tonight i am going to be taping my very first show with my iriver ihp-120, church audio 9000 preamp and mics and i have been testing out my rig at home and have noticed a few things.
One is that right when the recording starts, and the hard disc is spinning, i can hear it in the recording for like 5 seconds or so, then it goes away. I have not really recorded for more than like a minute or two so far, but it seems like during an hour show, the hard disc needs to spin, thus, creating the noise on the recording. This is just something i am guessing would happen, am i totally wrong?
Also, the band i am taping (Sparklehorse) plays mostly quiet songs, but some louder ones as well, if i keep my levels a bit lower, knowing that the louder songs will be coming up, should i be able to raise the volume on my computer in post without much distortion? I mean, is it really important to have my levels as high as they can without clipping, or is it okay if they are a bit lower.
thanks!
josh
PS the show is in like 5 hours so please reply before then! but if not, its cool, thanks anyway.