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Posted by spider_legs on Jul-19-2004 00:08:

minidisk , mic recording

borrowed my m8s portable sony MD to do some testing with mic recording before i record an intenview (my old porta DAT is finished kaput), , thing is it has an optical+line in "same socket" tryed 3 diff mics but the record level is allways low (rec-vol full + all 6 rec settings was tryed)it seems like mic needs to be pre-amped, if im to get a md for my field work will i need to get the sony md mic ? (�50up! jokers).

any you guys got a port-MD that has a proper mic socket none of this optical/line-in "in1" money saver BS?

could u post the model number so i can look into it plz?

i dont fancy carting my fullsize deck about

cheers

Posted by Dj Thy on Jul-19-2004 09:45:

Indeed, you need a dedicated mic input, or a preamp if you use the line in.

Normally, all the higher models have the mic input (it's a separate input from the line one, and the socket is colored in red to differentiate it). Usually that mic input also provides some minor power (I think 1.5 V) to power those small mics like Sony makes. This power is not big enough to use on condenser mics (those need 48V usually). If you want to use those, you'll need a separate phantom power box. (There are "pro" porta MD's like the Marantz PMD650 that have all that included, but they are way more expensive).

My MD is one of the older models, I think you won't find it anymore now. But, from experience I can tell, Sony and Sharp ones give the best sound (their compression algorhythm is the best right now). If you want the best quality, you might look at the new HiMD ones, that have a new recording mode without compression (so full quality). You can record up to 30 mins in that mode.

Visit www.minidisc.org , they got most MD models covered. You can look up which one is the best for your needs.

Posted by spider_legs on Jul-19-2004 18:03:

cheers m8 . that sites a big help it actualy says if it has MIC along with all other ins-n-outs.

thanks