Do any of you record your gigs?

[Hardbopjazz]

Wondering if any of the musicians here record themselves when gigging?

[Popper Lou]

I do this almost all the time. Helps to listen to yourself. Picked up on some habits I was doing when playing my alto. Made me a better player I think.

[Z-Man]

Back when I WAS gigging, I recorded many of them. I had a rule that I would only listen to the tape after two weeks. I found that was the only way I could listen objectively, as by then I would have gotten over any emotional high or low from the gig. I found it to be very beneficial. It was interesting how frequently gigs that I thought I had played poorly on actually sounded pretty good on the tape, and vice versa.

[freddydwight]

no. the music goes into the air and lands wherever it wants.

B) freddy

[casanovas347]

always.....even the rehersals .....(dat recorder and two Neuman KM184 miks...thats it!)

[jazzypaul]

yep. Mini-disc once again proves itself to be manna from God. you can make fairly decent recordings from the room, and you can hear enough to make value judgements. I figure stuff out all the time about how I play, and how to make it better.