recording live to cd

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Howdy folks,my friends have a "hobby band"and are very good after trying unsuccessfully to get them to record their music I have decided to do it myself.I know nothing about recording so what is the best gear to buy to record straight to cd 500 bux or under cheers
 
Recording straight to CD would be silly. For less money you can get a portable flash memory recorder and use a PC to edit the recording and burn it to disc.

But if you want to record straight to CD there are lots of them going used for cheap (because it's silly to record straight to CD).
 
If you know nothing about recording, any first attempt to record the band is going to sound like crap. There's a big learning curve. Start by reading every thread in this section that is titled something like "I'm new, what equipment do I need".
 
I don't want to presume you really mean "straight to CD" because the answer to that is too easy ~ buy a CD recorder (in the UK, used £60-£120) with microphone inputs, two microphones and away you go. It's the equivalent to the way people used to record their bands, they'd just set up a tape recorder/boombox, press record and fire away.
However, as all the responders have pointed out, there's a bit of a curve of learning involved and for a really small outlay, you can at least begin to record your friends' band. There's tons of great advice and techniques on this ship.
Welcome aboard.
 
I guess one should ID what is needed in terms of straight to CD. So you can listen to the gig as you drive home? They are starting to have car stereos with audio inputs these days. iPod or otherwise. So optical discs, which never really played well on many car CD players, are not the only option anymore.

CD recorders are common (and old-ish). But not always the best option as some blanks don't burn well. So good odds of bad results as in no results even after a lot of effort. And of limited use since you only end up with ONE CD, which doesn't do the band much good if everyone came in separate cars. Good enough for a hopefully it works historical archive I guess. But to each their own.

Something to pass off to the venue / host as you exit is always nice. But I wouldn't want to use one as my primary recorder. Not when a zoom H1 is $100-ish and can capture 10 hours of content on a single AA battery. 50 hours of content before you need to clear / swap the media card. Lots of non CD options these days for much less and many times the capacities. Some of which offer other useful features like mic preamps and line out which might ultimately mean less gear, fewer cables, and other pleasantries.
 
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