Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:Any tips for recording a show with your phone?
Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:Any tips for recording a show with your phone?
Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:Any tips for recording a show with your phone?
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
#1 tip: don't
Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:[..]
I know, I know, I don't have the money for good equipment now, but I still want to try to record a show
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
You can get a Zoom H2, Olympus DM650 or Tascam DR-05 for 50€ or less in your nearest second hand local store or on ebay - and the 3 of them will yield much better results than any smartphone. Gone are the days where getting into recording shows meant spending a fortune.
Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:[..]
Thanks! I see they are not that expensive. Another question, I'm not sure if it was in the guide, but when I want to record a show, can I still jump around and sing a long if I have GA tickets and the audio will still be fine?
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Haha. I do that most of the times, but I don't take the hobby as seriously as a proper taper. It all comes down to two main factors: 1) which results you wanna get, and 2) what is the purpose of the recording.
I tape shows primarily for myself and I never let the taping interfere with my enjoyment of the show: if I'm at a show of a band I really really like, I'd rather not tape it than tape it and not enjoy it to the max. I still have gotten some interesting recordings, decent if you ask me, and still far from "pro" recordings from dedicated tapers like Hoserama, bedoc, one8ung, etc.SeeHear below a few examples:
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If you listen to them you'll hear me singing from time to time (sometimes quite loudly) and some stereo artifacts/sound drops due to jumping, dancing, etc. If results like this are acceptable to you then the answer to your question is yes, you can still jump around and sing along.
That being said, all those recordings were made with external microphones and NOT just with a recorder like the ones I suggested before. That makes a big difference - you would wear the microphones in your glasses or hat/cap and still they'll capture the music sound more or less fine whether you dance/jump or not. But if you try to tape a show with just a handheld recorder, it will most probably be located in your trousers/shirt pocket, or in some kind of bag; whenever you jump or move around, you'll get a big amount of fffggghhhhssshhhfffggg noise coming from the rubbing of the cloth against the recorder, making the recording completely unusable. That is a no-go.
The only alternative would be placing the recorder somewhere else (in a fence, seat, etc) but then again that's usually not an option when you're in the middle of GA...
As I said before: it's a compromise. It's up to you
Originally posted by one8ung:Someone has to sacrifice and put some dedication into his recording... don't know why it always has to be the same persons
Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:Any tips for recording a show with your phone?