Multitrack recorder

[N1GTL]

I am looking for a reasonably priced multitrack recorder to record 4 - 6 radios at the same time. Anyone have any ideas? Makes and/or models.

 

[k9rzz]

YOu can get software to do the job for $100:

http://www.music123.com/Cakewalk-SONAR-Home-Studio-6-Recording-Software-700936-i1173175.Music123

Dunno how to interface 6 radios though.

Then there are multi track recorders:

http://www.music123.com/Multi-Track-Recorders-Recording.Music123

Not cheap though.

That's a lot of audio to go through afterwards.

:^]

 

[br0adband]

You'd end up with two basic solutions:

1) Buy multiple cheap (meaning low price, not cheap quality) soundcards and have a motherboard with plenty of PCI slots for 'em, use the line/mic inputs on each since Windows (if that's your OS) will only record from 1 of them at a time, or...

2) Get something like this: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Audiophile192-main.html and have a blast with it. Record 4 inputs simultaneously without breaking a sweat. Need more? They have a 6 and even a 10 input version of similar hardware from M-Audio, but you'll pay for such hardware through the nose compared to a few soundcards, etc.

 

[prcguy]

Look for a used ADAT machine. These were mostly made by Alesis and record 8 channels of 20 bit, 48KHz sample rate digital audio on to an S-VHS video tape. This was the most popular professional digital recording format for many years and now the $3k machines sell for a few hundred dollars.
prcguy

 

[bagmouse7]

I use one of these:
http://www.alesis.com/product.php?id=40
And "Reaper" software:
http://www.reaper.fm/
To record 8 different radios at once. Be sure to get the firewire version if you want multi-track recording. I started with the USB version, but the USB interface only supports recording the "mixed audio" from the mixer and not each discrete track.
This solution works great, and I can record or just monitor anywhere from 1 to all 8 radio's at one.

 

[902]

I have a 10 channel Dictaphone reel-to-reel logging recorder with the time code generator and a playback unit if you're interested. It needs new record heads on one of the drives (the recorder has two tape drives with a fail-over in it) and it needs new rubber capstans. Other than that, I can record up to 24 hrs. of continuous traffic or set it to VOX and record more. I can even search for time. I think it will take IRIG-B time code, too.

It's really cool looking. You'd get the girls with this one, let me tell you!

If you're interested and want to pick it up (FOB my garage s'mwhere in the middle of the country), PM me. We can talk.

 

[zz0468]

Get several stereo cassette decks. I see 'em at garage sales for around $10.

 

[N1GTL]

I was thinking along the lines of commercial type mono recorders. Something a police department would use to record 3 or 4 channels and that has a time stamp.

Sorry I wasnt more specific.

 

[ryangassxx]

how about this...

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Tasc...00630/catOid/-12943/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

[br0adband]

I use one of these:
http://www.alesis.com/product.php?id=40
And "Reaper" software:
http://www.reaper.fm/
To record 8 different radios at once. Be sure to get the firewire version if you want multi-track recording. I started with the USB version, but the USB interface only supports recording the "mixed audio" from the mixer and not each discrete track.
This solution works great, and I can record or just monitor anywhere from 1 to all 8 radio's at one.

Learn something new every day. That Reaper software just might become my new fave tool for multitrack editing, thanks for the tip. I use SoundForge now (have been using it for nearly 13 years now) but it's limited for serious multitrack purposes. Reaper looks like it could fill in just about every niche task I've ever come up with.

Happy holidays...

 

[bagmouse7]

Here is a screen capture of Reaper in action. It is great software if you have many radios. You can set it to record all of the tracks in mp3 format so the recording can be highly compressed.

 

[kmacka]

I use one of these:
http://www.alesis.com/product.php?id=40
And "Reaper" software:
http://www.reaper.fm/
To record 8 different radios at once. Be sure to get the firewire version if you want multi-track recording. I started with the USB version, but the USB interface only supports recording the "mixed audio" from the mixer and not each discrete track.
This solution works great, and I can record or just monitor anywhere from 1 to all 8 radio's at one.

Does this software have a VOX feature? Or will it record all the dead air also?