Jason says: "I know personally, being part Irish, that if every season MTV had a cast member of Irish-decent... etc., etc., I would be angry as hell for such a consistently stereotypical portrayal." Like an angry as hell drunken Irishman, you mean? Sorry, had to say it... I'm of German/Swiss descent, if you're looking for something to mock me about... Chris asks: "i mean you really hear ultimately one sound when your standing there listening to it anyway...how stereo could it really be??" You may ultimately hear "one sound," but you hear it coming from speakers on both sides of the stage, which are often used to separate the sounds coming from the speakers based on the performer's location on the stage. One thing I enjoy about Sonic Youth live shows is knowing which guitar is Lee's and which is TM's, and they are almost always mixed Lee left and TM right. Maybe you can live with a mono recording, but most people prefer stereo, and if you intend to trade the recordings that you make, you might want to keep that in mind, too. Zach says: "(where the recorder taps in to the actual soundboard.. if anyone knows how the hell you go about getting that done.. let me know..)" How to go about getting this done properly - - get there early. it's easier to find the band (unless they're coming in late), and it's easier to find the sound person and venue owner, in the event that you need to talk to one or both of them. - ask the band if you can tape, specifically from the soundboard. some bands will allow audience taping and not soundboard taping, so be sure to ask nicely. - find the person doing the sound. some bands bring their own, others use one provided by the venue. ask the sound person if you can plug into the soundboard, making sure to mention that you got the band's permission. At this point, the sound person might ask if you have the venue owner's permission. If you don't, simply ask the sound person who you need to talk to. This process can take minutes or hours, but usually if they are going to let you tape in the first place, they will be somewhat accomodating. - you can connect to most soundboards using RCA cables (1/8" plugs with shields around the pin, like the ones you have on the back of yr shelf stereo). Bring an RCA cable and the proper adapters to run them into yr recording device. - stay near yr equipment unless you know someone who can watch yr gear for you. better safe than sorry. Tommy G says: "Does anybody remember the State on MTV?" I just received four tapes in the mail with every episode of The State ever, with commercials intact. I had missed so many episodes, and these tapes are leaving me in fits of laughter. No, I can't copy them for you, I don't have 2 (working) VCR's, but I got them on eBay, so check there. I'm keeping my commission to faith's transmission, *phiL* __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
