Hog Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Hi guys,We hope to record a live tune. Just wondering if anyone in Aberdeen can record on location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Mac Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Mooring do it if you ask the engineer i think?there was a thread about this not to long ago, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 my old band recorded live at the tunnels and the drums came out sounding amazing. some of the guitar parts came out a bit quite so we re-recorded the guiatr parts and it sounded not bad in the end. Think we just gave Scott a mini disck player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I use minidiscs too.....but usually as an audience recording, as the desk ones sound a bit soulless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I've not tried using it at a live show yet but the recordings I have of us playing in Tom's using my little Zoom recorder are pretty decent quality, particularly impressed with it picking up bass and drums well. It's only really useful for capturing the vibe of the moment though. Also the thing with this kind of room recording is you have to make sure the levels are all balanced for it to sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthebass Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Recording gigs can be a little hit and miss in quality terms. If you're taking a feed from the desk remember you're getting the signal that is being sent to the speakers not necessarily what is coming out of them.The signal you're recording has been processed to sound good in that room. I recorded live with a big band once and we sounded great from the back of the room with the front of house going but listening at home it sounded like a jazz trio in a bathroom with a band of a thousand kazoos. That was purely because we had recorded the sound from the desk and it would only ever sound good in that room.If you can get some good quality mics you might be better off recording some of the room sound and at least mixing it with the desk signal.If you've got the cash to throw at some location recording I'd think about finding a venue you like and hiring the room for a day when they don't have a gig on or something like that. I've done that a couple of times and it worked really well. More space than in most small studios plus normally it feels nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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