John, this is the problem with forums, unless somebody spells out in detail exactly what they're doing and how they're doing it, people reading the posts have no clue.

What you're doing with your Zoom is fine, it's a decent unit but it's not close to what I've been talking about.

This is what I'm talking about:

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep00/articles/akai.htm

I've been using this for years. 8 discreet inputs for live recording with two having phantom power and one with a higain switch for direct recording of a guitar or bass. For a live remote recording of a 5 piece band, I'll put 3 mic's on the drums, one or two vocals, direct input from the keyboard, hang a mic in front of the guitar cab and maybe go direct for the bass depending. One time it was a 8 piece band with two vocals and two keyboards so I brought a separate mixer just for the drums because 8 inputs were not enough for that gig. Of course I also had to bring all the stands including a short kick drum mic stand plus a big bag of mics and all the cords.

That's what I'm talking about for multitrack recording, not something like your Zoom but it's ok for what it is.

If this is the sort of thing you and Sly are talking about then my apologies, I'm talking about a much more elaborate semi pro set up than that. And I haven't even mentioned the importance of having an acoustically treated vocal booth if vocals are really important to you guys.

Bob

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