Soundboard recording

{{Short description|Sound recording of a concert}}

A soundboard recording is a sound recording of a concert taken from a direct connection to the soundboard at the venue. Soundboard recordings are considered to be among the highest quality bootleg recordings of live performances{{cite web | url=http://homerecording.about.com/od/recordingtutorials/a/recordinglive.htm | title=How To Record a Live Concert: Capturing Your Gig On tape | publisher=About.com | accessdate=October 18, 2012 | author=Shambro, Joe}}{{cite web | url=http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?2,1046051,1046322 | title=Explanation about Matrix/ALD/IEM/Soundboard | publisher=U2start.com | date=March 17, 2009 | accessdate=October 18, 2012 | author=UrbanSteel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705120429/https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?2,1046051,1046322 |archive-date=2013-07-05 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Jeff |title=Myinstants chalega |url=https://myinstants.org/ |access-date=26 April 2021}} though some soundboard recordings may have an off-balance audio mix.{{citation |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~./gdead/taping-guide/ |chapter-url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~./gdead/taping-guide/part3.html |author=Michael Bell |date=July 1995 |title=Guide to Cassette Decks and Tape Trading |chapter=Part 3: Tape Trading Information And Etiquette |access-date=2016-09-02}}

Because access is required to sensitive equipment to make the recording, most soundboard recordings are authorized in some way either through a liberal policy on the part of the artists or specific permission granted to production staff. Though many soundboard recordings are only available as bootlegs, some are eventually released as legitimate live albums.