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** -> FREEBAGE IV <- **
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** -> BOOTLEGGAGE <- **
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** -> by DISMAY <- **
** 5/11/89 **
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Welcome to Freebage IV! The fourth file in the Freebage
series. If you don't have any of the first three, get em
while you can! The first two explain techniques of getting
things for free. The third is a story about the use of these
techniques by telling about getting into the Super Bowl for
free. It's quite a long file, and i
s all TRUE!
Ok, this is entitled "Bootleggage". Bootleggage
discusses taping and bootlegging concerts. If you have ever
tried this, you know it can be hard. The outcome can be very
profitable, too, if you get a good tape and the music is
"desirable" to bootleg collectors. So, on with Freebage IV:
Bootleggage!
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Ol!
****
Your favorite band is coming to town and you got great
tickets. You haven't seen them in years, and it's probally
the last time they will tour. You manage to sneak in y
our
walkman recorder into the concert hoping to preserve these
moments in history. When it's all over you can't wait to
hear how it all came out. You run to the parking lot and pop
the tape in your car deck. You rewind it with fury, you
can't fucking wait! You stop it in the middle to see how it
sounds. Hmmm..this can't be right, it's like listening to
bugs in a tin can! Somehow the whole thing got fucked up.
It must be the deck, you think to yourself. Well, it's too
late now to do anything about it,
you made a two hour
recording of large reverberations and crowd noise.
So, what can you do to get a good tape out of a concert?
The concepts are fairly simple. It all depends on several
things, though, but once you are familiar with them you can
achieve high-fidelity recordings even if the hall is an echo
pit.
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Huh?
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Okay. First thing that you need is a GOOD deck. Not
something you bought at a flea market that has a little slit
in it labeled "MIC". You need something that AT LEAST
records
in stereo. That's (if you didn't know) where you are
recording two channels at once. You can pay anywhere from
$50.00 to $500.00 for one of these. The price usually
depends on the brand name and the size of the deck. Also it
depends on the features. If you have the money to get a nice
one (or some other method of getting one), get it. It will
do much better in the long run. When looking for a deck you
will want to look for these things:
* 2 Microphone Jacks, labeled L and R, or a jack t
hat
has a stereo adapter to be used with L and R microphones.
* Dolby of some sort. I like to use Dolby C. Dolby B
is good also, but any will help.
* Variable level controls. This is so you can adjust
the input levels. Decks with automatic levels record all one
volume, and then when the sound drops out, the levels rise,
also you get a drop out when a loud sound is made, knocking
the levels down until they can raise back up to a desired
level.
* Speed control. This is good for tuning the
tape, or
changing speeds. Also, you can maybe get a better frequency
response if you run the tape at the fastest speed, but then
you have to use the same deck to make copied of the tape.
* A radio on the deck. This is because if you get
stopped with it at the door and they ask what it is just say
"a radio" and tune it in. I have told them that a couple
times when caught, and they say "I guess radios are allowed,
just not tape decks". (Yea most of them are dumb asses)
This works good with the very s
mall tape decks.
Alright, if you get a deck with these things you should
be set. The levels aren't that important, only if you are
striving for a really good tape to maybe commercialize. You
do have to remember that some places confiscate decks if they
catch you sneaking one in, so be ready to lose it. If you
can't afford a real expensive one, a cheaper one will do
until you get used to sneaking them into shows.
Microphones. You gotta get some good ones, not little
tape recorder ones that you
get with those voice recorders,
but ones made for music recording. I have used some Radio
Shack mic's, the ones that look like magic markers, only
longer. They are very thin. They require one AA (I think,
the real small ones) battery each, and have a long cord. You
need to get two of them, to use the stereo sound option. If
you have a deck with just one plug, you need to make an
adapter that will let you plug the two mic's in and get
stereo sound. This isn't hard to do, you can even buy a
cable for
it from Radio Shack for like 5 bucks. Oh, the
mic's are like 19.95 each. What is good about the
microphones is that they are small and can be fit into your
shoes upon entering a show. I have also used the "2 headed"
stereo microphone from Radio Shack. It works okay, but is
kind of awkward to sneak in. When you have the deck and the
mic's you are set, all you need to do is get the supplies,
tapes and batteries.
Tapes make a big difference in the sound quality of the
recording. Don't use a cheap ta
pe. A good tape can make you
some bucks, so don't get something that won't sound good. I
always use Denon metal tapes, 60 minutes. Longer tapes can
get eaten easily in a walkman type deck, and since most
people at a show will be moving around a bit, you will be
most likely shaking the deck a little. This improves the
chances of getting the tape sucked up. A 60 minute is a good
size without the same chances of getting eaten. Batteries are
easy to get too.. I'm sure you know which are good, get some
goo
d alkaline ones, and make sure that you are carrying a
couple sets. It's not a waste to have too many batteries,
you can always use them next time.
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I'm Losing my Mind!
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It's the day of the show and you need to plan your
entrance. If you live up north, chances are that it will be
cold. Then you can wear a heavy jacket. This is where a
small deck will be good. I have used heavy jackets to put
the deck in the lining in the back of it, with padding all
around
the deck, so when they pat you down they won't feel
it. I don't think I have ever been caught doing it that way.
If you don't have a jacket like that, or it's too hot, like
it always is here in Florida, you gotta find another place
for the deck. Something you can do is go to the show and
watch people going in before you decide where to put the
deck. Check out the security and watch where they are
patting the people down, then put the deck where they aren't
feeling. Sometimes they avoid the lower leg, th
en you can
put it in your sock, or maybe they don't reach the back of
you, so you can tuck it in your pants in back of you. If you
are a large person you have lots of hiding places. I am
quite thin, so I have a hard time getting a deck in.
If you are caught with it, don't let them have it! If
they find it, act cool about it. Try telling them it's just
a radio. They might buy it. If they say "let me see it"
then show it to them, but don't let them handle it. Once
they grab it, they won't give it
back. So don't let them
touch it, if they have a problem with it tell them you are
taking it back to your car, then wait a while and try to go
into a different entrance. If you make sure to watch the
guards before you enter the arena, then you should be able to
get it in with no problem.
If you are at a show where they are using metal
detectors, or wands, you are fucked. You will have to be
more drastic. I have heard of people using wheelcha