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[SEX MUFFIN 63]

​it's been screening around the US and even in Australia (My city, tomorrow night) 

 

All recordings (like 3 ) we're recorded on phones and turned out sounding muffled 

 

im hopefully taking a proper recorder tomorrow to get a clear recording and possibly the BEST recording we will ever have until the song is finally released  

​Is it being played at the Sydney Film Festival!? If I had of known, I would have gone lol

 

edit: just bought tickets to it haha

[ChicaSkas 22,945]

​it's been screening around the US and even in Australia (My city, tomorrow night) 

 

All recordings (like 3 ) we're recorded on phones and turned out sounding muffled 

 

im hopefully taking a proper recorder tomorrow to get a clear recording and possibly the BEST recording we will ever have until the song is finally released  

 

So angry.... i had a multi paragraph response to you that was just perfect and the damn editing system just ate it all so I'm going to attempt to retype it all again from memory:

Here are my stream of consciousness suggestions on this venture:

​1. The movie could be loud. 

When you record the end credits, try it on a high sensitivity first. If you can go to a second show, or just sit in the theater until the credits roll AGAIN on the next showing, try to record it on a lower sensitivity as well. This way, when you get home, you can choose which recording sounds best. Alternately, you can try sitting in different sections (I would suggest back or middle to back for best acoustics) to see if you get a better recording.

2. People are complete problems.  

The more there are, the worse your recording will be, because people emit nothing but sounds, intentionally or not. They will rustle candy wrappers, chomp on noisy popcorn with mouths wide open, and of course never silence their damn ringtones. They are also usually inconsiderate during shows, and will whoop, holler, yell or just chat annoyingly to those next to them at any time and for no reason. I hate these people. With a passion. :) 

So, your ideal strategy would be to attend a viewing with the fewest number of these creatures possible. Try going to the first show of the day, or perhaps the last. There should be fewer people at these airings.

When all else fails, be prepared to bribe, or beg, or both. I've had to do all of that, and it's mostly paid off except for the drunken or high ones, who cannot be reasoned with... Carry a spare $5.00 bill or two for truly idiotic ones. 

Best bet: try to record in an empty theater!

3. Be careful. This is a grey area of life.

Sadly, recording a show is technically an illegal practice, because it is assumed by most managements that you are copying said show for monetary gain. In our case, we are copying said show's music for purely educational discussion and debate -- which is technically allowable under the Fair Use Act of 1976. 

see: fair use act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1976 

Nowadays, in this day and age, we are living in a world where people are constantly connected to smart phones and other gadgetry, and they all feel obsessively compelled to share and overshare all the doings of their lives on it. This perversely works in our favor to some extent -- the fact that every yahoo and his brother are pointing devices and camera phones and taking selfies at shows means that the material is being shared completely unstoppably over all kinds of outlets. This is but another extension of said outlet. 

Now, if you are caught recording this music: stay calm. In the States, management/security/employees CANNOT take your recorder, they CANNOT destroy your recording, and they CANNOT ask you to remove your SD card. They CAN ask you to return the item to your car, and can potentially refuse you reentry to the show. (This has it's workarounds, though.) You can say you are terribly sorry, you had no idea this wasn't allowed, and of course agree to return it to your car. The more polite you are, the more likely they are to take it easy on you and allow you back in. Then, try again tomorrow or until you are successful! 

 

4. Be Honest. 

If caught, tell the truth wherever humanly possible. Say, "yes, this is a recording device, I work for a Gaga fansite, and we are a--lyzing and studying this song for debate and discussion, and it's allowed under the Fair Use Act of 1976." Or say you are doing this for school , cite the Act, and explain you are doing this as a journalistic venture. Stay nice and polite and understanding of their concerns, and you should be fine. 

 

5. Have fun!

I've recorded every concert I've been to since 2012. It's a great way to document history and to preserve personal memories of events as they unfolded. Good luck tomorrow with recording Till It Happens To You!  I'm sure you will do wonderfully. If you need advice, I hope this tome recited from my memory helps.

 

--C.

[antpats2 4,200]

 

 

So angry.... i had a multi paragraph response to you that was just perfect and the damn editing system just ate it all so I'm going to attempt to retype it all again from memory:

Here are my stream of consciousness suggestions on this venture:

​1. The movie could be loud. 

