Next Question.....

[simchapup]

Hey everyone i have to many questions this one is about if i take my mixer and plug a voice recorder into the outputs to record from my mixer how good will it sound i want to be able to record from my mixer without using my laptop

[jbeutt]

depends on the voice recorder. If the inputs are mic level and you plug into Line level outputs, you'll want to make sure your outputs are very low or have an inline pad.
If it's opposite, you'll have the opposite problem and need to amplify the signal with a preamp or turn up the inputs on your recorder.

The ideal situation is to pair mic or line outputs with same-kind inputs.

The other question is whether you want to record in stereo and whether you have the capability to do so.

[Footer]

....and at what bit rate your unit records at plays a huge differance....

[Peter]

Some of the cable adapters being talked about here: Wiring might make your life alot easier doing this.

I would think that if your recorder is stereo, a cable with a 1/8" stereo male plug on one end and two 1/4" mono (right and left) male plugs on the other end would be ideal. (you also have the option of using RCA inplace of the 1/4" and buying RCA to 1/4" adapters too.... that way you have flexability to record from RCA if necessary).

Theoretically, baring the line/mic level issues above, recording in a manner similar to what you are talking about is very feasable, although the final quality will largely depend on the recording qualty of the voice recorder. (A little $15 voice recorder isnt going to sound NEARLY as good as a device specifially made for professional recording)

If you have model info on your voice recorder so we can take a look at it, it would be very helpful too.

[simchapup]

i think im going to buy the olympus vn240

[simchapup]

or if anyone knows about portable devices that have line in recording that are good

[Footer]

Originally Posted by simchapup

or if anyone knows about portable devices that have line in recording that are good

How much do you want to spend?

[simchapup]

under 100$

[Footer]

Go with whatever you can afford then, because a digital recorder with a decent sample rate is at least $300.

[simchapup]

ok ill try and figure out something