Equipment to tape a concert

Started by dsanchez, March 05, 2007, 16:44:18

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j

yeah, the microtrack is odd to say the least.  i have recorded with the levels at zero and still had good sound.  That makes no sense.  So, I added the attnuator and the levels dropped right back in.

I was in no way fishing for complements....nor trying to make it a competition between Brian and I.  We both have different rigs.  I love mine and am very comfortable with it, as I believe Brian is.

I sold my police tickets, so I really don't have any shows anytime soon.  Thanks for the kind words!

crowbi_wan

Quote from: j on June 09, 2007, 04:04:28
I sold my police tickets

Scalper  :lol:

I just saw them last night and recorded from the nosebleeds.  Good show and the recording came out pretty good considering my location. 

lostflower4

Quote from: j on June 09, 2007, 04:04:28
I was in no way fishing for complements....nor trying to make it a competition between Brian and I.

If you use the attenuator and set it at 0, will it still pick stuff up?

And what about the next level up from 0?

j

Haven't tried that....I'll have to give it a shot the next time I don't plan on recording the opening band. 

Regarding the Police tickets, my son's hockey team (the one I coach) is doing a summer tournament the day of the first Police show, so I sold them for face value.  I wish I could have sold them for more and been a scalper!

lostflower4

Interesting tips on getting your gear into the more difficult places:


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temptation-cure

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crowbi_wan

Found this on taperssection.com and thought someone might be interested. 

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=89080.0

Used pair of Giant Squid Audiolab Omnis going for $45.  The guy is now taking reasonable offers and will pay for shipping.  A really good deal here for a nice pair of starter mics.  The battery box isn't included, which is a good thing. Buy one elsewhere since GSAL adds a fixed roll-off filter to theirs.  So, if you're thinking about getting into recording, but don't want to pay an arm and a leg, I'd snatch these up. 


j

Funny....I saw those today as well and was going to post it here.  Got a bit sidetracked at work and didn't have time.  Imagine that....having to actually do work at work!

nausearockpig

Not that it's worth much, but my opinion is if you can, stay away from MD. I found the changing discs to be a pain in the neck especially when you've got people sitting near you and the chance of being caught.

if you can find something with a hard disc there's less chance you can be seen messing with your rig..

but that's just me..

thanks to Brian and Caley for their advice to me earlier..

j

Yup.  HD is the way to go.  I use a Microtrack which records to Compact Flash cards.  Up until recently, I have recorded on a 2 gb card, using a 1 gb as a back up.  The 2 gb gives you right around 3 hours of recording time at 16/44.1.  The MT also only has the capability to make a 2 gb file, so once the file hits 2 gb, it stops recording for 5 +/- seconds then starts recording again.  That is part of the reason I only used a 2 gb card.  So, I would always record the main set on the 2gb, then swap out for the 1 gb for the encores.

However, this can cause issues- I found out the hard way.  I took my son to Ozzfest last year and was recording bands all day.  They were setting up for Ozzy and I was planning on recording it for my wife's uncle (it was the first Ozzy/Black Sabbath show in Philly he had missed in something like 20 years!).  I went to swap out the card and forgot to turn the MT off before doing it.  The unit froze.  Because the MT has an internal battery, there is no way to reset the unit without just letting the battery die.  I ended up not being able to record Ozzy, so we left early (there was a positive!).

I just switched to a 4gb card, so I won't have to swap out cards.  However, I have to keep an eye on my watch to make sure I stop recording somewhere before the show hits 3 hours and start again to aleviate the 2 gb file size ceiling.

Other HDs are better in this respect- the iRiver 20gb can record something like 4 million hours or so without swapping out any media :shock:

rjl

Quote from: j on August 09, 2007, 12:16:14
Other HDs are better in this respect- the iRiver 20gb can record something like 4 million hours or so without swapping out any media :shock:

Same with my Nomad JB3. I haven't deleted a show from it yet! Of course, I tape in sporadic spurts, but there are plenty of long sets on there, entire shows w/openers (some w/o even pausing between sets), etc.

And it uses a laptop drive. I had read somewhere about people replacing the stock 20gb drives with even larger ones, although I imagine that heat and maybe battery life issues may arise after a certain point.

lostflower4

Quote from: j on August 09, 2007, 12:16:14
Yup.  HD is the way to go.  I use a Microtrack which records to Compact Flash cards.  Up until recently, I have recorded on a 2 gb card, using a 1 gb as a back up.  The 2 gb gives you right around 3 hours of recording time at 16/44.1.  The MT also only has the capability to make a 2 gb file, so once the file hits 2 gb, it stops recording for 5 +/- seconds then starts recording again.  That is part of the reason I only used a 2 gb card.  So, I would always record the main set on the 2gb, then swap out for the 1 gb for the encores.

This is why I love the Edirol R-09 so much. Even though it's not documented yet, it can support 8 GB SD cards. This way you can record in 24-bit/48 kHz mode and not even think twice about it. That's still about 8 hours of recording time, by the way.

While the file size is limited to 2 GB, it simply starts a new file when the limit is reached â€" and there is absolutely NO interruption!

And finally, if you use rechargeable AA NiMH batteries, they last for 7-8 hours. So assuming you have your levels right, you could just let the damn thing run all day without even taking it out of your pocket! :rocker

j

Yeah, that seemless track split is the downfall of the MT.  Supposedly the next gen MT is going to have that seemeless split.  I have heard of the MT being able to use a 16 GB Microdrive, but you'd definitely need an external power source because of the MT's stupid internal battery.  Just something else that I need to jock...a USB power source to run off of.

One other thing about the Microdrive- I have read people complaining about a very light hum from the spinning of the microdrive. 

crowbi_wan

iRivers, when Rockboxed, have seemless splits, too.  Whoever's developing these recorders/firmware upgrades certainly has longer shows in mind  :smth023

j

Sort of related here....now that I have 2 complete rigs, I will be introducing my 12 year old son (he's 12 today!) to the fine art of stealth taping.  I'm taking him to see Interpol in Philly and he asked if he could tape them.