Advice for a wannabe taper?

[MattyM]

I'll second that

[Hairbird]

hey im looking to start recording finally, starting with the oshawa show, audio wise, where and what kind of good equipment should i use? like i get the actual recorder and then external mics? can i stuff at the sony store or somewherE? thanks

Read the posts in this thread as they explain most of it; and it all depends on how much you want to spend.

$1000 and up seems to be a reasonable starting point for a recorder, battery box, mics and cables...

Yeah, that's probably about what I've sunk in the last 2 weeks on my first set-up. Unfortunately the battery box and mics, at least the kind I ended up ordering, didn't seem to be the kind of thing that you'd pick up at a Sony Store, etc. The recorder I got (Edirol R-09) came from Long&McQuaid in Toronto. The other stuff was ordered online, and I'm still waiting. I was able to record last week with the R-09's internal mics, and a borrowed set one night, but don't count on capturing your dream quality recording by Oshawa. It is a great hobby though, and I'm only a week into it!

[chris]

It's killing me. All this talk of people getting new gear... gear that I've wanted to get for a long time... arrrrggghhhhh.....

I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it.

[Zenith]

It is a great hobby though, and I'm only a week into it!

It is really exciting when you listen your recording back for the first time! Here's hoping that 2007 is a year full of taping and sharing.

It's killing me. All this talk of people getting new gear... gear that I've wanted to get for a long time... arrrrggghhhhh.....

I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it. I don't need it.

"Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on...."

WARNING: Joke may not translate too well to Canadian audience....

[MattyM]

Ben you git... I've just spilt my drink laughing at your post!

[Zenith]

Ben you git... I've just spilt my drink laughing at your post!

Hehehe! Sorry! (I am glad someone appriciated it though. )