Topic: What do you prefer? Soundboard or MICs ? (Mixing before recorder?)

[Q-W-Y]

Hi,
I am new to taping, but i've done a few records from Soundboard already.
But the SBD records sounds flat...
It needs crowd noise. What should i do ?
I dont wanna buy one more recorder. I think that mixing SBD and crowd MIC before recorder should work fine, but i wanna ask you about your experiences.

Thank you.

[thegreatgumbino]

What is your current rig?  I think it will help us to know what you are running.

[Q-W-Y]

I use the Neuros HDD recorder.  + homemade batterypack + (sometimes) homemade stereo mics (MCE2500)

[bhtoque]

Well, you'd need to add a mixer to your rig to do it, but it will give the sbd tapes some life.

Someone had a sampson mixpad fs here a while back. Check the yardsale.

JAson

[Tim]

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[firmdragon]

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[Brian]

i've always preferred ambient recordings to sbds for the exact reason you said.  too dry sounding and not enough crowd noise if any at all. 

of course sbd/aud matrix can really bring out the best of both worlds if done properly.  plenty of tapers haves used a unit called the UA5 to do a very nice matrix on the fly to their recorder.

but if i had to decide, 9 times out of 10 i go for just ambient recordings with only mics

Brian

[Q-W-Y]

Do not use the word BOOTLEG

we are not BOOTLEGGERS

Fixed 

[Q-W-Y]

i've always preferred ambient recordings to sbds for the exact reason you said.  too dry sounding and not enough crowd noise if any at all. 

of course sbd/aud matrix can really bring out the best of both worlds if done properly.  plenty of tapers haves used a unit called the UA5 to do a very nice matrix on the fly to their recorder.

but if i had to decide, 9 times out of 10 i go for just ambient recordings with only mics

Brian

How much is the UA5?
SBD records need some postprocessing. (Equalizer,..)  What do you use / your favourite settings?

[Brian]

not sure if the original prices have changed but i got my oade digi and warm mod ua5 for $550. maybe $575..... i can't really remember.

when matrixing post production probably won't be necessary. but to answer your question ......

most soundboards i listen to lack a decent amount of midrange and extreme high end due to necessary mix settings for the PA live in the venue.  so bump a little mids and little highs to add more "life to the recording.

other than that i don't do too much post production to soundboard recordings. 

[caymanreview]

550 for wmod

[Chuck]

$250 on eBay for the UA-5.
But you have to modify it for field use.
The instructions for doing the digi-modification are in the archive section.