Help Recording my Band live (using laptop)

dpresti · Post by **dpresti** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:12 pm

okay so i have a apple powerbook g4 with garageband.. my band and i have gig the night before thanksgiving and we wanted to record the show if possible.. we will be playing through our amps and then out from a PA obviously..

cant i just hook up my laptop into the PA so that it will record it that way?

is there an easier way or a better way?

what do you guys recomend i do??

http://www.myspace.com/BBandTheMove

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:07 am

There are a number of ways. From the mixer, run an output to your laptop directy, using an adaptor; 1/4"->1/8" (mic jack) or RCA to 1/8".
You could get a USB or Firewire box to which you could connect an XLR out or anything else and record on the laptop via USB/Firewire.

wayward_blue · Post by **wayward_blue** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:56 pm

I've recorded my friends band running a line out straight in the lap top using a 1/4" adaptor and it worked fine. You just might get a little hiss with it though but it shouldn't be too bad.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 6:53 pm

You guys sound a lot like coldplay.

montiac · Post by **montiac** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:25 pm

adapters make music sound like asshole.

CBalvarez · Post by **CBalvarez** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:42 pm

montiac wrote:adapters make music sound like asshole.

Glad you had some valuable input for him to get a quality recording...nice

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:18 pm

slimerdmb24 wrote:From the mixer, run an output to your laptop directy, using an adaptor; 1/4"->1/8" (mic jack) or RCA to 1/8".

i would do that

its easy, cheap, and it will sound good