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Originally posted by barryfigiel Whenever I mix a set and want to record it, I always connect my MD recorder to one of the line-outs of my mixer. The quality of the recording has never been less than brilliant... so the only 2 resons i can think of for the quality being bad are... 1. The fool recorded the set with a microphone plugged into his/her MD recorder. 2. He/she had the output of his/her mixer too high or the input of his/her MD recorder to high, which distorts the sound. MD is great, and I can't wait til they start making mixers with digital outs...!!

Why call him a fool?
I happen to know a guy who recorded the sets tiesto14 was referring to, and he had the top of the line microphone (since he wasn't allowed to plug his MD into the master line-out on the decks), but I guess the recording levels weren't set right and therefore the recording came out not that good... the bass was too loud.

But he managed to grab a great recording of Armin Van Buuren + Orkidea's set a few weeks ago, here in Toronto, and those came out pretty damn good, considering there were people yelling all over the place... so, the idea is, you can come up with a great recording of the sets even when recording only with the mic, but you need to set the recording levels right.

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic I recorded at LP4 and didn't notice a loss in quality.. maybe I just don't have audiophile ears I guess.. also, 99min CDS? huh? i've never heard of these..

Go to http://www.disc4you.com/ and see for yourself! They sell them! There were even plans of a 120 minute CD but, Phillips didn't want to let it happen so, that project was scrapped... That information is also on the website.....

Hmm, if you're looking for a media to store lots of data, check this out:
http://www.constellation3d.com/

They will be producing CDs that will hold 25-140 GB of data initially, and then eventually might reach the 1 TeraByte too...

Shite, I can't even imagine backing up all 200+ CDs I have so far of MP3s and other crap onto one of those... damn!

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Originally posted by OrZonE I totally agree about the distortion levels, leave as MUCH room as you can To 0dB, you can always boost up the volume...

No, do not leave as much room as you can, you should set the level so that it's as loud as you can get it without distortion/clipping. If you set the level lower, and later on boost the sound, you will get a worse signal to noise ratio.

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Originally posted by Pjotr G No, do not leave as much room as you can, you should set the level so that it's as loud as you can get it without distortion/clipping. If you set the level lower, and later on boost the sound, you will get a worse signal to noise ratio.

No man, if you record in a club, the BASS level is way above normal, and if you set it to the max tolerance level you'll only hear the bass, which will be very distorted @ times.

However, when you record from a digital out line, THEN you should set the level as close to 0dB as you can, i always do, you get the best quality sound then...

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Originally posted by fantom Hmm, if you're looking for a media to store lots of data, check this out: http://www.constellation3d.com/ They will be producing CDs that will hold 25-140 GB of data initially, and then eventually might reach the 1 TeraByte too... Shite, I can't even imagine backing up all 200+ CDs I have so far of MP3s and other crap onto one of those... damn!

Those AREN'T CDs, those are FMDs... They should be around by 2005 and in widespread use by 2007 - 2009.... They are amazing and I can't wait for them, either! They could replace today's hard drives, DVDs, CDs, JAZ, DDS, and everything else out there meant for high-capacity storage in one fell swoop!

hehe, i can't wait either, but MAN 20-100 GiGs? WHOA thats amazing, i though 4.7 was HUGE, but this man...Thats like my entire collection of EVERYTHING (MP3, CDs, MDs, TAPEs...) on ONE FMD...really thats future technology

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