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Live Multitrack Band Recording On iPad?
I’m in a four piece band that rehearses every week or two, mostly for fun as we rarely play out in public. Recently, we started practicing under headphones with everyone mic’d up. Guitars go direct into amp SIMS. I’ve been using Logic Pro on a Macbook as our “mixer” but I’m thinking of using Logic on the iPad instead, partly because I find the iPad so intuitive and because I have many more iPad plugins.
I’m curious whether anyone on the ABF is doing something like this, whether in Logic or another DAW, and if so, what suggestions you might have for running the session as smoothly as possible.
Thanks, in advance…
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I don’t record band rehearsal but I think it is absolutely possible in Cubasis or Logic with the right audio interface. My only concern is recording 4 instruments + mics for a hour+ rehearsal will fill a iPad really fast.
Have a look at Blender
https://www.tc-helicon.com/product.html?modelCode=0603-AES
Seems perfect for what you want to do
Yes, the Blender is perfect.
But.....out of production for long time already. Maybe somewhere a used one for sale.
Depends on instrumentation. If there’s drums you’ll need an interface with pads to avoid clipping.
The cheapest way to do this would be via Behringer umc 1820. I’ve used it with my iMac to record my band with no issues.
I’ve plugged it into my iPad and all of the inputs showed in AUM so I expect they will in Logic too.
If your iPad is at least 256gb you’ll be fine. Audio multitracking may produce large files but it ain’t 4K video.
That little beast is one of the absolute best stereo mixers and interfaces EVAR! They pop up reverb occasionally and I was able to snag a new one last year.
It still works as a usb audio interface (16 channels in!!!… But only the 2 master out…) but the Bluetooth on modern iOS devices won’t connect to the app… The app was kinda useless anyway.
What’s so cool about this little gem is the way you can route the stereo signals to the 4 outputs. You can use the outs as sends, feedback loops, etc. All in stereo in a device that fits in the palm of your hand.
If a modern version of this thing popped up it would be a massive success as there’s nothing like it other than similar dinosaurs like Speck multi mix or whatever it was called. And those are/were multi-thousand dollar boat anchors.
Thanks, everyone, for pitching in. That little Blender thing looks like a great solution for someone else, but I’m totally covered for I/O with an 8-input Behringer ADA8200 preamp running via ADAT fiber into a Focusrite Clarett+ 4pre interface.
Thanks to @ecou and @supadom for your confidence in the iPad handling all those tracks. I think you’re right. We’re gonna play again on Sunday and we’ll put it to the test then.
My two cents is ... I don't think I'd throw a full-featured DAW at this if it's critical. More overhead and sources of things can go wrong. I mean it's worth a try because if that's where the tracks are going to end up then it's less work to get them there if you record direct.
I'd first think of using AUM. You can set it up in advance and make it your template for future sessions with super fast setup. It's proven. It has a low memory footprint, and it organizes files nicely into folders if you name your session. The default names even contain the date and time.
Or, I would use MultiTrack DAW. That one has been around forever, is lean and mean, and has loads of options for project sample rate. It has the comfort advantage of actually being able to see the tracks as they're laid down. AUM has never let me down, but it would bother me to just trust that it's just silently doing everything for something like a band recording.
But hey, it's only rehearsals. It's worth trying Logic if that's where the files are gonna end up.
Both those run on iPhone too if you have one. It's always good to have a backup device. That's not the case with Logic. Cubasis also runs on iPhone unlike Logic.