On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 02:23:23 +0000 (UTC), "Triffid"
wrote:

1) I have a portable cassette deck that can happily flatten any minidisc
recorder out there, ta very much (Sony TC153).

2) Where are you going to position the mics - can you fit them in on stage,
or will they be in the aisle?

3) How are you going to mount them - you can't spent the whole concert with
them on your lap y'kno.

4) Will the leads be long enough.

5) If it's the pc, the power cords are gonna be a pain, and the laptop WILL
flatten the batteries just at the good bit.

If you're interested, this was taken with my TC153 and a cheapo
audio-technica stereo mic meant for video recorders 10ft from the stage of a
small church in the centre aisle, on a camera tripod.

http://punter1.users.btopenworld.com..._Flat_Op77.mp3

Terrible tape noise in the initial "silence", distortion on the first
forte passage. Not a terribly good advert for your system, I'm
afraid :-)

I'm going to continue to recommend the Rode NT4 stereo mic. Runs on
internal 9v battery or standard phantom power. 2 x XLR and stereo
minijack cables included. Along with a portable minidisk recorder
it's the ideal tool for this job.

Though the stereo mic that came with my minidisk recorder, a tiny
thing marked PC-62, runs a surprisingly close second.

I'm going to continue to recommend the Rode NT4 stereo mic. Runs on
internal 9v battery or standard phantom power. 2 x XLR and stereo
minijack cables included. Along with a portable minidisk recorder
it's the ideal tool for this job.

Yep, minidisc all the way - I reckon on 4 safe hours then change the AA
battery, using a Sony MS907 mic for ordinary stuff or a pair of Superlux
HM8-A through a behringer preamp or a yamaha mixer for anything important