Re: Live Recording (limited harp content)

[the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

>hey y'all,
>
>   seeing as how so many musicians are, not surprisingly, audiophiles, i
>thought i'd ask if anyone has tips on recording live shows. i've been given
>permission to video tape a live concert. i'm essentially a total amateur who
>happens to own a digital videocamera. i'm very concerned with the audio, and
>would like to pick up as much of the music and as little of the bar chatter
>as possible. the camera (a sony dcr-trv320)has a microphone of course,
>though i do have another mic (sony ECM-DS7OP) i could attach. problem is, i
>think the external mic might actually pick up MORE noise, not less. either
>way, i'm likely to get alot of ambient noise mixed in with the band. any
>tips?
>   p.s. -- any New Yorkers might want to show up at Terra Blues on Saturday,
>about 7pm. There'll be more harp hounds playing than you can shake a stick
>at.
>
>     thanks,
>          --Jp
>
>___

  Do you have an "input" on the video camera whereas you can take your
audio directly from the "mixer board" for the amplifyer? Some of the older
clunkier (read-large) cameras, like MY GE have this
feature.....................smo-joe