Honestly, leave it to those with proper equipment and people hired by the band. Most of the live videos that I see on youtube are completely unwatchable. Unless you are willing to spend $600+ on a halfway decent DSLR or HD camera with an external mic setup your video will look like a shaky distorted POS. And if there's anything I can't stand it's a goober with a shitty camera getting in the way of my shot :P

The Flip is cool for the money, but if you're looking for good audio, you're probably gonna have to spend more money (unless the flip allows you to add an external mic that is pretty good).
Otherwise, the guy in this Alesis review suggests this gadget:
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Zoom-Q3HD-Handy-Video-Recorder?sku=H70256

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFnRTi01pxI&feature=related

i use a flip to record skate stuff at the parks..the sound is ok for that. i would probably try to record from the back of the room if recording a live show. i mean it picks up the pops and stuff my board makes when skating nice and clean i'm just not sure how it would handle a loud club.but i am sure going to try it out next time i get to a show!!!

Well, the thing about the groups is your post will at least be more visible for longer, not getting buried amongst the music discussion topics here. And some of the group forums actually do pretty well and are, at times, even more active than this one.

John White said:

No one reads the postings in "The Photographers group", in fact, every time I post something in the group section other then this one I takes days for a response. That's if I get one at all, besides I'm not a photographer, I just want to find a cheap video camera. 

Hideout Admin said:

Please use the Photographers group, guys. Post this there. Thanks.

No one reads the postings in "The Photographers group", in fact, every time I post something in the group section other then this one I takes days for a response. That's if I get one at all, besides I'm not a photographer, I just want to find a cheap video camera. 

Hideout Admin said:

Please use the Photographers group, guys. Post this there. Thanks.

Please use the Photographers group, guys. Post this there. Thanks.

This is a great question. 

I'm kind of in the same boat. 

What I've come up with is something like this:

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Alesis-VideoTrack?sku=H05500

You might be able to find a better deal on ebay or elsewhere, but Musician's Friend is a very reliable vendor. 

I think you'd be remiss not to spend the extra few bucks for what you get with a brand/item like this.

Good luck and keep me posted.

I have a question maybe someone could answer. I'm looking to get a small video camera like The Flip. I want to spend about $150.00 and my main reason is to record live shows. Can anyone recommend one that has a good mic? I like The Flip, but some of the shows I have seen posted using it had a lot of distortion in the audio. Maybe they were too close to the band, I don't know much about them. Know anyone who has had good luck in this kind of thing?

Good God!  I'd have died before I ever got laid, way back in college!  Imagine all the alcohol I never would have ever consumed, and all the jobs down the tubes along with it!  You sociopath!

Lonesome Ghost said:

the Lonesome Ghost Official Drinking Game: every time you feel lonely, take a drink.

the Lonesome Ghost Official Drinking Game: every time you feel lonely, take a drink.

Love love love (American) football and it's been a fun season, especially for the Patriots, ha ha.  A very interesting year with no clear favorites.  Until now but I don't want to get too cocky and jinx New England.  This really has been a year of "any given Sunday" tho.  Should be a good playoff season.

Boxing Helena was awful (& no it's not about the sport of boxing btw, lol!) Cujo- 2 hours of a mother & her kid trapped inside a Ford Pinto with a Rabid dog outside.I'd rather watch paint dry! Titanic- Thank God, I thought I was the only one who hated it! The only good part was when the boat capsized & the dude fell into the propeller!

Exit to Eden!

To me, no horror film ever made can beat the original b&w Night of the Living Dead. Judith O'Dea pointed out that in most horror movies you wait 45 minutes before you see the monster. In Night, the terror begins immediately, you see everything, and no one survives.

Try http://dust-digital.com/

why can't i find this anywhere?

wow, sounds great. "best movie since repo man" is a lot to live up to. hope i won't be disappointed.

taxidermia is absolutely genious! luv it :)

Call me a philistine but I have to say I prefer the shoebox ('49 Mercury?) in the background of this pic to any of the Roth creations. Now that is MY kind of car! One day...

Mike said:

Lutz Vipinderwoman said:

The Road Agent...why not put more up there, but I'd prefer it look more like this..... http://www.funzug.com/index.php/cars/ed-roth-inspired-bubbletop-hot...

Sorry, off topic I know, but

I got to see that Atomic Punk bubbletop in person last December and January at two different shows out here in California. I was under the impression that it was still owned by Aaron Grote. So I assume it didn't sell on ebay?? Great looking custom and even has air conditioning hidden somewhere in there. Made to be driven.

Hard to say which I prefer most. The long black (Cadillac?) is very cool, but in a different way so is the chopped and channeled "rat rod". I have to say the distressed look is not what I go for but that ride has beautiful lines. The Chevy step side truck is also a nice vehicle, but I would have it re-chromed, new wheels, tyres and a serious paint job!

Ha, cool! It will still be a while, but it would be cool to do so. See you there!

The Ills said:

Well I play on Xbox. If you get one let me know your id and we will play online!!




IDON MINE said:

Cool!

I'm mostly on the PS3 these days. I hope to get into the Xbox sometime soon again, since I currently don't have one around. Don't know if you're up for that, but it would be cool to play online sometime, just let me know.


The Ills said:

Well like dead rising 1, you gotta play it a while and get past all the annoying intro cut scenes. After you get past that stuff, it is fantastic!

I love left 4 dead and l4d 2. what gaming system do you use?

AWESOME! You got any morfe pics of the progress???

Count Von Tuthrie said:

Same bike as before midway through current rebuild.

Haha, I will never back on my true belief... BMW R69 is tha shit when it comes to cool bikes. Not only rad looking but a trustworthy one!

But, english brands do look awesome, though. And as a rockenroll contestant I actually find Vespa. In cool gear & souped up it's not just a mod hairdryer.

I actually started my BMW in MINUS 20 degrees C (-4 Fahrenheit) but with pretty slick summer tires on, it didn't go to well to ride, haha...

cheers mate !