Topic: Need help with equipment? (what to buy, I'm new to this)

[Bluesboy]

Hey all Tapers on this forum,

I'm totally new to taping, but I need a cheap walkman or something to record shows.
It's mainly my own shows that I want to record since i'm a guitarist and bluesharp player.
I can learn to play better by listening to my own recordings.
I've heard also that you must have something that records stereo and something not
with AGC. It's basicly a small portable cassette recorder that I'm looking for with
reasonable rec. quality. I guess it'd be nice if it were easy to hide.

Is there anyone that could point me into a direction of what to buy??
It must have been asked before, but I was not able to find such a thread.

And if I taped a show, how can I turn the analog signal into a digital signa, so I can
listen it on my pc or mp3 player? 

I would appreciate if someone could answer these questions. I really don't know what to buy,
but i'm not planning to buy expensive stuff for this.

Thanks in advance,
Bluesboy

[bdasilva]

Look at the Zoom H2 or H4...  I've seen musicians using this to reference their shows.

[Bluesboy]

Thanx for your message, that's not analog tho and way too expensive. I was more looking like something 50-90 dollars or something..
Is there any walkman out there that will record on tape recorder and can be hooked on a soundboard or is that not an option on the models of portable tape recorders out there?

[goodcooker]

A mini disc recorder might do it for you if cheap is what you want.
Don't buy a cassette recorder.

[Kindguy]

A mini disc recorder might do it for you if cheap is what you want.
Don't buy a cassette recorder.

I agree.

I would save a little more cash. Then buy a Mini disc recorder (30 to 60 bucks) & a set of stealth mics. Like the church audio. (80 bucks in the retail section).

You want to be able to get a decent recording of what you actually sound like. If you plan on analyzing it.

What's 60 extra bucks to pull a decent recording of yourself?

Good luck.