Recording a live show.

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Weve sang karaoke and jammed live so we have all the equipment for that. But what system do we need to record a live playing? Yes this is a noob recording question a very basic answer will do. Save the whales.
 
I make cheapie dirty live recordings by putting up 2 condensors (usually MXL603s on either side of the room, running them into one of those cheap tiny Behringer mixers, and recording the output of that onto Minidisc. It works OK.
 
Whoopysnorp said:
I make cheapie dirty live recordings by putting up 2 condensors (usually MXL603s on either side of the room, running them into one of those cheap tiny Behringer mixers, and recording the output of that onto Minidisc. It works OK.
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yeah, I agree with this - unless you're using a PA and have the drums mic'd, etc. - then you can take a feed off of the board. Otherwise just set up a pair of condensers, get a couple o' preamps and some type of recording device (eg. the minidisc that whoooooopy mentions above).

latey, I've been recording my band practices with a pair of Rode NT3s into a soundcraft board into an alesis masterlink.....works great! (though this isn't a LIVE situation)...
 
pratt said:
yeah, I agree with this - unless you're using a PA and have the drums mic'd, etc. - then you can take a feed off of the board. Otherwise just set up a pair of condensers, get a couple o' preamps and some type of recording device (eg. the minidisc that whoooooopy mentions above).

latey, I've been recording my band practices with a pair of Rode NT3s into a soundcraft board into an alesis masterlink.....works great! (though this isn't a LIVE situation)...
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I do this even when there's a PA involved, at least in small places like we play. The board mix tends to be lacking in the balance department (e.g., vocals will totally overshadow everything, there'll be lots of kick and snare but no toms, not enough guitar, etc).
 
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yep, i do the same--use a set of 603's and set em up in a corner of the room when we're practicing. i power em off 2 channels on my 24*4, pan em hard left and right and tap the sends for direct outs that i send to my laptop.

for a "basement practice recording", it works quite nice. it's lo-fi enough that it's "set it and leave it" and it's hi-fi enough that it makes good enough recordings to distribute for personal as well as promotional purposes. bass is ample, and assuming you've got a solid stereo soundfield with your amps and drums to begin with, you end up with a nicely stereo recording.

i'm really looking forward to getting something like the M-Audio 410 Firewire so i can take this rig mobile to a venue here and see what kind of recordings i can pull with it.


wade
 
I've had good luck

Using a pair of 60degree shotguns aimed so the pattern picks up both the stage and one of the speaker stacks. Set up so each mic only has one stack in the pattern, it sounds pretty good. The shotguns keep the patron sound down, but still allow enough to know it was recorded live.

I do most of mine in clubs where I can mount the mics on the ceiling, about 8' up.
 
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