Topic: SBD TAPERS...I NEED YOUR HELP>>>>>>>>>>>

[jctibbitts]

i have a question.  We have been recording our shows with an audience recording with this source:

Rode Stereo Condensor Mics (we dont' have the money for schoeps) >
2 presonus Preamps >
Behringer ultagraph pro-dual 31 band EQ >
Behringer Compressor >
CD burner


that works fine for an aud recording, but at venues where we run a full SBD i want to get a good SBD recording.  i have been just going from the RCA jacks out of the board into my minidisc player...but that sounds like shit.  

some people have told me to get the NOMAD Jukebox 3.  I can't afford a DAT or a laptop right now.  should i get a D/A converter and get the NOMAD?

what do you recommend?

jct@bossys.com

[gonads]

why the compressor?

[jctibbitts]

i don't know...we had one, decided to throw it into the source....i'm not worried about the audience recording...that's just for us to listen to ...

i am worried about gettting QUALITY SBD recordings at the venues where we run everything thru the board and it's mixed right.  

this is what the audience sounds like:  www.bumpgroove.com/music.htm

[gonads]

why not run rca into the cd burner?

To go with a JB3 you need to get an a/d with optical out and a jb3. Why not just buy a d8? That would be cheaper and the quality will be the same as the JB3.

[Matt Quinn]

He can't afford a DAT.

Hi JC- I'm here too. This is thetube on PT.

[jctibbitts]

yeah, but then i would have to spend money on the dat tapes and what not.   how much does an UA-5 cost?  couldn't i go SBD rcas > UA5 >digitally > JB3?

[jctibbitts]

thetube...you're all over the boards huh?  yeah, i have a show on 10/24 that i really want to get a sick SBD recording for and be able to convert it to shn/flac easily.  the md route i have been taking isn't working well (conversion to cd isn't easy for me, and i feel i lose quality with the MD)

i can't afford a dat...i can afford a 175 jb3 on ebay right now, just want to know how much a UA-5 will cost?  and will it be the digital coverter i need so that i don't need to fuck with the recorder levels?  isn't that what digital is for?

[gonads]

He can't afford a DAT.

Hi JC- I'm here too. This is thetube on PT.

 

but he can afford an a/d and a jb3?

an a/d and jb3 would be more expensive than a dat.

[gonads]

yeah, but then i would have to spend money on the dat tapes and what not.   how much does an UA-5 cost?  couldn't i go SBD rcas > UA5 >digitally > JB3?

sure you can. A digimod UA5 is $350, and a JB3 is $200...

[jctibbitts]

well....i am not knocking DAT...it's just not the route i want to take.  I dont' want an archive of 100's of tapes (i already have that with phish tapes)...i'd rather archive our shows on HD's.  

The jb3 stores 20gigs right? that's about 15 of our shows in flac.  music123.com has the edirol ua-5 for 225...the jb3 is 175 on ebay.  

i just want to know would that work and would it be want you recommend if you weren't going DAT/laptop?  

[Joe w.]

check the archival section

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=14;action=display;threadid=3789

[jctibbitts]

thanks...that's a good FAQ

[gonads]

well....i am not knocking DAT...it's just not the route i want to take.  I dont' want an archive of 100's of tapes (i already have that with phish tapes)...i'd rather archive our shows on HD's.  

The jb3 stores 20gigs right? that's about 15 of our shows in flac.  music123.com has the edirol ua-5 for 225...the jb3 is 175 on ebay.  

i just want to know would that work and would it be want you recommend if you weren't going DAT/laptop?  

that's fine. I was just pointing out that a/d->jb3 isn't really anymore economical than DAT. Also you can just reuse the dats after you transfer them into flacs.

FYI - the jb3 does not store flac's.

[jctibbitts]

yeah...i meant wav...i'd put them to flac/shn on the hd....thanks

[gonads]

good luck!

jb3 is a sweet little recorder for sure...