Klarinet Archive - Posting 000416.txt from 1995/02

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Cheap Recording
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 10:57:06 -0500

Jon,
Why do you need a camcorder? My friend uses his VHS recorder all
the time (sound is supposed to be almost as good as a DAT because the
tape is much wider that a normal cassette player) to record
concerts. The only problem is you cannot edit. Just hook up your
microphones to the machine. Or else send them thru a cheap mixer like
the ones Radio Shack sells and then into the machine. That's essentially
what he does. Good luck.

On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Jon Delorey wrote:

> A question came up earlier about cheap ways of recording that are better than
a
> cassette recorder. I've always had trouble making a recording that was at al
l
> useful with a cassette and have been looking for a way myself. I had visitor
s
> to my house who were taping with a camcorder while I was playing in the
> background. I was suprised at the sound quality of the recording (not of my
> playing). I setup the VCR with a microphone ($8.00 karaoke ready) and piped
> the audio through my stereo to the VCR. Overall this worked much better than
> using a cassette recorder. The pitch is much more accurate. This technique
is
> only cheap if you have the equipment, but with the cost of VCR's these days
> it's better than using a DAT. Now to make this potable. I guess that would
> require the camcorder? Maybe there are deals on camcorder with broken lenses
?
>