Sorry guys but I'm a total newbie with taping. I got to at least 10 concerts a year and would like to start taping them. What equipment would i need for a good sounding show? I'm hoping to spend 400.00 or less. Any help would be gratly appreciated. --Bill
Quote from: vansmack on November 20, 2003, 10:42:24 PM
Sorry guys but I'm a total newbie with taping. I got to at least 10 concerts a year and would like to start taping them. What equipment would i need for a good sounding show? I'm hoping to spend 400.00 or less. Any help would be gratly appreciated. --Bill
This is the best setup I could think of (off the top of my head) for AROUND $400.
1. Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 (20GB). You can get a refurbished unit on eBay for about $200 shipped. Better add the 2nd battery if you plan on taping longer shows($40).
2. Core Sound Binaural mics (the regular version, NOT the cheapies). These are about $230 from www.core-sound.com
MIKE B
plus a sound card with firewire
there you go, good priced, rig.. you could do pretty damn well with that.. but your gonna wanna buy more.. ask anyone here, its addictive.. good luck, and +T..
I daresay that a cheap MD and home deck would sound better than the JB3 with just CSBs.
dare you say? i darest say you dared to say, oh dear
Quote from: zhianosatch on November 21, 2003, 04:34:01 AM
I daresay that a cheap MD and home deck would sound better than the JB3 with just CSBs.
i dont understand why you say that.. the a/d in a md deck is not any more superior than that of the jb3
so why would it be "better"? i would go as to say that the jb3 would be far better s in terms of ease of use/ transfers/ compression
and the jb3 being so much better than md in every way, i know ive ran both extensively
Quote from: caymanreview on November 21, 2003, 04:54:48 AM
Quote from: zhianosatch on November 21, 2003, 04:34:01 AM
I daresay that a cheap MD and home deck would sound better than the JB3 with just CSBs.
i dont understand why you say that.. the a/d in a md deck is not any more superior than that of the jb3
I think it is. I absolutely cannot stand the sound of the JB3 in any stealthies > JB3 show I have...
Quote from: caymanreview on November 21, 2003, 04:54:48 AM
Quote from: zhianosatch on November 21, 2003, 04:34:01 AM
I daresay that a cheap MD and home deck would sound better than the JB3 with just CSBs.
i dont understand why you say that.. the a/d in a md deck is not any more superior than that of the jb3
so why would it be "better"? i would go as to say that the jb3 would be far better s in terms of ease of use/ transfers/ compression
and the jb3 being so much better than md in every way, i know ive ran both extensively
The A/D may be the same, but the "preamp" in the NJB3 really blows. And I speak from experience as a guy who switched from MD to the NJB3 and carries both to each show.
I'd be the last one to bash the NJB3 -- I love mine. But I won't even use mine for any kind of analog patch because I just don't like how it sounds.
For what it's worth, I'm extremely happy with my starter rig of C1000s > AD-20 > NJB3. It's essentially what they're advising above, but with a decent outboard pre and A/D. You're still talking about a sub-$1000 system even with accessories and it sounds great.
Chuck