Different effects with multiple mics

[stillspinningvinyl]

I purchased an external condenser to work with my BR-600.  I'd like to try recording vocal and guitar at same time instead of on separate tracks.  I prefer the vocals with Vocal Comp effects with the Condenser but like the on-board mic with no effects.  Is there a way to do this on input side...have separate effects on 2 inputs?

Thx

Steve

[64Guitars]

You can record guitar and vocals simultaneously to separate tracks using the SIMUL input mode (press GUITAR and MIC at the same time). However, you can't use the internal mics when you have a cable plugged into the MIC 1 or MIC 2 inputs. So you should plug an electric guitar into the GUITAR/BASS input and a microphone into MIC 1 for your vocals. Or, if you want to record an acoustic guitar without a pickup, you can use two external mics - one plugged into MIC 1 and the other into MIC 2. Then arm a pair of tracks (1&2, 3&4, 5&6, or 7&8) and start recording. MIC 1 will be recorded to the even-numbered track and the GUITAR/BASS or MIC2 will be recorded to the odd-numbered track.

There are three special effects algorithms for SIMUL mode (see page 100 of the BR-600 manual). They allow you to choose effects separately for the guitar and the vocals. However, the effects available are somewhat limited compared to other algorithms. You're free to choose any other algorithm in SIMUL mode, but the effects will be applied to both inputs, which is probably not desirable. The only way to apply separate effects while recording is by using SIMUL mode and a SIMUL effects algorithm.

Alternatively, you could record dry and apply your effects later while bouncing. Then you could use any algorithm you like because you'd only be doing one track at a time.