Recording Rehearsals

[_RiseInside_]

I´ve been using a portable minidisc recorder and a sony electret-condenser mic for years. Now that the recorder broke down, i´m in the market for a new one. I would like to get an mp3 flash recorder with mic in. Still haven´t found one. I know there are 2 track recorders like the edirol r09 or m-audio microtrack but that is over budget.

What do you use ?

 

[ArtisanBass]

Look into a Marantz table top sized CD recorder. My vocal teacher has one and it's pretty cool. Like an old school tape deck but CD.

 

[KeithRT99]

do you have a laptop/interface? i either use that or a tape deck. i've used that m-audio fasttrack and i was impressed by the quality.

 

[JeffTD]

I know a bunch of bands who throw up 2 57's in room through an mbox or behringer mixer into a laptop - compress the hell out of them and it works perfect.

 

[Jak3y]

My band uses a Mbox with an iBook it's perfect

 

[Torniojaws]

We just throw in the signal from drum overheads and a guitar mic into a PC where we record it. Doesn't need to be anything fancy

 

[_RiseInside_]

yes i have a laptop and have recorded rehearsals with it. I just plug the sony stereo mic into the line-in input an it powers up the mic.

i´ve also used the laptop with my firewire soundcard and mics: a pair of condenser overheads, one 57 for the guitar, direct bass, one 58 for the vocals.

both methods work.

nevertheless my idea is getting a small portable recorder for the band to use and sometimes i´m not there so it has to be something simple for the less-technologically-oriented guys i play with. they don´t know how to record a stereo track coming from a minidisc disc to the computer.

it has to be simple.

 

[_RiseInside_]

ok just got myself a used portable hi MD minidisc recorder that comes with a sony condenser mic. Perfect for the band ! These new HI MD can record uncompressed pcm audio which rocks , mp3 and atrac. file transfers use usb and the new 1 gb hi md discs are pretty cool

 

[prowlergrig]

i have a yamaha 4 track mixer/ minidisk recorder, it has the facility of recording 4 tracks on special data MDs - unfortunately i haven't found any data MDs anywhere, in fact, noone knows they even exist(ed)

...so i just settle with recording to stereo

 

[wishtheend]

My band uses the Firepod

1) Kick
2) Snare
3) OH L
4) OH R
5) Guitar L
6) Guitar R
7) Bass
8) Vocals

Works alright

 

[chadsxe]

Just hop on ebay and snag a small four track that you can feed to you real studio.