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what is the best and cheapest way to record my dj set?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:21 pm
by dj phonetic
I can not move my computer to my dj setup, so i'll need something like a minidisc or something.
so i was wondering, how do you record your djset?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:50 pm
by threnody
Move your DJ set to your computer?
Buy a longer cable?
Minidisc would work fine but is a huge faff in my opinion.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:35 pm
by pangaea
threnody wrote:Buy a longer cable?
I bought a huge fuck-off 10m cable for that very purpose a while back.
Then I went and bought an MP3 player with a line in socket and have used that ever since. Drag 'n' drop, and the mix is on the PC to be edited etc.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:52 pm
by skavoovie_blind9
Yeah deffinetly computer is the cheapest way. Bought a cd recorder seperate a while back just for my sets for £150. Wouldn't recomend this coz the digital audio cd's for em cost about a squid each!!! Robbin' bastards
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:25 pm
by dj phonetic
and what program do i best record in then?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:47 pm
by pss
Audacity will do it and its free.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:56 pm
by lord_qzuma
RCA to 1/8 inch into a tape recorder!!
HARDCORE!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:42 pm
by dj phonetic
thx for the tips
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:38 pm
by unlikely
two paper cups, a bit of string, sticky back plastic
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:10 pm
by kidkip
u can download 30 day trial of sound forge from the sony site. i was advised to u use, supposed to be the best
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:41 pm
by paradigm_x
tbh soundforge is miles more than you need and costs a bomb
audacity will do all you need and much more for free
i vote long lead, long leads ALWAYS come in handy (eg if you move), and itll cost £20 or so max ? im guessing but much cheaper than a minidsik or whatever.
its also worth mentioning that a minidisk is a lossy format, ie it will lose some quality instantly when you record which youll never get back. On the computer you can record at CD quality (or higher) and then convert to a range of MP3 formats if you want. Also encoding an mp3 from an already encoded minidisk recording is likely to sound a bit poo IMO...
peas
PDX
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:43 pm
by paradigm_x
altho you didnt mention in your post what you wanted to do with the finished recording, you might find the convenience of straight into the minidisk easier if you just want to listen back to your mixes. If you want to put them on the net etc, or burn cds, id stick with my first suggestion. A bit more of a faff maybe but easier in the long run.
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:50 pm
by dj phonetic
thx to you all.
by the way, is there a line in a macosx?
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:18 pm
by gyto