I want to record some covers (Page 1 of 3)

Wish I was some help with the video question but I can not. However I do have a digital recorder that I got at Wal-Mart for less than $60.00 and it does a great job. They have a cheaper (probably same quality) one but you can't download to the computer from it. I take mine to our jam sessions and turn it on and practice when I get home. The little speaker doesn't sound like much but a port for an external speaker is present and when played back through a computer the results are surprising.

Pete a video cam will do in a pinch but the problem I have is the lyrics dont match with the chords its kind of delayed so I dont use one if you have a digital camera you could shoot a video and download a converter to change the format from MOV or AVI to WMV and then upload it WMV is the easiest and fewest megabytes a free program is anyvideoconverter it works great I have used it for over ten years it has a beg prompt but you dont need to upgrade so you can ignore it otherwise pickup a video cam and talk to someone who knows how to get the best vid out of it. good luck Russ

I don't remember which camera did that, but I know I saw one somewhere.  If I find it, I will share.

Hey guys, it's been awhile since my last post and I thought I'd chime in here. Riddler and I have been using his dell webcam and the internal mic on his computer to record ideas when ideas hit us (sort of a quick way of getting it recorded before we forget it...lol)... I was quite surprised at the quality of the video and sound. Since your looking for a basic set-up to record, it might be worth purchasing one of those 20 or 30 dollar webcams (if you don't have one built-in) before you drop coin on a video camera.

Scott

Hi pete,good luck on your recording,I have seen russell's and they are very good!

I use logitec equipment it is very reliable and that cam looks like a good deal for the coins

any thoughts on what songs you may be recording?

I will probably start with some old simple country tunes.  I have the most fun with Hank Williams.  There are a lot of songs in my notebooks, so if the first one or two come out decent, then I'l go for many more.  Some old Bee Gees tunes and maybe some Dion and the Belmonts and This Magic Moment by Jay and the Americans.  I have a ton of them.  LIke when I play for others, I start out slow, then I get so much into it, I try to play everything.  I really don't want to build this up so much that people expect better than I can give.  I'm just a simple strummer and singer.

Pete it sound like you have alot of good performers chosen. I have a logitec video cam also but it is pretty old,still doing a decent job though.Someday I will learn how too get pictures and videos where I want them,like you I am learning. I use it for netzero video mail. I f you want too use thier video mail I can send it too you( or try) they do not charge anything.

Pete I just went and recorded a couple of songs with my logitec camera,they did not sound good at first,I moved further away from the camera and it made a huge differance. Sounds good now.

do me up some blues pete when you get up and going,   sweet

badeye   

hi guys, just a quick pop in here.

the problem i find with web cams and camcorders come to that, is that the sound will never be what you want. if you get too close you'll get distortion. too far away and it'll sound like the addams family!
best results will be if you jack a mike and guitar into a mixer that can plug into the mic input on your computer, then you should (with a little experimentation) get the sound and picture quality you want.

phill