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Recording with iPod?
- Thread starter joeybcdt
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are the 3 ways to record with your iPod. each of them records at a fairly low quality(16 bit at 8khz) Suitable really, for voice only. Instruments would sound like crap.
The other issue is, the iPod HDs(as with every other mp3 player HD) aren't designed for continuous use, they can break if put under a lot of constant stress, like recording would do. Also, while they record just fine, the internal HDs(like all other mp3 player HDs) are slow, only 4800 rpms, which is pretty slow for recording, I'm sure it works fine at the low quality with just voice, but if you could use a higher quality it'd probably lag.(the processor in the iPod is top of the line, but it's still a slow chip)
I personally don't have any experience with it, but I'm pretty sure it won't be too special. For more information, maybe you should post over at www.ipodlounge.com they might even have an article or two about this topic. also you could check out www.macosxaudio.com if you're a mac user.
So, while you COULD do it, I wouldn't recommend it, you're way better off getting a mini-disc recorder, if you want a nice simple, stereo mix.
mini-disc+nice microphone=decent recording.
also, this belongs in recording gear and equipment..moving..
are the 3 ways to record with your iPod. each of them records at a fairly low quality(16 bit at 8khz) Suitable really, for voice only. Instruments would sound like crap.
The other issue is, the iPod HDs(as with every other mp3 player HD) aren't designed for continuous use, they can break if put under a lot of constant stress, like recording would do. Also, while they record just fine, the internal HDs(like all other mp3 player HDs) are slow, only 4800 rpms, which is pretty slow for recording, I'm sure it works fine at the low quality with just voice, but if you could use a higher quality it'd probably lag.(the processor in the iPod is top of the line, but it's still a slow chip)
I personally don't have any experience with it, but I'm pretty sure it won't be too special. For more information, maybe you should post over at www.ipodlounge.com they might even have an article or two about this topic. also you could check out www.macosxaudio.com if you're a mac user.
So, while you COULD do it, I wouldn't recommend it, you're way better off getting a mini-disc recorder, if you want a nice simple, stereo mix.
mini-disc+nice microphone=decent recording.
also, this belongs in recording gear and equipment..moving..
Why not just plug the mini-disc recorder into the mixer if you're playing live? Wouldn't you get better sound that way over using a single mic? I'm just asking here. For practice, the single mic would be a start.
jive1
Commercial User
I'm with Smash here, and I would suggest the Sharp MD-15.
I posted about this months ago, but it looks like that thread is gone. Anyway, you can make your own condenser mics with a couple of electret capsules from digikey.com, an 1/8 inch stereo jack, and three wires. You can get some pretty good recordings with a mic that costs less than $10.
As far as the Minidisc is concerned, if you don't get one with a powered mic input, the only way you're gonna get a recording is with the board or some other line output. Personally, I'd rather record with the board. You get less extraneous sounds. It can sound sterile, but sometimes you can get room sounds from the drum overhead mic or the vocal mics. If it sounds too sterile, you can always add some reverb during post-processing. The downside is that the mix is in the hands of the soundman.
I posted about this months ago, but it looks like that thread is gone. Anyway, you can make your own condenser mics with a couple of electret capsules from digikey.com, an 1/8 inch stereo jack, and three wires. You can get some pretty good recordings with a mic that costs less than $10.
As far as the Minidisc is concerned, if you don't get one with a powered mic input, the only way you're gonna get a recording is with the board or some other line output. Personally, I'd rather record with the board. You get less extraneous sounds. It can sound sterile, but sometimes you can get room sounds from the drum overhead mic or the vocal mics. If it sounds too sterile, you can always add some reverb during post-processing. The downside is that the mix is in the hands of the soundman.
jive1
Commercial User
jive1
Commercial User
Check out www.minidisc.org and you can find out which recorders will work with a microphone.
From looking at the site, the 702, 722, and 877 will take a microphone.
From looking at the site, the 702, 722, and 877 will take a microphone.
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Nomad Jukebox 3, does the job quite nicely. I've been using mine for almost a year now and I rarely use a minidisc anymore. The Jukebox records directly to WAV and you can easily get a continous recording of two hours or more on a single battery charge. The Jukebox does require a microphone pre-amp which means you need an extra piece of equipment. I use a small stereo preamp that I got from the Sound Professionals that works pretty good. The best part of all of this is that you can shoot the recording onto your hard drive quickly using a firewire connection and then burn the result to CD. The downside of mini disc is that you need a home deck to do a digital transfer to a CD burner and you have to do it in real time.
Here's a clip recorded using the Jukebox with a stereo microphone at someones aparment:
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Here's a clip recorded using the Jukebox with a stereo microphone at someones aparment:
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thanks for the info!Wrong Robot said:
you just talked me out of using my Philips HD to record rehersals!
I found a MD-MT15 brand new still in the sealed box on eBay. It also came with Voquette Netlink, whatever that is. I was willing to pay more since it was new. Just under $100.00 shipped.
I picked up a stereo computer mic from Radio Shack. It's FR only goes up to 15K.
I'll try it out Monday at practice. Thanks guys.
Joey
I picked up a stereo computer mic from Radio Shack. It's FR only goes up to 15K.
I'll try it out Monday at practice. Thanks guys.
Joey
iPods suck that much, eh?Wrong Robot said:
My NOMAD Jukebox (with a 4200 RPM HD) can record 16 bit/48 kHz stereo files without a problem. No lags or anything. Quite usable for recording gigs or rehearsals, though the built-in preamp sucks big ones.Hard drive speed is only an issue with multitracking. The capacity for catching 2-track audio with a HD was readily available in the mid-90's (if not earlier than that).
