Promisesnlies
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Hey guys, I need your help/suggestions. I would like to record my band when we perform 'live'. What gadget can I buy for this? Is it called Midi? Will the audio quality be good? :?
What gadget should I buy to record my band performing?
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edder
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mogui_666
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Mics, mixer, laptop, audio interface, multi track software.
Mics - for recording sound from drum and vox.
Mixer - for merging of audio signal.
Audio interface - For good sound quality.
Laptop - easy to carry around. easy for on site recording.
Multi track sequencer software - to record all the sound into your computer. I personally use Sonar or Ableton. Sonar in my PC and Ableton in my Macbook.
Mics - for recording sound from drum and vox.
Mixer - for merging of audio signal.
Audio interface - For good sound quality.
Laptop - easy to carry around. easy for on site recording.
Multi track sequencer software - to record all the sound into your computer. I personally use Sonar or Ableton. Sonar in my PC and Ableton in my Macbook.
blueprintstudios
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zoom H4 will do fine i guess. sells for around $500 at citymusic. look for "Burn" for kickass friendly knowledgeable service, i'm sure he'll let you test it. look for gary foo for poor service, and he'll tell you no trying.
Hi Promisesnlies
My first advice is to get money. Lots of it! Once you step on the slippery slope of live sound and recording equipment, you'll never tell the difference between what is good enough and what is good to have. Trust me on this.
Next is to get your band to a kick-ass-so-good-you-wanna-sell-your-liver-to-catch-another-performance playing standard. You know you have made it when you have good problems to solve, like "Which product endorsement deal to choose ah?" kind of problems. If still cannot understand I've got two words, Spice Girls Inc. Sorry it is actually three words. Know what I mean?
If you belong to the rest (losers) like us, then welcome! Before I start imparting my wealth of knowledge like MIDI is Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is not the same as MADI which is Multichannel Audio Digital Interface, hahaha, you may want to answer these relatively simple questions first.
1) How many musical instruments (or members) do your band have (or need)?
- I know this is the single most tough question you'll ever ask yourself as a band leader. Many sleepless nights awaits you.
2) How many vocals do your band have (or need)?
- Remember, all vocals are made equal. And some are more equal than others...
3) How many channels of audio tracks would you need for your mix?
- 2 tracks good...4 tracks bad...
I shall end here for you to meditate on. Much to learn, you still have my young Padawan.
My first advice is to get money. Lots of it! Once you step on the slippery slope of live sound and recording equipment, you'll never tell the difference between what is good enough and what is good to have. Trust me on this.
Next is to get your band to a kick-ass-so-good-you-wanna-sell-your-liver-to-catch-another-performance playing standard. You know you have made it when you have good problems to solve, like "Which product endorsement deal to choose ah?" kind of problems. If still cannot understand I've got two words, Spice Girls Inc. Sorry it is actually three words. Know what I mean?
If you belong to the rest (losers) like us, then welcome! Before I start imparting my wealth of knowledge like MIDI is Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is not the same as MADI which is Multichannel Audio Digital Interface, hahaha, you may want to answer these relatively simple questions first.
1) How many musical instruments (or members) do your band have (or need)?
- I know this is the single most tough question you'll ever ask yourself as a band leader. Many sleepless nights awaits you.
2) How many vocals do your band have (or need)?
- Remember, all vocals are made equal. And some are more equal than others...
3) How many channels of audio tracks would you need for your mix?
- 2 tracks good...4 tracks bad...
I shall end here for you to meditate on. Much to learn, you still have my young Padawan.
blueprintstudios
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i'm using the Korg D888 (costs about $1.1K) pretty intensively. if you can tap from the live mixer thats great then. however the irony that although it can store 40gb of data. everytime i do multitrack recording up to 1 to 2 gb the hard disk starts to get heavily fragmented / slows down alot if you wanna do functions like "saving" / "Undo" etc.
if you're doing a one take thing like arming all tracks to record and leave it there for 1 hour, it should be fine. the limitation for the korg d888 is recording for 6 hours at one shot.
if you buy that, do take great care not to apply shock to it , after all it is a "computer" with a "hard disk".
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if you're doing a one take thing like arming all tracks to record and leave it there for 1 hour, it should be fine. the limitation for the korg d888 is recording for 6 hours at one shot.
if you buy that, do take great care not to apply shock to it , after all it is a "computer" with a "hard disk".
88.8¢ worth
kjartan_v
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hmm.. if you wish to record when you guys perform, the h4 or h2, as edder has recommended, is good and easy to use.
but if you're on a budget, maybe you can try getting a cheap used MD recorder for ard $50 (can buy from cash converter).. then get a small mic from some audio shops. something like this:
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/regular/1/9/3/369193.jpg
make sure the MD you get has a mic input. the sound quality is pretty decent. i use it for jamming recording and live performances. very clear actually. to transfer to computer, just get any cheap 1/8 jack-1/8 jack cable, connect MD line out to computer and save it using any free wave-editing software you can download (you can even edit the EQ or cut out some parts before saving as mp3).
i admit it may seem like too much work ...this is just a cheaper alternative. =)
