After MD->Pc transfer how to improve the audio quality ?

[fanMD]

Hello,

I'm a newbie in live recording and I need some advices ! I have recorded a rock live session (with a Sony MZ-N10 and ECM-719 microphone) and I have all transfered to my PC.

Now I would like to improve the audio quality with a software, can you give me some advice to do it ? Which effect or filter do you use ? Thanks for you help and sorry for my english :rasp: , BR,

Sebastien.

[A440]

There's no magic button to turn an audience recording into a studio recording. You're going to have to experiment.

What effects or filters you use depend on what the problems are with the original recording. Too much bass? Filter the bass. Shrill? Filter the treble. Big volume shifts? Normalize.

Good free starter software is, as always, Audacity.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

It's got all kinds of effects for you to try.

[sup8]

I'm trying to improve the quality of my indoor recordings at live shows. it doesn't have to be studio quality, but cleaner for a film documentary. if i could improve on one thing it would be the bass echo i get with loud shows. i'm currenty using low mic sens on SP, with a Sony stereo mic on moni. not a bad mic for outdoor shows and dialog.. can anyone recommend a better mic for cleaner recording at club shows?

[A440]

Which Sony mic is it?

Assuming you like the mic otherwise, there are some possibilities that may not involve replacing the mic.

Get a battery box with bass roll-off to use with it in clubs.

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/...SB-7&type=store

You could also filter the recording after you make it--record it into the PC and use a filter setting in a sound-recording program like Audacity.

Also, have you tried recording from different places in the club? Acoustics might vary quite a bit.

And last, how about asking the soundman to turn down the damn bass?

[anont]

I'm trying to improve the quality of my indoor recordings at live shows. it doesn't have to be studio quality, but cleaner for a film documentary. if i could improve on one thing it would be the bass echo i get with loud shows. i'm currenty using low mic sens on SP, with a Sony stereo mic on moni. not a bad mic for outdoor shows and dialog.. can anyone recommend a better mic for cleaner recording at club shows?

I think there's more-or-less nothing that can be done about bass echo, which is a big problem for club recording. Sure some mics are better than others for it, but a lot of the time the bass is mixed so loud, it'd be impossible to do much.

If you're recording for a documentary, an MD isn't the best equipment for what you're doing - try something lossless, that can be digitally uploaded. I'd also recommend telling the band what you're doing, you can probably arrange to record off the soundboard.

[sup8]

The bass reduction pack is an interesting option.. this is a DIY documentary.. i'll look into DAT with cable access possibly later for other segments. for now, the sound i'm recording isn't all that bad.. some of it damn good. though if i can reduce bass for certain bands that would be a huge plus. talking to the saund guy makes good sense too. so far i've just been hammering on lighting issues. i don't want to go through the sound board, then i lose control of film-record sync.. its important to have an off the hip compact recording system.