Live Recordings
This section includes information about private recordings of concerts, which are usually recorded by someone in the audience.
It is divided into three parts - CDR, video, and audiotape.
Most items in the "Live CD" section (which include soundboard recordings) are open to trade as well.
There are a couple points about my reviews to be aware of.
These shows are audience recordings and no matter how good they are, it is very unlikely that they will match the quality of a soundboard recording (e.g. "Live At The Max").
My reviews of these recordings are made based on their quality relative to other audience recordings.
Therefore, if an audience recording is rated 9/10 and a soundboard recording is rated 9/10, most likely the soundbaord recording is better quality, even though it was rated the same.
There are so many more audience recordings than soundboards that I don't believe they should automatically have points deducted because they aren't soundboards.
As the saying goes, it's "apples and oranges".
Also, putting a number on the quality of an audience recordings is very subjective and I guarantee that others will have differing opinions.
So keep these points in mind when you read my reviews.
Here are a few random notes about quality, which are good to be aware of when trading.
There are many factors that affect the quality of a recording including the recorder, the microphones, the acoustics in the venue, where the person was standing, and luck.
For audio recordings, the most common sources are DAT (digital audio tape), minidisc, and audiotape.
DAT recordings are generally the best, though minidisc is a very popular format and produces good quality as well.
Because these are digital formats (unlike audiotape), there is no real concern with losing quality when duplicating DAT or minidisc recordings as long as it is done properly.
It is also very important that the transfer to CDR is done properly as well.
VHS, on the other hand, is not a digital format and each time a copy is made some picture and sound quality is usually lost, depending on the equipment used.
Therefore, it is important to take note of the generation of a video when trading for it - the lower the generation, the better.
DVD trading is gradually becoming more common, but the vast majority of video trading is still done on VHS.
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