ZombieLife

so i should use a battery box but not a preamp, but preamp is that same as a battery box? because thats what i was lead to think. will it do the samething or will i get shit for sound? can i keep the preamp and get a attenuator will that kick alot of ass or no? sorry i'm vary new to this stuff, all the help is much wanted. All i care abought in the end is good recordings. --and if a preamp is for quiet recordings thats ok, i can still keep it because i also plan on recording ppl that go to my art gallary and talk abought my paintings when i'm not present. Going to present a show abought opinions.

thanks for the help, i orderd ===== Sony MZ-RH10 SoundPro SP-CMC-2A Deluxe Cardioid Stereo Microphones SoundPro SP-PREAMP and i don't "plan" on getting drunk and smashing it but sometimes things happen on friday i dot super drunk and lost my USB key (thats $180 bucks out the window & 2 gigs of music i can't get back) Life rules! j/k

can you change record levels on the fly with sony units? I read a review that told me you can't so i've been looking at sharp stuff. Punk rock has a tendancy to distort.

So i'm new to minidisk, I want to start recording shows, as in small punk venues and mabey some large concerts but mostly small, vary loud, 5 feet from the band, shows. I have abought $600 bucks to spend and i would like to get some sugestions on witch units and mics to get. i want good (non distorted) sound and lots of options with ease of use. I have been looking for 2 weeks but i just don't want to get something then wish i had got a diffrent model a month later. help, what do you have have what are the pros and cons, what type of recording do you do? oh, and i also have been known to get drunk on nights that i go to shows so i am also a bit worred that i will fall down and smash a $400 device, so the stronger the better. -thx