Members jdog1 Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 I've just started looking into ways to record video of my band live besides the occasional iphone video. I'd like an inexpensive option where I could also plug the camera into the board for better sound? Any suggestions. I don't want to spend more than $200 and maybe what I'm looking for doesn't exist but I thought I'd ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gspointer Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Skip the board and put a good quality recorder at FOH. Zoom records pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alan Roberts Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Check out a Zoom Q3 or Q3HD. It's just barely out of you price range but you might think it's worth spending the extra money. Search for it on youtube to see lots of video and audio recorded with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twostone Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Got a laptop with a 1/8th" mic/line pluin jack? why not just get a 1/8th to RCA stereo Y cable go here http://www.reaper.fm/download.php which you can use for free then use the RCA tape out of the mixer into your laptop using the mic/line input jack to record on Reaper. There's a ton of tutorial video's to which can speed up the learning curve which it's easy to use. Well okay it was for me but I been using DAW software since 99. Also if there's a latency problem meaning there a slight delay go here for a free Asio driver http://www.asio4all.com/ if your using windows sorry don't know any thing about Macs. Just figured I would toss that option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gspointer Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 I think most board recordings are a waste. Most bands have a PA for support and the sound coming from the mains is going to be vocals and kick heavy. The sound at FOH should be pretty darn good, and I would just chuck a recorder there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Kodak Zi10, which has an external microphone jack, and no name condenser mic from ebay. So around $125 will get it done. All but the last video were shot with a Zi8 and the cheap ebay mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Skip the board and put a good quality recorder at FOH. Zoom records pretty well. Yeah, I'd get a Zoom H2 and just set it at FOH. I have a Zoom Q3HD but the video is useless, IMO. The audio in this vid is recorded with the Q3HD, the video is from a Canon HFS100.QJGAmjihWdA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jdog1 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wow, great start. Thanks everyone! I'll start checking these options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Mogwix, How did you synch the audio/video? Great job on the mix too.:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockStringBendr Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 any of the above, or call 911 and leave the phone on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 any of the above, or call 911 and leave the phone on..... Funny story, I heard a story about how Tommy Lee would call his house and leave song ideas on his answering machine while he was in jail. He'd have a rhythm or groove in his head but didn't have anything to record it with... so he'd call his house and leave a message on his answering machine. When he got out he had all his song ideas on his answering machine. That's actually kinda crafty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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