First of all, yes I AM A TOTAL NEWB + many thanks for even looking at this!
I am talking about the tiny microphone on a sony digital handycam, specifically the DCR-TRV130 NTSC.
Is there a way to reduce the "muddy" and distortion sounds when recording live music performances?
... I've heard of the "put your finger over over the mic technique", which is quite impractical especially at small metal events.
We've tried putting a piece of electrical tape over the mic during a rehearsal. Surprisingly the audio was not terrible. The drums and guitars were a bit distorted but the vocals are the killer. (They may be guttural style but you're just going to have to believe me when I say they do not sound like that when you are standing in the room.)
You can view what I recorded that day, the band is Kynesys from Ingersoll Ontario Canada.
sorry for the conversion aliasing... at least it's free right.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8B3E611C4F38377B ... feel free to call me crazy.