Sorry it took so long for me to respond.
Here are the specifics. The LS20M has:
Mic sensitivity chooses High or Low
PCM - 16bit 44.1, 16bit 48, 24bit 88.2, 24bit 96
MP3 - 256kbps, 320kbps
You can Manually adjust the recording level or use automatic
Once you plug 1/8" stereo into the mic jack the built in Microphones are disabled.
It uses an SD card (max 32gig)
I plug 1/4" cables into the Monitor Output of the VS and the 1/8 end into the LS20M.
Most often I record the band or rapper or whatever into the VS. Putting specific instruments and vocals on there separate tracks.
Then I use the Olympus LS20M for all my mixes.
99% of the time I live mix without automation. I use automation when I have to. For example if a particularly labor intensive set of finger movements have to happen at the same time. Rare.
This way I create many mixes efficiently. More importantly it forces me to create a different mix every time since I am going to the VS as a blank canvass each time.
I am a fan of the live mix. In my studio I teach people how to mix their own song and give them that option for less cost. If I am putting my name on the mix then the cost is much higher and they get four or five mixes of the same track.
This separates the wheat from the chaff. A lot of rap guys like the freedom of doing it themselves with supervision and no heavy decision making regarding "in the weeds" technical stuff. Quick and dirty as they say, high turn over.
Once the stereo track mix is done I just eject from the LS20M place it in the computer and drag and drop files.
People are thus getting a mix that should (technically speaking) sound better than a CD.
Cheers,
Ian
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