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Recording Game Sessions
nbneil:
I use the Blue Snowball for my Mic and like it a lot. Any omnidirectional mic is good. I personally dislike Audacity because it crashed constantly on my PC. I love WavePad. Even the freeware version had most every tool you'll need to do editing if you need to. That's my two cents. You can check out my podcast to hear how my setup sounds. www.nerdbound.com
clockworkjoe:
I've used a variety of solutions
You can get a voice recorder for 50 bucks or less - listen to the Little Fears AP to get an idea of what that sounds like
You can also get a boundary mic (also known as a PZM mic) like this http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Audio-Technica-ATR4697-Boundary-Microphone/4179108/product.html?cid=123620&fp=F&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=12177814
The problem with boundary mics is figuring out a way to convert it to a digital file
The optimal solution for me is a zoom h2 microphone http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodid=1916
It uses standard SD memory cards and records directly to mp3 or wav and best of all - records 360 degrees around the mic and can be set to record human voices at an optimal level while minimizing other sounds
Zoom H2s are are ~150 bucks
robotkarateman:
My first handful of recordings were done on an Olympus DS50 I scored on eBay for $65. I'm really surprised by how well that thing did with just the stock mic.
However, I upgraded to Giant Squid's Podcasting mics and the difference is amazing. They're worth every penny. I've got them mounted from the ceiling above the gaming table and it's completely eliminated table thumps and dice roll washout. It took some finagling to find the right settings in the DS50 for those mics, but once I found the sweet spot our recording quality went way up. Unfortunately, it was like 10 episodes before I dialed it in.
I'd say you can get away with a cheap recorder provided it A. has enough memory to store decent quality recordings and B. has the option to upgrade the microphones.
Tadanori Oyama:
You can squeeze more quality out of a cheaper mike by using some programs if money is an issue for you.
Levelator is amazing for the price (free!) and helps put the quiet people on the same volume as the loud people.
ristarr:
I just got an H2. Do you have any settings advice? We play on a dining room table. I was thinking 320 or VBR MP3 2 channel or should I go with on of the lower WAV settings? We normally play about 5 hrs, so that is pushing the WAV file size ( although the 16 bit is about 7 hrs on a 4Gb card ).
Any other info would be helpful too.
I am also planning to use it for recording some live music in clubs. Most of that would be of the stealth variety. Have you tried any of that ( I am sure there are lots of setting post on the live music sites but thought I would ask ).
Thanks
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