Hi all, up wasn't sure which topic this would fall into so I apologise if this isn't the right one. So, my boyfriend is the guitar player and I would like to help him further his Facebook page by filling it up with some quality videos of his gigs.
I'd like to add I know very little about the music/guitar jargon so I apologise for this very lengthy and how annoying I will be
He is a lone guitar player and singer. His acoustic Taylor is plugged into his acoustic Cube amp along with the mic. I was wondering if there is a way I can record the sound from the amp in the simplist of ways. I plan to film on my camera but would prefer to take the sound directly from the amp to try and avoid the background noise of the venue.
Can anyone help me? Please keep it beginner friendly and very simple
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Here's the older model
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152550642538
Or the h1 if you want it really simple
And this would just plug into the amp or?
Would I be able to transfer it onto a computer?
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
What you would need to record direct from the amp is for the amp to have some kind of 'line output' socket(s) - possibly labelled 'direct out' or 'recording out'. Many amps have a 'headphone out' socket but in most cases these will disable the main speakers when you plug in - obviously no use at a gig!
In the case of the Cube Street EX linked above, it has a pair of 'line out' sockets for stereo left and right. You could connect these to a small portable digital recorder (or indeed laptop, tablet or whatever) with the correct sort of cable - in this case a cable with a pair of 1/4" plugs at one end (goes into the amp) and a stereo minijack plug (i.e. small headphones plug) at the other (into the recorder).
Personally, I would use a dedicated digital recorder at a gig as they tend to be more robust/reliable than computers. There are a few good makes - Zoom (as mentioned above), Tascam, or Yamaha. I have the small Yamaha Pocketrak PR5 myself which I can recommend. You need to make sure whatever you are recording on has a 'line in' stereo socket as well as the built in microphones.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Our local music shop stocks the Focusrite Scarlet 2nd Gen studio pack which includes a microphone, would this be suitable for what I want to do?
Thanks for the help guys
That amp has a line out, so you can easily record the sound going through it.
Do you need the camera to record the Audio, or will you sync / edit it afterwards?
If so, decide what you want to record the audio on, standalone recorder, laptop, mac, iphone etc. Then you just need to see what options there are for that device.
I would just get a USB interface then, that's nice and easy.
I'm not an expert on laptops but for recording live audio a solid state drive would be preferable, less sensitive to vibrations that a conventional hard drive and faster boot speed. If you are editing video and using effects look for 8GB ram minimum and latest gen intel i5. Dell are generally good I believe.
Macbook pro's are good, but very expensive compared to a Windows Machine.
For the interface focusrite are good.