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Topic: Recording practices |
Chuck Morel
From:
Pottersville, New York
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Posted 13 Nov 2014 9:07 am |
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Hello, I would like to start recording band practices right on to a cd. Any suggestions on an affordable way to make this happen? I want to keep it simple yet I would like better sound quality than I could get from a table top tape recorder. I think cd's are the way to go this way each member could have the samp practice materials. Any advisc would be helpful. Im open to used gear as well.
Thanks.
Chuck |
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Les Cargill
From:
Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 15 Nov 2014 3:10 am
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these days MP3's have become the simple and fast standard. My take would be to use a 2 track recorder such as a Zoom H2 and record you practices to an SD card in MP3 format , then transfer the files to you band pals either on a CD ( data files) or maybe even by email. For your purposes MP3 files @ 128 or even 96 would serve you well and would be small enough to email with no issues...( each song ) Fast and effective.
The alternative is to use a nice recorder as Bob shows and make duplicate CD's at each practice session.
You will have to do some file editing either route ...
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Tim Lucas
From:
Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted 10 Feb 2015 9:47 am Recording machine
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We use a Boss 12 track recorder. Has built-in CD etc. Does everything but dance!
Had other recorders in the past but for personnel recording this is really fine. Limit is that u can use only 2 inputs at a time. Eithe XLR or quarter inch. The direct to CD is great. I like he Zoom 16. Both are table top and I found both super reliable. My Boss is probably 5 or six years old without a problem. Get either one on the net - pretty cheap nowadays. Sorry, by the time you read this you'll already have your own machine!
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Mark Wayne
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2015 8:28 pm
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Chuck, If you're on a budget, get yourself a used Zoom H4 recorder. You'll be amazed at the quality. Very easy, just usb it to your PC and you have it all there to burn to CD, and a backup to boot. It's it's own interface as well (if you want to record live to your recording software). Get a 32gb card, and you'll be set for many hours of quality recordings.
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 27 Feb 2015 5:35 am
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I have a Tascam DP-008EX that has built in mics. I used it to record our church choir just to see how it did. It was sitting on the sound desk on a hymnbook, and it turned out really good.
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