I've just ordered the Maplin volume control, and will try it out as soon as it arrives. I put on weekly gigs which can be VERY loud. I've recorded them before, and at first I had problems with distortion, cos my mic is very sensitive indeed, even with my MD on low sensitivity settings. I got a battery box, and it solved that problem. I then had problems with the minidisc skipping, or switching off altogether, on very loud sections, or sections with lots of sub-bass. I've always had this problem with no matter what MD I use (I have 4) at very loud gigs. I've tried putting the MD on something padded, like a cushion, or a folded up jumper etc, and that definately helps, but doesn't solve the problem completely. I've just bought an old Sony Professional Walkman 2ndhand believe it or not, and tried that out at another very loud gig tonight, and the bass levels distorted the mic input from my sensitive mic (on loud sections), so I'm actually buying the Maplin Volume control to try with that, but I will end up trying it with my MD recorders too. I love my old Sony MZR30 and R35 though (more than any MDs I've had or tried since), and would use them if I could stop vibrations from causing them to skip. Do any of you regularly record LOUD gigs, and have problems with skipping and dropouts?