When you record the end credits, try it on a high sensitivity first. If you can go to a second show, or just sit in the theater until the credits roll AGAIN on the next showing, try to record it on a lower sensitivity as well. This way, when you get home, you can choose which recording sounds best. Alternately, you can try sitting in different sections (I would suggest back or middle to back for best acoustics) to see if you get a better recording.

2. People are complete problems.  

The more there are, the worse your recording will be, because people emit nothing but sounds, intentionally or not. They will rustle candy wrappers, chomp on noisy popcorn with mouths wide open, and of course never silence their damn ringtones. They are also usually inconsiderate during shows, and will whoop, holler, yell or just chat annoyingly to those next to them at any time and for no reason. I hate these people. With a passion. :) 

So, your ideal strategy would be to attend a viewing with the fewest number of these creatures possible. Try going to the first show of the day, or perhaps the last. There should be fewer people at these airings.

When all else fails, be prepared to bribe, or beg, or both. I've had to do all of that, and it's mostly paid off except for the drunken or high ones, who cannot be reasoned with... Carry a spare $5.00 bill or two for truly idiotic ones. 

Best bet: try to record in an empty theater!

3. Be careful. This is a grey area of life.

Sadly, recording a show is technically an illegal practice, because it is assumed by most managements that you are copying said show for monetary gain. In our case, we are copying said show's music for purely educational discussion and debate -- which is technically allowable under the Fair Use Act of 1976. 

see: fair use act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1976 

Nowadays, in this day and age, we are living in a world where people are constantly connected to smart phones and other gadgetry, and they all feel obsessively compelled to share and overshare all the doings of their lives on it. This perversely works in our favor to some extent -- the fact that every yahoo and his brother are pointing devices and camera phones and taking selfies at shows means that the material is being shared completely unstoppably over all kinds of outlets. This is but another extension of said outlet. 

Now, if you are caught recording this music: stay calm. In the States, management/security/employees CANNOT take your recorder, they CANNOT destroy your recording, and they CANNOT ask you to remove your SD card. They CAN ask you to return the item to your car, and can potentially refuse you reentry to the show. (This has it's workarounds, though.) You can say you are terribly sorry, you had no idea this wasn't allowed, and of course agree to return it to your car. The more polite you are, the more likely they are to take it easy on you and allow you back in. Then, try again tomorrow or until you are successful! 

 

4. Be Honest. 

If caught, tell the truth wherever humanly possible. Say, "yes, this is a recording device, I work for a Gaga fansite, and we are a--lyzing and studying this song for debate and discussion, and it's allowed under the Fair Use Act of 1976." Or say you are doing this for school , cite the Act, and explain you are doing this as a journalistic venture. Stay nice and polite and understanding of their concerns, and you should be fine. 

 

5. Have fun!

I've recorded every concert I've been to since 2012. It's a great way to document history and to preserve personal memories of events as they unfolded. Good luck tomorrow with recording Till It Happens To You!  I'm sure you will do wonderfully. If you need advice, I hope this tome recited from my memory helps.

 

--C.

​wow! thank you so much :) Unfortunately, it is the ONLY screening ever. SO i'll only have one chance? could you recommend settings and where to sit? ALSO ive never had my pockets checked when attending a movie. They literally look at the ticket (not even always) and tell you which door to go to. Im sure if i hide it in a pocket within my jacket, it should be fine. At the end of the movie ill subtly pull it out and record and hide it before i leave!      

[ChicaSkas 22,945]

​@antpats2

 wow! thank you so much :) Unfortunately, it is the ONLY screening ever. SO i'll only have one chance? could you recommend settings and where to sit? ALSO ive never had my pockets checked when attending a movie. They literally look at the ticket (not even always) and tell you which door to go to. Im sure if i hide it in a pocket within my jacket, it should be fine. At the end of the movie ill subtly pull it out and record and hide it before i leave!  

 

 

Eeeeeeeeeeee. One show?!.....? Crap.

Best to do it as a normal recording and see what happens.

Sit in the middle if you can.

