Topic: Recorder advice for an amateur noob on a tight budget

[newplanet7]

I will second everything tay666 said.
Also I think both of those recordings above are a huge improvement over the camera audio.
Location is the exact problem in those situations as tay666 pointed out.
I noticed in the video that there was security./staff in front of you. Did they not notice the silliness protruding from your hat? Or did you not use the hat?

[sebastianF13]

I noticed in the video that there was security./staff in front of you. Did they not notice the silliness protruding from your hat? Or did you not use the hat?

I thought I mentioned earlier that the hat's purpose was not to be stealthy but to just free my hands from having to hold the recorder in the air. I'm pretty sure that the security guys wouldn't know what a recording device looks like (not many people use one around here. I wouldn't be surpised if I were the only one). They also don't mind the photo cameras. But if they spot someone with an actual videocam they go mental! They're very silly that way.

Anyway, I'm trying to decide on a pair of mics right now.

Here's what I got from a concert I went to last night. I think it's the best recording yet! (and as always it's from a front row location)

Judas Priest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpk1QjGCwDk

Whitesnake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDQUCLIPDfE

[nl]

(not many people use one around here. I wouldn't be surpised if I were the only one).

I don't doubt that Greece could use more tapers but I know of at least one in Athens who sometimes posts his tapes on dimeadozen.org. One of his recordings is on the LMA: http://www.archive.org/details/ktb2010-05-01.flacf.

[earmonger]

For what it's worth, I'm about to get some Church Audio mics and I expect they will be an upgrade over the SoundPros.

The Sound Pros are tiny (the size of pencil erasers) and stealthy and good, and since you were on a budget I think they are among the very cheapest tolerable mics. 

But since you aren't that worried about stealth, you might be better off getting the Church Audio mics and battery box to start with. The Live Music Archive usually lists the equipment used for the recordings--make your own comparisons.

But there's always something more expensive and better. Welcome to taping.

[sebastianF13]

Thank you Earmonger. Yes the Church mics have been suggested before. I'm on the fence because they're cards, and since I move around a lot there might be a lot of phasing. But they are highly recommended and I'm seriously considering them now.

But hey, I've also been busy.
Here's what I got last night from a spot far away from the stage. It's the first time I didn't need to have the input all the way down! Any thoughts?
Roger Waters the Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL93FB6A4EA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8MnjEy2caY

[earmonger]

Church makes omnis, too. I prefer omnis myself.

[rastasean]

Naiant Studios also makes omni mics: http://naiant.com/naiant/microphones.html