I have found the adapters that I needed to record off my PA system through the mains using the STEREO OUT jacks into my Zoom H4.
Now I need some headphones with excellent ambient noise reduction.
Everything I have seen locally is designed to be "light weight" and are not going to muffle enough of the sound from the monitors / amps to make accurate gain adjustments feasable.
What I am attempting to do:
Band reherses through the monitors with a heavy vox mix for the singers.
When I record this it really sucks as far as overall sound.
So we rehearse with mains unlugged. I leave the monitor settings alone to make the singers happy. (I can even pull my guitar and the bass out of the monitor mix compeletly) Then using the headphones through the Zoom's monitor feature another person can adjust the individual outputs to the mains at the PA so that a more balanced recording can be had for practice sessions at home etc.
Two questions
1 Punch holes in my theory: ( I have tested this with my guitar and it seems to work, though I discovered I dont like the tone I get from my amps "cab voiced" output, therefore I now mic my amp into the PA)
2 In your various experinces whom makes the best headphones for this.
(assuming that the reduction of ambient sound being the major qualifier)
Now I need some headphones with excellent ambient noise reduction.
Everything I have seen locally is designed to be "light weight" and are not going to muffle enough of the sound from the monitors / amps to make accurate gain adjustments feasable.
What I am attempting to do:
Band reherses through the monitors with a heavy vox mix for the singers.
When I record this it really sucks as far as overall sound.
So we rehearse with mains unlugged. I leave the monitor settings alone to make the singers happy. (I can even pull my guitar and the bass out of the monitor mix compeletly) Then using the headphones through the Zoom's monitor feature another person can adjust the individual outputs to the mains at the PA so that a more balanced recording can be had for practice sessions at home etc.
Two questions
1 Punch holes in my theory: ( I have tested this with my guitar and it seems to work, though I discovered I dont like the tone I get from my amps "cab voiced" output, therefore I now mic my amp into the PA)
2 In your various experinces whom makes the best headphones for this.
(assuming that the reduction of ambient sound being the major qualifier)