Edirol R-44 manual Recording the Performance and Audience Simultaneously

PRACTICAL

GUIDE TO THE

EDIROL R-44

4-channel Recording

Here, we describe how to perform basic recordings using four channels. These examples use four DR-80C microphones. For details on microphone settings see “Setting and Placing Microphones in Arenas or Concert Halls” on p. 12 in this guide.

Recording the “Performance” and “Audience” Simultaneously

This describes how to make recordings with even more realism by using the 4-channel simultaneous recording feature. If you record the “performance” and the “audience” separately in stereo, you can record the actual experience of being at the arena. Also, you can easily make adjustments after the recording because the balance of each sound can be changed separately.

☞See “Recording the Audience” on p. 13 in this guide for how to record the audience.

R-44 Setting : Rec.Mode in STEREO X 2

Performance Microphones

Audience

Microphones

Audience

Microphones

Situation Practical 1 Use Technique

Recording Multiple Input Levels Simultaneously

Mistakes cannot be fixed at events like live performances. But even if you set the input level during rehearsal in advance, the recording can still fail because of unexpected sounds that are too loud or too soft. For these times, set combo input jacks 1 and 2 to the normal input level and combo input jacks 3 and 4 to a slightly lower input level. If you do this, you can avoid a recording mistake because even if the normal input level is clipped, the sound in combo input jacks 3 and 4 is not clipped.

R-44 Setting : Rec.Mode in STEREO X 2

Slight Lower Recording Level

Normal Recording Level

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