Posted by bcherry (M) on May 01, 2009 at 06:05:50

It transpires that I need to do some on-site live recording of a vocalist and two or three instruments. It could be in restaurants, clubs, outdoor venue but mostly in a cafe-type setting. I need to carry this to the site, around China so needs to be reasonably simple, portable and not over-the-moon expensive.
Not looking for any effects. Just uncompressed wide-band so the natural timbres of the local instruments can be heard and identified.
Would appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction as to mics, recorder etc.
regards
Brian
DIY - Done Right!

• RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment - rjd 21:04:54 05/26/09 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment posted by bcherry on May 01, 2009 at 06:05:50

  Hi Brian, Steve Schell and I used an Alesis Masterlink with a pair of coincedent mounted ribbon mikes. The recordings were very nice, better than most commercial recordings.
  Rich Drysdale
  
  

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  • RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment - bcherry 20:10:27 05/28/09 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment posted by rjd on May 26, 2009 at 21:04:54

    Thanks for the lead Rich.
    regards
    Brian
    DIY - Done Right!
    
    

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• RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment - Doc B. 11:12:25 05/11/09 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment posted by bcherry on May 01, 2009 at 06:05:50

  Hi Brian,
  
  It's not the cheapest way to go, but I'd suggest at least taking a look at the Metric Halo products. The pros I know consider something like the ULN-2 as the go-to rig for location recording. For mics you might consider something like a Royer stereo ribbon. With a laptop, some cables, and that gear you should be able to grab very high quality recordings of pretty diverse sounds with a setup that would fit in a single Pelican case. I would probably use a Nagra IV-S tape recorder instead, but of course I am slightly disturbed ;^)>
  
  

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  • RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment - bcherry 23:53:03 05/11/09 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment posted by Doc B. on May 11, 2009 at 11:12:25

    Thanks for sharing your experience.
    Nice mics!
    
    > of course I am slightly disturbed
    
    IIRC, that's how all of us got here.
    
    regards
    Brian
    DIY - Done Right!
    
    

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    • RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment - jpechloe 20:05:15 05/21/09 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment posted by bcherry on May 11, 2009 at 23:53:03

      This site might be of use to you.
      
      http://www.lboogzproductions.com/yourstudio.html
      
      

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      • RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment - bcherry 20:11:03 05/28/09 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Suggestions for Recording Equipment posted by jpechloe on May 21, 2009 at 20:05:15

        Interesting read!
        Thanks
        brian
        DIY - Done Right!
        
        

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