Re: Cheap way to record?

[AGreenberg <AGreenberg...>]

In a message dated 5/11/2001 9:00:32 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kchodosh (at) suffolk(dot)lib(dot)ny(dot)us writes: 


  > My klezmer band wants to make a recording without going bankrupt. What 
> kind 
> of equipment would be needed to make a home-brewed CD with reasonably good 
> sound? Where could we find (rent) this stuff? (We live on Long Island) 
> 

About 2 and half years ago my band went through something very similar.  
People kept asking for demo tapes for gig requests and after concerts,  folks 
would ask us if we have a tape or a CD to buy.

MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com ( one of my favorite bands ) recommended a four 
track.  
There a lot of very nice cassette based 4 track machines from Fostec, Tascam 
and Yamaha that you can pick up used very reasonably.

We bought a used Tascam 488MKII on ebay and used our concert microphones.  
What's neat about the 488 is that it is an 8 track.  You can record 4 tracks 
live at and use the other 4 to add tracks later.  For instance we would 
record Clarinet, Accordion, Drum, Piano then we would record the Bass, extra 
percussion etc..on the other 4 tracks.  

Best Regards and Have Fun,


Alex 
Alex Greenberg
Clarinetist with Nefesh


PS: I'm selling the Tascam if anyone is interested..