Vinyl Me, D - A Free Record Club

Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
Here's a sweet montage of my recording of The Jesus And Mary Chain at Hopscotch in 2012. Alas, I was technically an employee of the festival as everything was comped for my taping abilities. They still haven't cleared sharing this material in a complete form 10 years down the road. Not cool.

This was one of the greatest musical nights of my life. I saw Built To Spill and The Jesus And Mary Chain on the main stage and immediately broke down my rig and hustled a few blocks away to a small theatre and set up to record Yo La Tengo.

That's a triple bill, folks...

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D, have you ever shared your taping rig? I'm curious
 
Djxfactor511 said:
D, have you ever shared your taping rig? I'm curious
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All my gear is pretty modest. I've accumulated a fair amount of stuff over the decades, none of it extravagant at all. These are my main go to pieces of equipment...

Recorder
Roland R05
Edirol R09
Tascam DR40

Preamp
Edirol UA5 w/ Busman mod
Church Audio CA9100

Mics
Avantone CK1 (cardioid, hypers, omni)
Audio Technica AT843 (cardioid)
Chruch Audio CA11 (cardioid, omni)

All the recorders are pretty small. If it's an open taping situation, I'll use the CK1s and the UA5. If it calls for taping on the down low or I just don't want to deal with setting up a stand, that's AT843s or CA11s with or without the CA9100.

There are so many econo options out there that will give you a nice capture for a small investment if you want to pick up the torch. I've found really expensive gear can make a great recording. So can modest gear. Conversely, they both can make a really crap recording as well.

There are so many variables that go into getting a good tape - the skill of the soundman, the room acoustics, the type of mics used and their placement. It pays to become very familiar with your local venues and build a good relationship with their sound guys. It also pays to reach out to bands about recording. You'd be surprised how many out there welcome tapers. There are even bands that will guestlist you if you'll record and post for free sharing.

Overall, my favorite recording is generally a matrix of a soundboard feed mixed with a mic source. The room ambience and live feel captured by a mic source usually works really well with the more upfront but dry sound direct from the board.

And with that said, you can get nice results either way. Examples...

Avantone CK1 cards > Roland UA5 > Roland R05. Mics on a stand 10 feet high and 80 feet from the stage...




Audio Technica 843 > Roland R05 mixed with a soundboard feed. Mics 8 feet high and 40 feet from the stage...




Church Audio CA11 cards > Church Audio CA9100 > Edirol R09. Gear set up on the edge of the balcony floor, dead center, 30 feet high and 120 feet back...

 
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avecigrec said:
....aaaand Popmarket canclled/refunded my order. 🤬

Next cheapest Discogs listings are twice the price.
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Matt M said:
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Shooter Jennings - Black Ribbons Double LP + CD

Shooter Jennings' 2010 release Black Ribbons on two 12" Vinyl (one white record and one black) + two CDs Click HERE for your Black Ribbons: Ultimate Edition Download TRACKLIST Wake Up! Last Night Radio Trsikaidekaphobia Don't Feed The Animals The Breaking Point Last Night Radio Everything Else...
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...glad I held off on this one for a bit - When I did a search yesterday I noticed Popmarket had it relisted, and $6 cheaper this time!
Just got a shipping notice, so it should be here early in the new year!
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
All my gear is pretty modest. I've accumulated a fair amount of stuff over the decades, none of it extravagant at all. These are my main go to pieces of equipment...

Recorder
Roland R05
Edirol R09
Tascam DR40

Preamp
Edirol UA5 w/ Busman mod
Church Audio CA9100

Mics
Avantone CK1 (cardioid, hypers, omni)
Audio Technica AT843 (cardioid)
Chruch Audio CA11 (cardioid, omni)

All the recorders are pretty small. If it's an open taping situation, I'll use the CK1s and the UA5. If it calls for taping on the down low or I just don't want to deal with setting up a stand, that's AT843s or CA11s with or without the CA9100.

There are so many econo options out there that will give you a nice capture for a small investment if you want to pick up the torch. I've found really expensive gear can make a great recording. So can modest gear. Conversely, they both can make a really crap recording as well.

There are so many variables that go into getting a good tape - the skill of the soundman, the room acoustics, the type of mics used and their placement. It pays to become very familiar with your local venues and build a good relationship with their sound guys. It also pays to reach out to bands about recording. You'd be surprised how many out there welcome tapers. There are even bands that will guestlist you if you'll record and post for free sharing.

Overall, my favorite recording is generally a matrix of a soundboard feed mixed with a mic source. The room ambience and live feel captured by a mic source usually works really well with the more upfront but dry sound direct from the board.

And with that said, you can get nice results either way. Examples...

Avantone CK1 cards > Roland UA5 > Roland R05. Mics on a stand 10 feet high and 80 feet from the stage...




Audio Technica 843 > Roland R05 mixed with a soundboard feed. Mics 8 feet high and 40 feet from the stage...




Church Audio CA11 cards > Church Audio CA9100 > Edirol R09. Gear set up on the edge of the balcony floor, dead center, 30 feet high and 120 feet back...

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Thanks for the rundown!

Other than jam band shows, I can only think of 1 other show where I've seen a taper with a full set-up doin' their thing. I've always been curious, given how much I like to document and track things I see, and the urge has only gotten worse as I've gotten into the jam scene more. Sounds like a few of these could be future birthday gift ideas for me. I wish I had gotten into it while I still lived in Cincinnati, as I knew the venue folks way better there than I do the ones here in Akron/Cleveland. But I have zero qualms trying up here!
 
YLT's willingness and ability to be multifaceted and weird and just "tonight we're a jam band and here are the guitar solos that melt your face" and then also "but wait here's some pop covers" and then also also "did we mention we do ambient instrumental grooves" with a side of "and we really love hannukah music and btw have you ever thought 'what would sonic youth sound like if they covered uncle lou's 'metal machine music'?' because we have an idea for your consideration" is probably my favorite thing about them. I have been trying to make a YLT mix for myself for like three years and have yet to come up with anything i am satisfied with.
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
Here's a track from the aforementioned Yo La Tengo gig at Hopscotch. This is a mic/SBD mix.

Who's in for a blazing set opening cover of Neil Young's 'Time Fades Away'?

Yep - I thought so...

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back in the oughts the guy from my record Store gave me a bootleg VHS Tape of a ylt Show in Germanywhere the walken sei und the audience before the show with a hat ans People could throw in papers with song suggestions. the whole show they would just draw from the hat and try to figure out how to play whatever came from pop, country or Ramones songs to their own stuff
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
VMD #3...

This is one of my epiphany records from one of my favorite bands. No other LP from them sounds anything like this debut. It's a ballsy first record that melds genres you'd never imagine could work as a cohesive whole. I think it's just genius.

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This is definitely a great album. I feel like it's not one I will be able to spin all the time, but will want to revisit regularly. Thanks again for the pick, always super stoked to add something I'm not familiar with to the collection!
 
Haven't had a lot of time to give last month's record the listens that it deserved, mostly because the wife's been home on winter break.

That ends Wednesday, so a few more rotations on the horizon this week
 
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