Getting a bigger sound from the electribe

Phantom Twin · Post by **Phantom Twin** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:55 pm

I spoke with the sound guy at the last show we played. He was telling me that the problems most people have when home recording is that they are only recording the right and left channel. He told me that instead of recording just channels 1&2 there's ways you can split the signal to like 16 outputs to get a fuller sound. Does anybody know what kind of gear/methods are used to do this. i'm looking at multi-channel interfaces but i'm still kind of lost. I've tried to google this topic for like a week now and haven't really found anything to break it down. I just want my mx to be able to melt girls' clothes off.

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:03 pm

He was probably high. Headphones only have an L and R channel. He MAY have meant that many people have all instruments in a mix CENTERED where professional music is mixed with some things far left, some far right, some 70/30, some 30/70, some centered, etc. Listen to Sgt. Pepper's through headphones and you'll see what I mean.

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:21 am

With DAW software, you can have virtually unlimited tracks, all with just a two channel audio interface. At home, you can record one stereo track at a time. If it's a band setup where you want to record in a single take, then yes, having a lot more channels is very important for recording. The Zoom R16 and R24 are very good for this, as they have 8 track recording and work as a USB audio interface and DAW controller. They can also be paired to get 16 channels of simultaneous recording. But this is pointless if you're just recording an EMX, which is a single stereo source. It's better with an EMX to separate the individual synths/drum sounds by limiting their frequency ranges to control the overlap of sounds within the two main L+R channels you have.

chad9477 · Post by **chad9477** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:01 pm

There's also the option of using the individual outs on the 'tribes. Doing so allows you to have up to four outputs, but note that these are not run through the onboard effects.

FreshHorses · Post by **FreshHorses** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:30 pm

whatever that guy was talking about dos'nt apply to using the emx live. To get a "full" sound on the emx, you have to first program the kick and bass to not interfer with each other frequancy wise. layering helps alot too. try diffirent combinations of snare sounds togather for instance. and filtering too. try using a HP filter for pads of whatever to stop them interfering with the bass. haveing a couple hihat elements panned slightly left and right can make things fuller too.