what to use for record rehearsals and gigs ?

[rune fagereng <rune_fagereng@yahoo.no>]

Hi !

 

Does anyone have clues on what to buy for recording loop-gigs and rehearsals ?

 

Have anyone used the 

M-AUDIO MICRO TRACK 24 96 NEW --- FREE ?

 

Or IRiver IFP 799 ?

 

Tell me, are the dat-recorders outdated ?

 

Rune F, Norway 

a k butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> skrev:

> >But here is the big advice from what I have learned: If one is 
> >trying to create the "sounds" of drums, be that of kick snare, 
> >hi-hat etc. , then you are setting yourself up for
>  disappointment.
>
> Hi Max,
> While I agree wholeheartedly that your approach is a good way to go,
> I have to disagree that it's all that hard to emulate sounds that are 
> close enough to a drum kit to function in the same way.
>
> http://www.andybutler.com/mp3/static.mp3
> represents what I found possible using a cheap multi-FX
> (though like you, I mostly make percussive sounds just by playing technique).
>
> To emulate a kick drum, using technique (& maybe FX) is a lot of fun,
> and also leads to the discovery of a whole range of sounds.
> ...not "disappointment" ;-) , well not for me anyway.
>
>
> > The sounds coming off the gtr really do not sound like the real thing.
>
> neither do a lot of popular drum sounds, that's a factor that makes 
> emulation easier
>
> andy butler