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Jeremy L. Special user 800 Posts |
As you can see from my avatar, I am a saxophonist. I have heard many people talk about the importance of listening to yourself play. However, I kept ignoring this advice until this past week when the point was finally driven home. So now I am looking for a small audio recorder to record myself/groups I play in, so I/we can listen to ourselves in order to identify mistakes. I am not looking to make a studio quality recording, just something that will allow me/us to make an accurate evaluation of my/our playing. As far as price is concerned, I do not want to spend too much but on the other hand I want something that will actually work. I am hoping to find a good deal on one at Circuit City (going out of business sale).
What things should I be looking for when shopping for a recording device? What brands/models do you recommend? What brands/modals should I stay away from? Thanks! |
rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2477 Posts |
Please, for heaven's sake, save yourself ... stay far away from the Circuit City sale!
Before anyone can really answer this question, you need to clarify exactly what you want the recorder to do. Is it exclusively for getting an idea of your playing? Then almost anything might do. I have a $10 1-gig mp3 player with a recording function and built-in mic that would be worth a try ... probably sound like the devil, but - hey - it's just a log recording. Solely for your group's own reference, you can go bare-bones if you only need "quick and dirty" quality. On the other hand, do you want a recording you could play for someone else? That might better be answered by others with similar experience who may post later. Answers may be "all over the map" - for example, crossing genres a bit, I've seen all sorts of "how to record your podcast" articles that demand overkill - practically an echo-damped studio with shock-mounted $200 mics etc. I get by just fine for my own use with a $30 Fender P-51 mic (great all-purpose mic for junior rock'n'rollers), a Behringer UB502 mixer (size of 2 packs of cigarettes, maybe $20/$30 - Behringers are noisy but they're cheap) and record directly to my computer. With that in mind, you could record directly to your laptop (see what the built-in mic will do) with or without any additional equipment. And, of course, if you want "studio-quality" (which I assume you don't) the sky's the limit. So experiment, starting low-end with stuff you have (start with the laptop). |
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