Problem with the credits is, everyone is getting up, leaving, rustling clothing, jackets, food wrappings.... soda cans..... arrrgghhh.

Noise city. Good luck, kiddo.  

Leave the recorder in your jacket. You are right, they shouldn't check your bags/pockets.

Best advice I forgot to give earlier: KNOW Your Device. 

Test record at home to make sure you know how to use the buttons, ESPECIALLY when you are in the dark. You dont want to think you were recording and have the horrifying knowledge that you actually weren't the whole time. Been there, done that, got the Tshirt. 

You might also make homemade blackout stickers (use PostIts if you can) to black out the lights that may appear on your recorder that indicate you actually ARE recording. You want to know you are, but you don't want your cozy seatmate next door to you by 5 inches to know.

[scorpion 409]

Everyone can now thank Chicaskas if we do get

a high quality recording she just wrote a damn play by play!

[yASSsss 35,510]

lol,reading all the recent posts makes me feel like we are on a secret military mission  

 

[antpats2 4,200]

Just got home from The Hunting Ground. I'll be making a thread soon with my review and recording on my proper voice recorder (like the one @ChicaSkas uses!) 

[HausOfNena 1,712]

Just got home from The Hunting Ground. I'll be making a thread soon with my review and recording on my proper voice recorder (like the one @ChicaSkas uses!) 

Omg thank you  

[ELECTRAHEARTPOP 93]

Just got home from The Hunting Ground. I'll be making a thread soon with my review and recording on my proper voice recorder (like the one @ChicaSkas uses!) 

Does it sound better? :excited:

[antpats2 4,200]

Does it sound better? :excited:

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Omg thank you  

​Due to it being in a movie theater, the room was obviously a confined space so the noise/music was trapped within that room. On the recording, it ended up sound a BIT muffled- kind of like the recordings we have now where it sounds kind of layered and heavy on your ears! But my recording is a little clearer, and the vocals definitely sound clearer in my version compared to any other. 

 

BUT for about 5 seconds in the first verse, everyone started clapping but thats pretty much the only time you can hear any people at all       

[ELECTRAHEARTPOP 93]

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​Due to it being in a movie theater, the room was obviously a confined space so the noise/music was trapped within that room. On the recording, it ended up sound a BIT muffled- kind of like the recordings we have now where it sounds kind of layered and heavy on your ears! But my recording is a little clearer, and the vocals definitely sound clearer in my version compared to any other. 

 

BUT for about 5 seconds in the first verse, everyone started clapping but thats pretty much the only time you can hear any people at all       

That's awesome. Can't wait to hear it. :)

[HausOfNena 1,712]

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​Due to it being in a movie theater, the room was obviously a confined space so the noise/music was trapped within that room. On the recording, it ended up sound a BIT muffled- kind of like the recordings we have now where it sounds kind of layered and heavy on your ears! But my recording is a little clearer, and the vocals definitely sound clearer in my version compared to any other. 

 

BUT for about 5 seconds in the first verse, everyone started clapping but thats pretty much the only time you can hear any people at all       

The more recordings, the better.  

Can't wait to hear it!  

[Slappy 392]

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​Due to it being in a movie theater, the room was obviously a confined space so the noise/music was trapped within that room. On the recording, it ended up sound a BIT muffled- kind of like the recordings we have now where it sounds kind of layered and heavy on your ears! But my recording is a little clearer, and the vocals definitely sound clearer in my version compared to any other. 

 

BUT for about 5 seconds in the first verse, everyone started clapping but thats pretty much the only time you can hear any people at all       

Omg!!! Im so excited to hear it! 

 

[CannaeDrive 3,412]

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​Due to it being in a movie theater, the room was obviously a confined space so the noise/music was trapped within that room. On the recording, it ended up sound a BIT muffled- kind of like the recordings we have now where it sounds kind of layered and heavy on your ears! But my recording is a little clearer, and the vocals definitely sound clearer in my version compared to any other. 

 

BUT for about 5 seconds in the first verse, everyone started clapping but thats pretty much the only time you can hear any people at all       

​After 112 pages in this thread, perhaps we'd finally get a better recording of the song. Anyway, thanks for your dedication.

[antpats2 4,200]