My band is likely to buy some gear to start recording our practice sessions and also try to record some demos (going to a studio also though), and also to be able to record songs, take 'em home and listen to them etc, like guitarist can develop riffs and so on!

Our budget is small, and a local guy recommended us a BOSS BR-600 compact studio table, anyone got any experience with this one? I kinda like its features, the USB-interface, the drum machine, and so on (the drum machine because we could start of with a simple 4/4 comp and record on top of that). Anyways, my biggest concern is that it only has two mic holes, and obviously that ain't enough for miccing drums. Am I supposed to have something between my mics and the table?

General ideas about cheaper compact studio mixer tables are very much appreciated, I'll consult another thread for drum mics.
Thanks in advance!

hmm, in general I've used a computer with an M-Audio Delta 1010 hooked up to a mixer. If you only have 2 ins, you're only gonna be able to record one thing at a time, and even if you submix your drums you'll be stuck with whatever relative levels you initially send across that stereo bus. no fixing the mix later, and also, no ability to compress/effect the individual channels later.

But still, it can be done, and it is possible to get something at least decent, possibly pretty damn good. All you really need, in addition to a recorder like that, is a mixer capable of accepting 4 mics (4 channels of xlr ins). Bass, snare, stereo overheads. Everything will be mixed down to stereo. I didn't really look at what effects that box has in it, but a li'l compression can be nice. You'd have to get the EQ right going into the box though, cuz even if the box has individual channel eq's you'll be eq'ing the entire drum track.








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I recommend eBay. Provided someone has a Windows laptop or desktop they can use for this...

Find a PreSonus FirePod, a few good mic's, mic' cables, mic' stands, and recording software of your choice. Boom, you're setup to record eight tracks at a time and mix as many as your processor can handle. Hell, you can probably find a good enough computer by searching online classifieds.








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