How do bootleg records sound?
It depends. There are several ways that a recording is obtained for use by a bootlegger. The sound quality of a bootleg is directly tied to the sound quality of the source tape. Audience Recording One way of creating a tape for a bootleg is to smuggle a portable tape recorder into a concert venue. Audience recordings have a tendency to sound muffled, boomy, and badly balanced. Audience recordings also have a tendency to pick up noises made by individual concert-goers, including them screaming, swearing, clapping or singing along. It is considered undesirable to have these noises on a bootleg. FM Broadcast Some radio stations broadcast a concert like “The King Biscuit Flower Hour”, “Super Groups in Concert” “Captured Live” etc. These concerts were professionally recorded, much like a legitimate live album, and were broadcast over the airwaves to the general public. Some people tape these concerts, and use them as a source for a bootleg record. These sound superior to most audience recor
