THX11382005 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hello there I record a band a friend of my a few months a go and when the recording was played back it very very bassy...kinda destorted.....Is there any software out there to fix this.....even just to lower it or remove it a bit to it is able to be listened to..it was there frist live show thats is why....Also any tips for a newbie on taping ?Thank youChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hello Chris - fixing a bad/distorted recording can be very difficult if not impossible. The amount of low frequencies can be corrected via software (for example with the free Audacity, which can be found in the downloads section), but you can't do much to remove distortion. It's much better to get a clean recording in the first place. Please tell us more about your hardware, settings, location, etc. to help you improving your method for better future recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g8rken Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 THXi'm fairly new too, but from what i gather from my experiences and some of others is that making a good recording takes patience and practice. my first recording sounds like it came out like the one you are describing. the problem i had with that one was that my recording levels were not set properly.i like to see my recording levels move some, at least i did on my Sharp recorder, but my new Sony they didn't move much at the last show i recorded and it came out pretty good. take your recording level down a bit though.do you have a battery box? is the battery good? if the battery starts to wear down the loud sound could overload your mics too.each time you record and listen you will get better. then you can kick yourself for having the pause button turned on during half the show or hitting the wrong button and turning off the recording and having a 45 second gap or maybe .... you get the point.btw ... i still have that first recording i made. i was going to hopefully someday "undistort" it ... but maybe that's not really possible.-g8rken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX11382005 Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) hope this helps:Hardware: Sharp MD-MT866H:http://www.avland.co.uk/sharp/mdmt866/http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sharp_MD-MT66+MT866.htmlSettings: : not sure what your looking for here new at this sorry..Location: A bar that had a stage....The mic was not that good so that maybe my problem a friend gave me it said he made good recordings with it....any tips ??? possably whats the best MD to uses....or a mic that records good for a new taper ? Edited January 27, 2006 by THX11382005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) Some might disagree, but i think the recorder or disc have very little / hardly any influence on the resulting sound quality as long as you choose a high quality codec (your recorder records in SP only, which should be sufficiently high quality). If you experience distortion, a battery box or an attenuator might be the solution for you. A headworn separable omni stereo mini condenser mic with a full, close to flat response is my personal recording weapon of choice. There are various manufacturers. Search the live recording forum for mic recommendations and read the FAQ / pinned topics there. Microphone placement is at least as influential as the mic itself. Don't expect a good recording if you place a good mic unfavorably. Edited January 27, 2006 by greenmachine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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