System and method of creating digital recordings of live performances
In one embodiment, the present invention provides an event recording system that has an event-capture module, an editing module, and a media recording module. The event capture module captures an event signal, such as an audio signal from a sound event, and transforms the signal into a primary event file that is accessible as it is being formed. The editing module is communicatively connected to the event capture module. It accesses and parses the primary event file into one or more digital track files that can be recorded onto a recording media. Likewise, the media recording module is communicatively linked to the editing module for receiving the one or more digital track files from the editing module. The media recording module has a plurality of media recorders for simultaneously recording the one or more digital track files onto a plurality of recording media. This allows a plurality of recording media, with the entire event recorded upon each media, to be available shortly after the event has ended.
1. A method for creating recordings of an event, comprising:
creating a digital recording of at least a portion of an event as the event is occurring;
performing compression on at least a portion of the digital recording to create a compressed recording;
causing a copy of the compressed recording to be recorded onto a plurality of recording media no later than shortly after the event has ended.
2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the digital recording comprises an audio recording.
3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the digital recording comprises an audio/visual recording.
4. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the digital recording comprise a video recording.
5. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the compressed recording comprises a single audio track created from at least a portion of the digital recording.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
electronically inserting a track delimiter into the digital recording while the event is occurring.
7. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein at least some of the recording media comprise music CDs.
8. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein at least some of the recording media comprise a recordable optical medium.
9. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the event includes music and wherein the recording media comprise any kind of digital recording medium.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
mastering at least a portion of the digital recording, wherein the mastering includes at least one operation selected from the group comprising: normalization, equalization, inserting fades, and reducing noise.