Recording A Live Show Options

[Supernaut]

Hello All

We have a couple live shows coming up I'd like to capture on my PowerBook with Cubase. I've always done it with a DAT, 4-track or tape deck since they are very much "fire and forget" interfaces, meaning, I can hit record and forget about them, except to flip the tape.

Any suggestions for capturing with software? How many minutes of continuous music can a PowerBook running Cubase capture? I can't really babysit and run the recording, I'll be too busy playing guitar and singing. I have a friend who can man the controls for me if necessary.

How does everyone pull this off? Bring in the 1-hour show as one big sound file and split it up later on? Grab 2-3 songs at a time?? The ideal situation would be to hit record and then stop it at show's end and sort it out later.

Suggestions very much appreciated.

Thanks - JB

This post has been edited by Supernaut: Mon 21 Mar 2005, 19:01

[Supernaut]

Heh. Great idea. Dunce cap for me - why didn't I just try it out? Heck I can do that with it plugged iinto a mic at my house. Better yet, I'll try it at band practice tomorrow night.