OK, it will only take a minute of time to figure out I am a total n00b when it comes to the fine art of taping. I recently recorded the first shows I am willing to share (I have done a couple more, but they will remain hidden for the good of everyone else). First off, my rig for the shows was as follows: Sony MZ-N707 with SP-CMC-20s. I have since gotten a JB3, have Church STC-11s and an SP Keychain Batterybox.
Now for the questions...
For some reason, my recordings came out mono. I used Audacity to duplicate the channel and make a "stereo" source. Is this what anyone else would have done? I then used CD Wave to split the tracks and save as FLAC Files. What is the deal with the different compression levels? It recommended FLAC level 5, but I used 8 since it said it was the best compression. Right move, wrong move or indifferent? I left the audio as it was when I recorded it, since I know everyone has different tastes in how a show should sound, but I'm pretty happy with how they came out. I'd be more than willing to post a sample if (again my n00bness shines through) someone could be kind enough to show me the way to post a sample
Sorry for my complete lack of knowledge on these items, its a learning process and we all have to start somewhere. I figure I may as well start from the ground up.
Thanks in advance for any tips as well as for your time and patience.
Oh, and the shows I taped were Into Eternity, Redemption and most of Dream Theater from Baltimore 14 Aug 2007 in case anyone was wondering.