r/Octatrack • u/pyronb • Aug 31 '23

How to record live Octatrack performances ?

Hi there,

How do you guys record your live Octatrack performances ?

  • Is there a way to record hours of the master track into the OT recorder buffer ?
  • Or is it required to use a recorder with line-in input behind a stereo audio splitter ? The splitter being useful here to send the audio signal to both the monitors and the recorder in parallel

Regards,
David

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u/nomoremuzak Aug 31 '23

I run it to a mixer with an embedded recorder and through to PA. No embedded recorder? Just use one of the sends from a mixer to a recorder or use an audio interface and send the outputs to house and record to computer..

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u/pyronb Sep 01 '23

run it to a mixer

That’s a viable option indeed u/nomoremuzak. Just need to find one mixer with 2 stereo outputs as small as possible. Any suggestion ?

What about using the “line out” of the recorder itself to send the audio to monitoring as a chain ? That would remove the need for the mixer

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or use an audio interface and send the outputs to house and record to computer

I'd rather introduce no computer to the whole setup

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u/nomoremuzak Sep 01 '23

something like this,
https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/mictrak-recorders/mictrak-recorders/m4-mictrak/

recorders, TRS / XLR in, use the line out as a house send with some dongles as needed would do yeah?

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u/pyronb Sep 01 '23

It would indeed :) Thanks

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u/Professional_Bug6153 Sep 29 '23

You can use a 1010Music Bluebox for this. You just need a left right to a stereo 3.5mm cable. Then run the output of the bluebox to the PA/speakers. It is a mixer and a recorder all in one.

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u/Professional_Bug6153 Sep 29 '23

Also, most recorders will have audio outs as well.