The manual does not specify. But I noticed in the general characteristics listing that many Sony md recorders will allow manual record level by holding the REC button for a number of seconds and using the << and >> keys to set the level.
This will be a gift for my father-in-law so I dont' have the unit in hand.
He is an old-school taper and really wants manual control of recording level when recording with external mics.
So can the AGC be defeated on the MZ-B100 or am I stuck with it?
Thank you very kindly for the help!