Topic: Need External Mic ASAP

[rockphantom]

I was able to record last night's JP show at the Cedar Park Center using my PCM M10 and ECM DS70P mic.

I haven't had time to listen to the recording yet.
Had to go straight to bed to get enough rest for today.

I made sure to keep the Recording Level at 4 and set the mic sensitivity to low to be on the safe side.
I hope these settings paid off. I'll find out tonight and report my findings.
If the Judas Priest recording is listenable, it will make the rounds on the live music  torrent scene. 

[rockphantom]

Update 1: Chris sent me an email this evening informing me that my order Church Audio gear has shipped!
I hope the gear arrives in time for the Slash show next week!

Update 2: I'm listening to the 24 Bit/48KHZ recording of the Judas Priest Cedar Park (Austin) show and I've been pleasantly surprised.
I was expecting a wall of distortion. However, everything sounds clear. Rob's vocals and Scott Travis' drums are up front in the mix.
Thankfully, the recording doesn't sound like the muddy mix my ears heard last night.
I should mention that I was wearing Hearos Hi-Fi earplugs.

Here are the details of my capture: PCM-M10 -> Sony ECM DS70P. 
M10 was in my shirt pocket and the mic was clipped to pocket. I stood for the entire Priest performance.
My seat was on the side of the venue about 50 feet from the stage (SEC 108 Row D seat 9).
A speaker stack was almost directly above me and about 35 feet off the ground

M10 levels: Recording Level 4 & low mic sensitivity (to prevent distortion), DPC OFF, manual recording level.
Judas Priest recording length 105:39 including intro music.

Now to find some freeware WAVE editing software that a newbie like me can easily use.
Any suggestions? I'd like to torrent the 24 Bit capture ASAP.

Thank You!

Milan

[jefflester]

Audacity

http://web.audacityteam.org/

[OMA]

Update 2: I'm listening to the 24 Bit/48KHZ recording of the Judas Priest Cedar Park (Austin) show and I've been pleasantly surprised.
I was expecting a wall of distortion. However, everything sounds clear. Rob's vocals and Scott Travis' drums are up front in the mix.

I've been using a Sony ECM-DS70P for a full 15 years straight and it's never failed me. It's not the best mic by any means but it's good enough to record loud shows with more than decent quality.

Now to find some freeware WAVE editing software that a newbie like me can easily use.
Any suggestions? I'd like to torrent the 24 Bit capture ASAP.

For track splitting (not actual audio retouching), CD Wave is the best software.

[OhioHead]

Update 2: I'm listening to the 24 Bit/48KHZ recording of the Judas Priest Cedar Park (Austin) show and I've been pleasantly surprised.
I was expecting a wall of distortion. However, everything sounds clear. Rob's vocals and Scott Travis' drums are up front in the mix.

I've been using a Sony ECM-DS70P for a full 15 years straight and it's never failed me. It's not the best mic by any means but it's good enough to record loud shows with more than decent quality.

Now to find some freeware WAVE editing software that a newbie like me can easily use.
Any suggestions? I'd like to torrent the 24 Bit capture ASAP.

For track splitting (not actual audio retouching), CD Wave is the best software.

What about "retouching" the audio?

[fsulloway]

As posted above, Audacity is pretty good and free.

[OMA]

What about "retouching" the audio?

Adobe Audition is pretty good for this and easy enough to use. Otherwise, get Audacity, as you've been suggested.
Either way, use CD Wave for track splitting. It will save you a lot of time compared with using any other editor.