Topic: Audience/Comedian Recording

[andrewspano]

i really appreciate your help but i dont understand aword u guys are saying... dont kno what mixer, slighting, channels or any of this stuff means lol  help me out.

[Church-Audio]

i really appreciate your help but i dont understand aword u guys are saying... dont kno what mixer, slighting, channels or any of this stuff means lol  help me out.

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What do you want to be able to do with this recording? Send it to perspective clients? If so I suggest hiring someone to do this. Because if you don't understand what a mixer is you don't have a chance in hell of pulling this off. No offence.. But I am not a comedian.. So me trying to do stand up would be like asking you to do sound.. When I want someone funny I pay them. When you want a pro recording done you pay them. The only other way to do this is to get a friend to sit in the audience and use a recorder like a RO9HR With the limiter set to the "on" position and then sync it up with video later on or run a line out of the headphone output into the line input of the camera. Again if you don't understand all this then I suggest hiring a professional. If how ever you are like me and like learning about things.. Get this book The Yamaha sound reinforcement handbook available here : http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Reinforcement-Handbook-Yamaha-Products/dp/0881889008

[andrewspano]

No offense taken, I completely understand what you are saying... thanks a lot for your input I will read that book and if I still don't get it I will just hire someone.  Hopefully, this book will teach me everything I need to know... I hope it is SuperNewb Friendly haha.

[Church-Audio]

No offense taken, I completely understand what you are saying... thanks a lot for your input I will read that book and if I still don't get it I will just hire someone.  Hopefully, this book will teach me everything I need to know... I hope it is SuperNewb Friendly haha.

No one source will teach you "everything" I  think its cool you want to try and tackle this your self.. I suggest strongly trying to rent gear first then decide what you need / like then buy.. I would really try the RO9HR on a stand with the limiter on. That might get you in the ballpark. AGAIN audio is subjective... If you lived in Canada and lived near me I could show you the fundamentals and get you doing good recordings quickly.. You need to make friends with a good sound engineer. In your area who is willing to walk you through it. It might be worth your while to hire someone for a show who is easy going and willing to explain things and teach you. This is a hands on deal.. A book will only help you so much.

[andrewspano]

thanks so much.