HELP A MUSIC LOVER OUT! =)

[raeizon]

Yo what up, it all came to me when i was looking for recordings of Chris "Daddy" Dave and i couldn't find a damn thing so i made up my own blog (http://raeizon.blogspot.com/) its in its initial stages so its not much now, but anyway im going to buy an RH-1 and my friend is playing a show and i was wondering if i have access to the soundboard or whatever it is how does one connect to it? ,...btw im a total noob so im not completely sure what im talking about.. hah.

[62v8]

.....but anyway im going to buy an RH-1 and my friend is playing a show and i was wondering if i have access to the soundboard or whatever it is how does one connect to it? ,...btw im a total noob so im not completely sure what im talking about.. hah.

All you need is cabling (with appropriate connectors) from desk to RH1 (stereo 3.5mm).

Some research is required here before you turn up on recording day.

Most desks will have stereo RCA outputs for recorders/decks but sometimes you will only find phono sockets or sometimes the desk is sealed and there nowhere to plug into.

Be prepared for anything and do your homework.

Talk to sound man and see what he can give you ... PA feed or a discrete mix for your recorder (again desk dependant).

You can pick up "Y" cables (3.5mm stereo male to 2 x RCA male or 2 x 6.5mm phono male or ...) around the place if you aren't handy with a soldering iron.

Maybe the easier way out is to get your 3.5mm stereo male > 2 x XLR Female. Then buy all the other bits as needed eg the RCA > XLR (M) or the Phono M > XLR (M) and you will be covered for nearly any contingency going forward.

Again all that is pretty easy to pick up.

Hope it helps.

Cheers

[A440]

It's really important to talk to the sound person in advance.

RCA jacks are the kind with a plug in the middle and a rim around it. Phono jacks are large plugs like a big headphone jack or what guitarists plug into amplifiers. Stereo 3.5mm minijacks--the kind the RH1 accepts--are the plug on your headphones.

If you are getting your signal from the soundboard you have to find out what's going through the soundboard.

In a small place, the drums and maybe even some of the amplified instruments will not go through the soundboard to be amplified through the PA system--they'll just play into the room. So what you'll get from the soundboard will be the vocals, maybe some keyboards, who knows?

Then again, a full mix of the band could be going through the soundboard, which would be ideal. As noted above, you have to find out what kind of output the soundboard has.

The alternative is just to record the sound in the room with a pair of microphones. My basic setup is:

Sound Professionals BMC-2

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-BMC-2

Microphone Madness mini battery module

http://www.microphonemadness.com/products/mmcbmminminc.htm

into the Line-in Jack with Manual Recording Volume (you'll need to change the default setting on the RH1) at about 20/30.

Clip the two mics somewhere near your ears, like a shirt collar, and they'll basically pick up what your ears pick up.

If it sounds good in the room, it'll sound good on the recording. But it will also record audience noise and you--you can't talk over the music, clink ice in a drink, etc.

[raeizon]

Thanks for the help guys, I'm sure I'll develop more questions along the way, Too bad i have to wait another 2 or more weeks for my RH-1