8 hours dj set recording nonstop, any idee?

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How can I record a 8 hour dj set without any breaks ?
Is there a recording software which can handle this or any other solutions ?
I´m using windows2k.
 
I've used Audiotools

... to record long sets (4 - 6 hours) direct to mp3. It also handles wav files and some other formats. It has a very nice tracking feature which allows you to create separate files as you go along, without missing a beat. You can track either manually or automatically, based on a variety of algorithms.

Another option is a handheld mp3 recorder like an Archos, but if you go this route, don't use the factory firmware, because it locks up all the time. There's a free open source alternative firmware called Rockbox that some folks have reported using to record radio broadcasts for more than 12 hours straight.
 
I wouldn't use a computer. Even if you had enough disk space and got lucky enough for it not to crash you would have to wait another hour after the gig just for the wav file to process.

Use DAT or MiniDisc and preferably two machines so you can swap the tapes at different times and have the end of one tape overlap the beginning of the next. Then you can edit them together later.
 
Tex: I don't think theres any danger of a hard disk crashing after only 8 hours of use. And if it takes 1 hour to process the file, then theres time to mingle around at the party.
 
Stefan Elmblad said:
Tex: I don't think theres any danger of a hard disk crashing after only 8 hours of use. And if it takes 1 hour to process the file, then theres time to mingle around at the party.
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Here's an idea, but you'll have to think WAY outside of the box . . .

How about recording to a Hi-Fi (stereo) VCR in EP mode? You can get 6-8 hour tapes, and I think the specs are pretty good (better than standard cassette anyway) You could get an uninterrupted performance that way. just hook up to the audio inputs, & leave the Video in alone, record audio only?

Well most people have a Hi-Fi VCR they don't use much anymore, you could at least try it out and see if the quality is there. . .

I'll be interested to know how it sounded if you decide to try the idea.:p
 
I had a teacher in high school that used to do that, and he swore by it. Make sure it's a HI-FI stereo VCR, and not MTS stereo.
 
you could TRY the computer

the longest i've done, or wanted to do is forty minutes straight on my older computer

being that the Hi-Fi VCR sounds like a good backup :)
 
Hi-Fi decks can work fine but you would want to record in 2 hour mode for best quality. Running it in 8 hour mode would sound like ass. It would still be more reliable then a computer.

You can try it on computer but have the VCR, casette, DAT or some other machine for backup if it's an important gig.
 
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