11R Mic Input

[mzimpfer]

Not much documentation in PT or 11R materials about mic input.

Regarding track creation is mono > audio the only way to go?

Any reason to create a stereo track for mic and if so is it possible with 11R?

Is there a mic modeler somewhere on LE?

Compression or effects while recording mic?

Any other mic thoughts would be welcomed.

[adamqlw]

The mic input is mono, just like the Guitar DI.

You can set the 11R input to mic, then record a stereo out from the 11R. There is no mic modeller, but in the upcoming expansion, there will be a studio quality compressor and some new effects. If you want to record a processed mic signal in stereo, this is the way to do it.

You cannot create a stereo track and set the source to mic input (unprocessed). To be fair, I don't understand why anybody would want to do this (record a dry mono source in stereo).

[zedhed]

I think the mic input was originally created more for reamping rather than using it as a vocal mic.

It's my understanding that with the upcoming expansion pack this has been changed to help accomodate vocal recording as well.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[bredo]

A micpre is a micpre. To record whatever you want through a mic.

The coming software compressor and other effects are just like other software plugins.
Fine for mixing, but I'll never track/record vocals with software compressors and eq's etc. Always hardware for that kind of thing.

To record in stereo, you will of corse need 2 mics and 2 micpres into a stereo or dual mono tracks.