Best thing IMO is to get a nice soundcard and record directly to your computer, cut the āmiddle manā. Focusrite Scarlett or the 2 channel SSL will do fine (good preās).
If you want something portable, Zoom or Tascam make good recorders, would depend on what you want to spend and what features you really need. Youāll have to get a nice SD card too.
Iām not an Apple user apart from an iPad occasionally so tell me to not be so stupid if you please but is there not an audio to usb-c convertor cable you can buy?
Iāve got a Riga A2D fono pre amp and when Iāve tried that the output signal is just too strong and it seems you canāt adjust it on a Mac. Unless Iām missing something? (highly likely)
The signal was loud because if you send a line signal out of your mixer to a phono preamp itās gonna be way over the line. Phono is a much quieter signal than line. It will only work if you plug a turntable directly into that pre-amp but that is only good for ripping records, not so much recording sets.
RCA to USB-C is a simple way of doing it (from the ārecord outā of the xone into the computer) as long as the computer recognizes the USB-C audio, which I donāt know if it will. Usually these cables are for modern cell phones with no headphone jack, so you can plug them into a soundsystem. But in that case the audio is going from the USB connection, to the RCA cables. Not sure if it works both ways.
My recommendation stands - a good soundcard like a Focusrite Scarlett is the best way of doing it if you want to record straight to your computer HD. If you donāt mind the hassle of transferring files from SD card to computer then the Tascams and Zooms will do the job.
I have a 2 channel mixer with a record output on the back. I normally use on those little Behringer USB things to record to my laptop.
Iām doing a mates party soon and due to space and other issues, I canāt take my laptop to record the set.
Can those handheld Tascam/Zero devices record from the mixer via RCA cables?
My mate has one, but Iām thinking it would be too noisy to place near speakers, etc.
Hello everyone! So basically I picked up a tascam dr-40 and would love to start recording mixes but canāt figure out how to set it up properly. Could someone please offer some help in how I set it up to get the best possible recordings out of it. Also when Iām recording I pickup the room noise from the tascam mic. Sorry Iām not very savvy with tech
The Manual is here in case you didnāt get one. DR40 Manual
As far as a quick read goes you need to set correct source for your recording (Line) via the little switch on the side. Might be worth doing a factory reset (if possible) PO might have had some weird set-up.
Just had a skim through the manual and donāt think there is a factory reset.
It sounds like you are recording a multi-track, it has the option to record āsetsā
from the mics and an external source (be great for adding crowd noise to your live recordings )
So think you need the setting to turn off the multi-track and just record the line in.