesn't sound like the mix that you played back from your computer.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...gCow-main.html



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