slobluesine Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 any suggestions on a simple system for live recording, just a cuppla mics into something or other, i'm looking to buy a cheapish system, CD & DAT recorders still look expensive, Laptop will get nicked as soon as i plug it in, how about mics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggsy Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 [quote name='slobluesine' post='231286' date='Jul 2 2008, 01:23 PM']any suggestions on a simple system for live recording, just a cuppla mics into something or other, i'm looking to buy a cheapish system, CD & DAT recorders still look expensive, Laptop will get nicked as soon as i plug it in, how about mics?[/quote] Just for practice / reference purpouses right? I've heard you can get a mic attachment for the newer iPods which is pretty decent for that kind of thing.. If it's for anything more than practice/reference material, you'll need a system that can take way more than just a couple of mics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 If it's for simple easy demos at band practice or whatever, then something like a dictaphone with decent built in mic (Zoom H2?) is what you want. If you want to make multi-track recordings, that's a different matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassicinstinct Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) +1 on the Zoom suggestion. Awesome piece of kit and brilliant Value For Money too. Edited July 2, 2008 by bassicinstinct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 [quote name='bassicinstinct' post='231480' date='Jul 2 2008, 05:07 PM']+1 on the Zoom suggestion. Awesome piece of kit and brilliant Value For Money too.[/quote] looks good! how about the Tacam DR1? anyone tried one? [url="http://www.solidstatesound.co.uk/tascam_dr-1.htm"]http://www.solidstatesound.co.uk/tascam_dr-1.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Some sort of stereo recorder (2 channel minimum) with two PZM microphones, one each side of the room. Have used that set-up many times and the overall sound is highly credibleand useful for listening back to a performance (although not good enough to release commercially - unless Jaco is on it, then you can release ANYTHING, however crap it sounds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 If you're looking for more mic inputs I think the best option around is the [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/view_product.php?product=fosmr8hd"]Fostex MR8-HD[/url] It has 4 separate mic inputs so you can record 4 independent tracks at the same time then mix them down later. Many of these recorders only have 1 or at best 2 mic inputs so the 4 inputs gives you an extra level of control. The MR8HD has a hard drive for storing data. There's also a cheaper [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/view_product.php?product=fosmr8mk2"]Fostex MR8 Mk2[/url] that uses Compact Flash cards instead, but is otherwise the same machine. Dead easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 We use the Tascam DR-1... it's a hell of a bit of kit! It seems to cope with all sorts of levels thrown at it, and the clarity is amazing for what it is. I'll see if I have any clips at home and post an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 The Tascam DR-1 looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='231809' date='Jul 3 2008, 10:14 AM']We use the Tascam DR-1... it's a hell of a bit of kit! It seems to cope with all sorts of levels thrown at it, and the clarity is amazing for what it is. I'll see if I have any clips at home and post an example.[/quote] just got a DR-1, any chance of some tips on settings to record live gig please? limiter on/off/auto? input level? wav or mp3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thanks to this thread I now have an eBay watch list full of Tascam gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I have a Korg D888 that I love, maybe see how much they go for on evilbay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 [quote name='slobluesine' post='236978' date='Jul 10 2008, 11:47 PM']just got a DR-1, any chance of some tips on settings to record live gig please? limiter on/off/auto? input level? wav or mp3?[/quote] I would have the limiter on but a low input level, and record to wav if you have the memory to fit the file in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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