On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, spudlee wrote:
> as for the recording level, make sure its not just a volume control. i thought mine
>could adjust levels during recording too, but apparently it cant, becoz i recorded an
>entire show on 0 level and it still came out distorted. its more important to make s
ure that the levels arent peaking constantly (ie hitting the last level indicator
every two seconds).
if i remember right, the Sony MD recorders dont let you adjust recording
levels on the fly. You have to hit pause, then mess with the levels. This
is the big advantage of the Sharp recorders, where you can soften or
louden the recording level while it's recording.
> as for recording into the soundboard, its not hard, there's usually an auxiliary out
>line for you to plug the mono cable into, but having spoken to a lot of sound guys
>they say the sound isnt as good, becoz the soundboard focuses predominantly on the voc
als, bass drums and guitar amps which makes it a little uneven.
Most soundboards I've seen half 1/4 inch jacks, so usually you need two
1/4 to 1/8 inch adapters. They're had for about $2 each at Radio Shack.
Some soundboards also have seperate mixes for the aux output. When I tape at
one venue in town, I always push the bass and gtr up in the mix going to
my DAT machine.
-Jamie
