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up until now ive been using a simple DAT recorder (utilising the built in mic) at jams. last week the guitarist had a cry bout the recording quality being too crap. ive got a md (as listed in my earlier post) and having read this thread thought i might try recording in the jam room (initial intent was to only use the MD to record our live gigs ie: connected directly to the mixing desk). jimbhuna & heth, what type of mics are you using with your MD's? i play in a 4 piece (loud ) rock band and the room has a simple PA system (8 channel with Tape input/output). Have you ever tried recording with the MD connected direct to the PA and is so, were the results OK? Im not looking for excellent clarity, just a setup that will give better results than the DAT recorder we're currently using. :happy: thanks in advance. point about using low mic sensitivity is noted.

pays to read all the threads before posting annoying first-timer questions :rasp: sorry. i know about transferring from MD to PC now but still the question about recording....

Gday my first post to this site. :grin: Ive bought a MZ-N710 as well for the same purposes as Heth. My rock band is playing a gig this Thursday and I wanted to record our set live - the instruments will be fully mic'd. In the past at other venues a sound eng has connected the MD (different sony model) to the tape output on the mixing desk via a stereo lead. Apparently his model had an optic / line / and mic input. The sound quality was great and we were able to put together a decent quality demo onto cd. Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated. :smile: Thanks in advance. 1. Reading previous posts i acknowledge that recording loud sources can result in clipping. So the best way to get around this is ... ? I can set the mic sensitivity to low on this MD model. The different inputs can also affect the ground level, isnt it? WHich input will give the best result? 2. Do you recommended to simply record thru a microphone? Does this result in good quality (assuming the front house mix is good :rasp: ). 3. When I transfer the data onto PC, again which connection should i use? ive got sonic stage V1.5 but I cant work out how to dump the MD onto the hard drive via USB. 4. Our practice room (pretty big) has a PA with a tape output but only vocal mics. I tried setting up a couple of mics in the of the room opposite the drum kit. We mic'd up the guitar cab and ... crap quality. Any experience/ suggestions. Again thanks for your help. :smile: Hey Heth, let us know how ur project turns out.