Recording sets off a mixer

jackbrazzo · Post by **jackbrazzo** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:34 pm

I'd like to record the whole night next time we play - Whats the best way to record this- I was thinking of going a bit retro and getting a recordable minidisc - Cheap and small?

Anyone done this?

ChrisCV · Post by **ChrisCV** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:50 pm

get an mp3 recorder... saves a lot of hassle.
you record it once and only once...

mini disc while cheap.. are a bit annoying.. you record it on to the minidisc... probs on LP2 which compresses it so you can get more than 74 minutes on a disc... however the sound quality can get a bit patchy...

then once you've recorded it... on your disc... you can't actually export it off... so you end up re-recording it again back into your computer...

so the sh!t sounding recording that you had on the disc now sounds even shitter because of the re-record...

jackbrazzo · Post by **jackbrazzo** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:37 pm

cheers Chris - sounds like the best option.

wax works · Post by **wax works** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:50 pm

jackbrazzo wrote:cheers Chris - sounds like the best option.

Can;t you record into your computer mate?

jackbrazzo · Post by **jackbrazzo** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:40 pm

Yes, but I want to use a portable recorder than i stick through the mixer rather than lugging my laptop around. I suppose that is an option too.

wax works · Post by **wax works** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:53 pm

jackbrazzo wrote:Yes, but I want to use a portable recorder than i stick through the mixer rather than lugging my laptop around. I suppose that is an option too.

Ah right, fair enough.

If you decide to use the laptop, then download Audacity, and buy a cable that plugs from the mixer into the laptop.

Will cost you about £5, instead of wasting money on a recorder that could be spent on records

jackbrazzo · Post by **jackbrazzo** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:46 pm

Thanks Mate - I will look at that - I didnt know about it.

Cheers

isaaclevy · Post by **isaaclevy** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:08 pm

i´ve always been afraid on doing that on the same laptop i perform, i have the feeling it wears up more the cpu, not to mention the hard drive......
afraid something might go wrong, but that is just me, being a bit paranoid....
but i´ve done it fiew times and it was ok, but i´d rather external...