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Solunaris · 1st August 2006

Personally I have 32 inputs, but I do a lot of different things. It's nice to be able to have thorough setups for every instrument when tracking a band live. For drums, I use between twelve and twenty inputs depending on how much junk the drummer has or how many different pairs of room mics I want to set up for mix options. I think for most overdrub sessions I'm not using more than 10 on guitars. (I'm a 2-3 mic per amp kinda guy with a few amps going at a time). Bass I only use three inputs, one mic per amp and a DI. Vocals is only one or two, but it's nice to have more inputs so you can put mutilple vocal mics up and A/B/C/D between them...

1st August 2006	#15
Solunaris Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,698	Personally I have 32 inputs, but I do a lot of different things. It's nice to be able to have thorough setups for every instrument when tracking a band live. For drums, I use between twelve and twenty inputs depending on how much junk the drummer has or how many different pairs of room mics I want to set up for mix options. I think for most overdrub sessions I'm not using more than 10 on guitars. (I'm a 2-3 mic per amp kinda guy with a few amps going at a time). Bass I only use three inputs, one mic per amp and a DI. Vocals is only one or two, but it's nice to have more inputs so you can put mutilple vocal mics up and A/B/C/D between them...