dannyd wrote:
Mike Rivers wrote:
wrote:
Hi, I would much appreciate any ideas on a simple and cheap way to
build a Powerbook based mobile recording setup for 24 channels with mic
preamps and can sync to external word clock.
How crummy can you tolerate? And how cheap is cheap?
The cheap part is not counting the Powerbook/Macbook.
Crummy - well I'm planning to record at 44.1/24. Not looking for Apogee
quality AtoD certainly.
I was looking at the Firepods until I realized that I couldn't give
them an external word clock (at least my initial investigations
indicate such).
I was delighted at the prospect of getting 24 simultaneous record
tracks for about $1500.
Yes the Metric Halo would be nice but 3x the price...
Thanks all. DannyD
You could go for hardware.
I have a Fostex D2424lv that worked great for a 2 hour show.
Those are about $1500 new or less (I got mine for $1100 new)
Half decent preamps are those behringer racks that have 8 per channel
and adat digital.
You may get the whole lot for your budget and the Fostex is a great
machine to have.
I feel safer recording live stuff on this than on a laptop with firewire
interfaces (which I have done as well)