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felixlee

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I am looking to go from the sd302 to boom recorder. Is there a special cable to do this? From what I see there is no port on the sd302.
 
felixlee said:
I am looking to go from the sd302 to boom recorder. Is there a special cable to do this? From what I see there is no port on the sd302.
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The SD302 is a mixer, not an audio interface, so you will find no computer port on it. Its output is analog audio. Boom Recorder is just the recording software part, running on the host computer using its existing audio interface. You need to connect the mixer to the computer through an audio interface of some sort, either the computer's own internal sound card or (preferrably) an external USB or Firewire audio device. If you want to use the computer's own soundcard, you'll need a cable to go from your output of choice on the SD to the computer's analog line input jack. If yours is like most, it will be a 1/8 stereo TRS input at a nominal -10dBV level. You could either use an XLR->1/8 TRS "Y" cable (reducing the level of the main outputs from +4dBu to -10dBV using the SD setup menu) or a TA3F->1/8 TRS cable to connect the SD 'tape out' jack to the computer's input.
 
Steve House said:
The SD302 is a mixer, not an audio interface, so you will find no computer port on it. Its output is analog audio. Boom Recorder is just the recording software part, running on the host computer using its existing audio interface. You need to connect the mixer to the computer through an audio interface of some sort, either the computer's own internal sound card or (preferrably) an external USB or Firewire audio device. If you want to use the computer's own soundcard, you'll need a cable to go from your output of choice on the SD to the computer's analog line input jack. If yours is like most, it will be a 1/8 stereo TRS input at a nominal -10dBV level. You could either use an XLR->1/8 TRS "Y" cable (reducing the level of the main outputs from +4dBu to -10dBV using the SD setup menu) or a TA3F->1/8 TRS cable to connect the SD 'tape out' jack to the computer's input.
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Hm.. thanks for the info. I saw on the boom recorder website that it is compatible with the USBPRE? Do you see any problems with that? SD302 to USB pre to boom recorder?
 
felixlee said:
yeah it seemed redundant in the worst way. Just to convert analog into digital.

How about picking up a digital mixer to go into boom recorder, and a backup?
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According to the Boom Recorder website, the user interface must be Core Audio compatible. If the digital mixer you're considering supports Core Audio, it would work. If you're only recording a maximum of two mics and not taking a timecode feed on a third track, the new SD USBPre2 you mentioned would do it without needing the 302. Or you could use them both to mix three mics down to a stereo track. Or you could get a multichannel interface such as those from Mark-of-the-Unicorn, etc. It would be easier to comment if you could tell us exactly the scenario you need to work within, how many simultaneous channels, etc.
 
Steve House said:
According to the Boom Recorder website, the user interface must be Core Audio compatible. If the digital mixer you're considering supports Core Audio, it would work. If you're only recording a maximum of two mics and not taking a timecode feed on a third track, the new SD USBPre2 you mentioned would do it without needing the 302. Or you could use them both to mix three mics down to a stereo track. Or you could get a multichannel interface such as those from Mark-of-the-Unicorn, etc. It would be easier to comment if you could tell us exactly the scenario you need to work within, how many simultaneous channels, etc.
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Well the current gig only needs 4 channels, but later Im going to need 8. I want to get something that can be easily expandable which Boom recorder seems to offer. Just trying to find the right digital interface / Mixer.

The Yamaha 01V96 + mLan seems like a great option.
 
Will you always have AC? If so then you probably should skip the portable options and save a bunch of $. You can look on JWSOUND, there is a lot of discusion on Boom Recorder and the like and interfaces. The Alesis FW mixers are pretty well liked. They lack some higher end features (like limiting) but they work well sound good and are very cheap. The MOTU interfaces are also well liked and some can be buss powered.

Also you can use multiple interfaces with BoomRecorder at the same time so you can add to the setup, you don't have to replace things.
 
Noiz2 said:
Will you always have AC? If so then you probably should skip the portable options and save a bunch of $. You can look on JWSOUND, there is a lot of discusion on Boom Recorder and the like and interfaces. The Alesis FW mixers are pretty well liked. They lack some higher end features (like limiting) but they work well sound good and are very cheap. The MOTU interfaces are also well liked and some can be buss powered.

Also you can use multiple interfaces with BoomRecorder at the same time so you can add to the setup, you don't have to replace things.
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Thanks for the website recommendation and the suggestions.
 
i use a mackie onyx 1620i with boom recorder. its a larger board that requires AC but its an awesome workflow.
 
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