This screen shows the two-stage approach to mixing a live set. Instead, this article will focus on some of the issues that can arise when you get your multitracks back to a DAW-based studio, and what you can do at the mix stage to get the best from a live recording. The practicalities of recording gigs were covered in Matt Houghton's workshop in SOS November 2011 ( /sos/nov11/articles/recording-live-show.htm), so rather than repeat his wise words, I'll refer readers back to that article for detailed advice.
In the real world, of course, this is rarely true and, as with any recording project, the more care and attention you can devote to capturing the audio at source, the better your results are likely to be. In theory, then, multitracking a live show could be as simple as plugging in a USB pen drive and pressing Record. At the same time, parallel developments in the world of live sound mean that even small venues now routinely mic up almost everything on stage. What's more, an increasing number of mixers now offer hassle-free multitrack recording, either to an attached computer or straight to a USB storage device. Digital multitrack recorders are more affordable than ever, and the likes of the JoeCo Black Box Recorder and Allen & Heath ICE 16 are designed expressly for the purpose. Making multitrack live recordings has never been easier - but mixing them can still be a challenge!įrom a technical point of view, recording a live show is probably simpler today than it has been at any point in the past.
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