Help Recording my Band live (using laptop)

[dpresti]

okay so i have a apple powerbook g4 with garageband.. my band and i have gig the night before thanksgiving and we wanted to record the show if possible.. we will be playing through our amps and then out from a PA obviously..

cant i just hook up my laptop into the PA so that it will record it that way?

is there an easier way or a better way?


what do you guys recomend i do??


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[sunglassesatnight]

There are a number of ways. From the mixer, run an output to your laptop directy, using an adaptor; 1/4"->1/8" (mic jack) or RCA to 1/8".
You could get a USB or Firewire box to which you could connect an XLR out or anything else and record on the laptop via USB/Firewire.

[wayward_blue]

I've recorded my friends band running a line out straight in the lap top using a 1/4" adaptor and it worked fine. You just might get a little hiss with it though but it shouldn't be too bad.

[Kahn]

You guys sound a lot like coldplay.

[montiac]

adapters make music sound like asshole.

[CBalvarez]

adapters make music sound like asshole.

Glad you had some valuable input for him to get a quality recording...nice

[thejoe]

From the mixer, run an output to your laptop directy, using an adaptor; 1/4"->1/8" (mic jack) or RCA to 1/8".

i would do that

its easy, cheap, and it will sound good