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Title: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: 998877 on March 24, 2006, 02:21:06 AM

Ok I taped my first show tonight.

Not so good.

The vocals and the crowd came out stellar. But the heavy bass distorted my recording at the loudest parts. It was a small club with alot of speakers.

For one, I droped on of my mic screens in the toilet while setting up, so I recorded with no screens on. Would that make a difference? Also I could not check levels during the show due to security, I set them all the way to the right. (I am a noob at audio taping, I know) If tomorrow night I turn the levels to halfway and use screens will the recording sound good?

Thanks for the help
Peace

BTW i was using SP-CMC-8 cardioid mics pluged into a battery box, pointed at the speakers and had selected M on the Microtrack.

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: anodyne33 on March 24, 2006, 09:46:08 AM

Screens won't make a differnence, just make sure your levels are more reasonable before you start. Good luck.

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: 998877 on March 24, 2006, 12:16:15 PM

OK thanks, I will set them about half way up and cross my fingers.

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: 998877 on March 24, 2006, 02:57:36 PM

 Heres a clip,

Let me know if the level was my only problem.

Thanks

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: 998877 on March 24, 2006, 03:01:01 PM

One More Clip...

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: nameloc01 on March 24, 2006, 03:16:34 PM

1.set your levels correctly
2. use a battery box w/ a bass roll off feature

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: 998877 on March 24, 2006, 03:23:45 PM

I don't have a bass rolloff because soundprofessionals told me not to buy one, and honestly im not sure how to set the levels. In your opinion would halfway up the chart be ok?

Thanks

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: anodyne33 on March 24, 2006, 03:48:26 PM

Quote from: 998877 on March 24, 2006, 02:57:36 PM

Heres a clip,

Let me know if the level was my only problem.

Thanks

That actually sounds pretty good (sans distortion of course)

go with the 1/2 way point on the levels and if it's too low you can add some volume in post.

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: terrapinj on March 24, 2006, 03:58:04 PM

what was the venue? are you by any chance Kris from NY?

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: 998877 on March 24, 2006, 04:11:12 PM

Ok cool.

Thanks for all the imput. I will set them halfway, and yes i am Kris from NY

Title: Re: Need Help for Tomorrows Rock Show
Post by: terrapinj on March 24, 2006, 04:52:15 PM

Kris the known ebay bootlegger aka visualdepth?

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17946&highlight=998877 (http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17946&highlight=998877)

apparently you did not read Mr. French's post how this site is dedicated to archiving and sharing music for FREE

people like you are the ones that give all of us taper's bad names and create many many problems for us and the musicians we support. please do yourself and the rest of us a favor and leave our community alone. we are tapers because we love music, you obviously are in it for the money. shame on you for selling other people's music, people like you disgust me