How to record a real one man band?

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I have a friend that gave me permission to record his live shows. But I know nothing about how to. Sorry if this is an annoying post that ya get all the time. But if any one has any advice I'd appreciate it. Not familiar enough with his equipment to tell ya any thing. But his name is Ben Prestage check YouTube to see his setup. By the way no overdubs or loops it's all done live I don't know if that matters.
 
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I may be sleepy, but your question seems vague. What exactly are you trying to do?
 
Wow, that guy stole my technique... j/k.

I think the best way to capture him (and your question isn't vague at all) is to pull a feed off the FOH board. Looks like he's got about 6 to 8 mics going, so nothing too complicated. You should check out something like a Radial Splitter with 8 channels. One feed goes to the board, one feed goes to your recording unit.

For recording, maybe the Tascam 1800.

Hoping Moresound might pop in with better advice. This is right up his alley.
 
What about a near coincident pair from a distance, like the middle of the audience? He sounds pretty well mixed/balanced all by himself.
 
Does the wind up monkey with the cymbals have his own mic? :)
 
I bootleg most of my shows with a Tascam DR-1 stashed somewhere in the room.

I get mediocre results.

How high of quality are you going for? If you want a really solid live recording, you're going to want to go straight off the board into a multi-channel interface (plus 1 or two room mics for ambient sound and crowd noise.)
 
VomitHatSteve said:
I bootleg most of my shows with a Tascam DR-1 stashed somewhere in the room.

I get mediocre results.

How high of quality are you going for? If you want a really solid live recording, you're going to want to go straight off the board into a multi-channel interface (plus 1 or two room mics for ambient sound and crowd noise.)
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This would be the best way to achieve a live recording short of every instrument being individually mic'ed up.

Have recorded a duet very similar to Ben called BrownBird. Guitarist playing drums with feet and the other person violin/cello.

Stereo feed from the console L=vocals, R=instruments. Then a stereo microphone in the room (your placement will vary) for a total of four tracks that 99% of the time sounds very good after post mixing back in the studio in your favorite DAW.
 
Nope he doesn't need marketing. I just want to rec his performances. But I bet that does happen on here.
 
We still don't know exactly what you are asking. You say you know nothing about it and give little details about what you might be trying to do other than wanting to "record".
If you are that much of a newb to recording....just popping into a Recording Techniques forum and saying "I've never recorded, what do I need to record my friend"....is rather vague.

Start by doing some web research about audio recording on your own. Let Google be your friend. See if it's something you think you even have the interest and skill-set to pursue .....and then consider recording your friend with some trial and error practice, and finally getting around to some more specific questions about it.

It's like...."I want to be an astronaut, what do I need to do"?
There's no quick/basic answer...but in both cases, you're going to spend a few years learning before you are able to do anything decent with it. :)
 
Recording a one man band.

I also thing the question may be a little vague. But in general, I won't record a one man band much differently that i'd record a usual multi-track live recording. I grab my mack book pro hooked up by fire-wire to my firestone interface and pick my tracks from the board into the interface. I mostly use cubase software. If you need a more detailed answer. Please provide more information.
 
Let's not forget that this recording will be in a live situation.
 
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