Hi,
First post here so hello tapers!!
I've had an iriver H140 for a few years and now want to put it to use other than listening to music. My aim is to get the best recordings possible of mainly tabla solo concerts but also other indian classical music events. They are seated events, usually in a small theatre or even a large concert hall. I'm sure most of you will be familiar with the tablas but in case you're not, the tabla is an indian percussion instrument. To give you an idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As1OMMcHXFsAs you can hear from that short clip, it can be played very quietly but also very explosively!
Today i did a little recording with a cheap maplin mike, Yoga EM-8 (SkyTronic 173.623) - please don't scoff as this is my first venture into recording since my trusty sony WMD6C was stolen many moons ago! Needless to say, even though the sound from the small theatre wasn't the best, the recording reasonable but not fantastic in relation to what i was hearing. It sound like it's raining during quiet/silent sequences.
So, i am looking for the necessary equipment to partner the iriver to get the best recording possible, within fiscal reason. I've done a little search and some members are getting good results with Church Audio equipment, namely the STC9000 and CA11. However, that seemed to be with mainstream concert recordings.
Could you please advise me on a good setup for this type of recording?
Also any tips on recording techniques would be much appreciated.