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joester wrote:

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knowing in advance you permission to record a show, is a huge relief as a taper.
being able to bring your gear in and set up without a hassle usually makes for a
much more relaxed day/night.
sure, grabbing a line out of soundboard can sometimes be great - but I have had a few recording go wrong
when say a bass, or one guitar was not run thru the board, and was powered from stage amps only for smaller gigs - you get almost nothing from that instrument then.
having permission to record lets you bring in a couple sets of mics, and choose the most approprite set up and mix for your location.
he'll make some killer recordings, I feel good about that.

As you pretty much elude to, taping (or recording a show since we really don't use tapes nowadays as much) is really an artform. Now, that sounds quite "touchy-feely" if you ask me, but you've got to have some basic knowledge of how to read the size of the space, where the speakers are, and where the "sweet" spot is going to be. From there, you've got to pick out the right mic configuration to give the most accurate representation of what everyone is hearing--that's always my goal. I want my recoridng to sound as close to what it sounded like live. Doesn't always work out that way. Hopefully I won't be relegated to a corner and can get set up somewhere in the center and get a nice little recording.

I too have had problems with SBD patched recordings, mainly cause they don't always give a true picture of the soundscape. Sometimes you just need to hear that guitar echo a little and hear the crowd hootin' and hollerin' for more during a killer solo. It all comes down to preference, and really I like mine sounding a little more like it did from my seat than anything else.

We'll see what kind of set-up and recording I get on the 10th.

I am pretty sure that whoever is doing the sound for Grace will be recording out from the SBD.

Plus, with a small place like this and potentially some great acoustics in the room, an audience tape could sound pretty nice. I'm just hoping I can get in early enough and grab a sweet spot.

Yeah, I'll be at the Blues and Lasers show tonight, the solo show in Bennington tomorrow, and then the Waterfront gig on Sunday. A GPTN filled weekend!

You probably do have some recordings from me at SPAC as I try not to miss too many shows there.

See you tomorrow night! And anyone there from the "Posse" should come say hello. I'll be one of the few people with a big metal stand and mics. Haha.