Headphone volume too low when tracking, what is the solution?
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:14 am
Hey folks,
My band have recently changed rehearsal rooms and this has lead to change in how I record ourselves. Previously, I would just track the band live, aiming to get a good drum take. The room was big enough where I didn't have to worry about microphone bleed. Now I am in a smaller room and I know that this approach will not work.
The recording interface I'm using is a pretty historic Tascam device. It belongs to my bass player and I'm using simply because it has more inputs than my Presonus I have at home. The challenge I have is that the headphones out is way too quiet to track anything live, especially a drummer! What is the solution to this? Do I buy and external microphone pre-amp? Is there another solution I've not thought about?
My band have recently changed rehearsal rooms and this has lead to change in how I record ourselves. Previously, I would just track the band live, aiming to get a good drum take. The room was big enough where I didn't have to worry about microphone bleed. Now I am in a smaller room and I know that this approach will not work.
The recording interface I'm using is a pretty historic Tascam device. It belongs to my bass player and I'm using simply because it has more inputs than my Presonus I have at home. The challenge I have is that the headphones out is way too quiet to track anything live, especially a drummer! What is the solution to this? Do I buy and external microphone pre-amp? Is there another solution I've not thought about?