I was lucky enough to receive an Edirol R-09 as a gift over the holidays. However, I can't afford external mics at the moment. To avoid security hassles while stealthing, I'd like to be able to set levels elsewhere (say, the bathroom), start recording, and let it run without having to check and/or adjust levels. I'm figuring on low mic gain, low cut on, and AGC off. I've perused the boards, and done some experimenting recording my band at wedding gigs. It seems like an input level of 12 or 13 might do the trick, but I thought I'd ask the experts.
The show in question is The Cure at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, if that helps. There's also a possibility of recording a Saw Doctors show at the Nokia Theater in NYC before that.
Thanks for any and all advice!