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Topic: What software do I need? |
Doug Rolfe
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Indianapolis, IN
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Posted 23 Aug 2010 6:03 am |
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| I am planning on taking my laptop to St. Louis and recording the gospel steel sessions. What would be a simple software to use that would allow me to record it and then later split apart into segments? Also what would be a decent mike to use? Do I need phantom power, etc.? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully the software and mike would be reasonable in price. Is anyone familiar with Easy-HI software? |
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 23 Aug 2010 7:18 am
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Audacity is kind of the default free software choice for recording projects.
Most non-pro live recordings I have heard have been fair at best and usually terrible.
But it isn't the fault of the recording software.
Lack of experience by the operator leads to bad levels, bad mikes, bad mike placement, bad balance, background noise and talking--usually with unintended echo, boxiness, etc.
The results usually aren't repairable after the fact. You get one shot.
Keep your expectations low. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2010 7:43 am
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I think that the new crop of portable recorders does a much better job than recording on a laptop. For example, listen to these live living room recordings made on my Zoom H2:
http://b0blee.bandcamp.com/album/cowboy-country-revisited
It has 4 built-in microphones plus a line input if you want to run it from a mixer instead. Uses the standard SD cards that most cameras use, and plugs into the USB port of your computer for downloads. It sells for about $150.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 23 Aug 2010 10:09 am
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I've done some live "on site' recordings with a Fostex VF160 and 8 tracks were not enough. I had to run some of the drum mics through a mixer to one channel. I have Voice, Steel, Lead, Fiddle, Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Drum and the rest of the drum mics mixed with a separate mixer to one track.
The portable recorders bob suggests work OK. But it depends on what quality you want and how much lattitude you have after the recordings to balance the instruments, etc. |
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