Recording snake- how long?
Would a 100’ snake be too long for recording? A local music store has a 100’ Rapco 16 channel stage snake in stock and I was thinking about just getting that.
I really only need about 35’ and 8 channels for drums to run from an upstairs room to my studio. I have an 8 channel 15’ foot XLR to XLR recording snake that I could just extend with mic cables but worry about extra noise.
I realize both options would entail using additional mic cables but not sure which is the less of two evils. Also, the snake would provide me with 4 returns that I could send a submix through not to mention the extra channels I may use down the road.
Any advice?
Thanks!
Marco