I took the opportunity to video and record audio for as many of the bands as possible, John Dugan provided line-outs from his mixing desk he very kindly provided, I also made use of Microphones, cables, another Mixing Desk & technical support from Sam.

I learn't a lot from this experience, and i am forever grateful to all those involved who allowed me to video this event, which was Awesome, where it not for the fact that the CRT monitor i was using on my pc to record the gig got beer spilt on it, immediately before john dugan's set. As i could no longer see where the record button was, i wasn't able to record it, and I will forever be dissapointed about that.

Mental Note: If beer's involved, always carry a spare.

The many hundreds of hours i spent just trying to get the hang of mixing the audio with the video, getting the audio lined up with the video, and then trying to edit the video taught me much about the whole process, not least the cost in time of trying to do it. If i'd had to buy the mic's and mixer to do it, it would have been way beyond my budget.

Our favourite local(ish!) pop-punk band Adrenalin (Now known as Sweet Adrenalin) played The Three Tuns, and with the practice I'd had under my belt, i figured i'd just about got recording gigs in The Three Tuns down to a fine art - unfortunately, i hadn't. I had problems with the mixing of the audio, to the extent that the audio ended up virtually unusable.



I'd already accepted that placement of a Video Camera in The Tuns was always going to be a bit of a problem, i also realised that if you intend to film a gig, you should check out your video camera placement when the place is empty - same with the recording gear.
But i'd never realised just how awkward this can be at times!

It's always wise to choose a camera that you can record the ENTIRE event with without needing to move it (eg, change the tape!) as you can guarantee when it's located in such a place and it's a busy gig, the camera is always going to be pointing somewhere else if you have to take it off the tripod, unless you find a way to ensure it always pointing the same way. easier said than done when it's on the top shelf behind the bar, and the bar's busy!

More coming soon. it's Far Beyond Bed Time....

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