57vintage Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 I'm playing at an unplugged fundraiser in a couple of weeks, me on electro-acoustic and the NE's best country-soul singer emoting over the top.We're keeping it simple gear-wise. 2 JBL 15" FOH speakers powered by an 8-channel desk a tad reverb and perhaps the occasional bit of chorus on the 6-string.We'd like a very rough recording of the show, but rather than set up microphones and have to worry about the balance etc, I thought we might be able to set whole-gig levels at sound check and take the sound off the desk straight into my minidisc recorder (which I would set on auto level to stop clipping, obviously). Any advice on how viable this might be and of the best way to get a 2-channel mono signal from the desk into the mini-jack line or mic inputs to the MD? Quite happy to raid Maplins for leads and suitable connectors. The taxman will fork out for them, obviously. 8)Or is this a no-go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 If the desk has a 2track out, use that. It wil probably be on phono's or 1/4" jacks, so the appropriate cable would be needed. What make and model of desk is it and I could probably tell you the correct output you require to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 check the desk has a line output (quite likely in the form of 2 1/4 jacks or the like) then all you would need is a cable for 2 mono 1/4 -> 1 stereo 3.5mm jackeasy to make if you are handy with a soldering iron after a quick visit to maplins for the parts (the two hot signals to the tip and ring connections, the two grounds both to the sleeve connection)David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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