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Originally Posted by blackties_04
In the rare times that I do run sound for shows or in the studio I use headphones. The only problem is the mix sits good in the headphones but as soon as I take them off to hear the room sound it sounds like poo. Is there an easy way to fix this without loosing my headphone mix for recording live tracks?
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One of the good things about my poor old Mackie 8-bus is something they call "MIX-B" - a seperate stereo mix, independent of the
channel and submaster faders. It lets me do a stereo "recording mix" independent of the live mix I do for the audience. It's almost like having a separate mixer, just for recording.
Each channel strip also has a direct out. For really important live recordings, I'll bring along my three ADAT recorders (24 tracks of tape, total). It gives me a track of tape for each mic. or DI I have on stage, so I can concentrate on mixing the live sound, then mix the recording later, in the studio.
If I'm not recording the Mackie stays at home. My Peavey is more rugged, designed for touring. Despite the fact that its older, goes to a lot more shows and gets banged around a lot more, I expect it to outlive the Mackie.
Anyhow, unless you're specifically hired to record a show, your first priority has to be the live sound. If the recording "sounds like poo," so be it. Better that than a pristine recording while, to the live audience, the show or concert sounds like poo.
John