Britbabe

Well I posted a message a few days back on what seemed the relevant board, but I didn't get much response so I thought I'd try here. I'm sorry to thrash the same old subject but I'd really appreciate any opinions: - "I have been browsing this community for some time now, trying to find out what kind of set-up I need for what I want to do, but there's so much information and a lot of it over my head (bit long in the tooth I think LOL) that I've decided to just straight out ASK what folks' opinions are. I want to record live concerts of loud rock and blues rock music, usually in small venues. I will always seek permission first so I don't have to hide my gear tho I also take photos so it needs to be attached to me, if you get me LOL. I am not flush with money but I'm prepared to save to get the gear that will do the job, since I'll only be wanting to buy it once - I don't care if it's the latest state-of-the-art offering or 10 years out of date and second hand, so long as I can transfer to CD which will then be either for my use or for the purposes of spreading the word about a band, with no view to making any profit. I've tried a few times with an MD a mate in the US sent me which seems to be not the right kit for the job - a Sony Net MD MZ-N707, I have no idea where he got the mics or what make etc they are. I've had unbearable and bad-but-you-can-just-about-cope results with it but the distortion was horrible, even when recording very quietly. So - I think I'd better get myself geared up with the right stuff because I've got a bee in my bonnet now and any advice would be appreciated. If you have a strong opinion please tell me what MD and mic combination you would buy, for what I want to do with it. Cheers "

Damn, sorry - forgot to log in before I posted that :oops: . Anyway it was my message!