dj_mocok

Because it doesn't say the current setting. Everytime I go to setting, it will show the options straight away and not displaying the current setting... I don't remember changing the manual rec levels... only mic sensitivity. Should I actually change rec level as well? I always set Mic sensitivity to high in order to get a louder recording from lectures. But sometimes it's still not loud enough. Thanks

nobody?

Hi, I've been using my NH1 primarily for recording lectures, and I always set the recording sensitivity to "high" prior every recording. Do I have to do this setting everytime I wanna record again (say, after uploading, or after recharging flat battery), or it will actually remember all the settings I've made? When (and what type of settings) will actually NH-1 "forgets" the setting? Total flat battery? Or it will never forget settings unless you change it or it's broken? Thanks.

I actually have no idea what changes happen when switching between voice and music. But it's not 100% yet, I just did 2 recordings on voice, and I noticed that my previous recording using "music" sounds louder and better.

I am quite confused now, as you know, the SONY ECM719 has the option to switch between recording "music" or "voice", but I find that for recording lecturers, "Music" mode is actually clearer and louder than "voice" mode. Am I imagining thing? Can someone explain this?

I don't mind if the remote got scratched, as long as the body is not. I was thinking to get a case from minidisc.com.au, Is there any recommendation on which one to get that will fit NH1, the remote and the mic? I won't be needing space for extra MD disc though, only those 3 stuffs...

But those things (pockets, desks, nails) are not metal... Have anyone actually put the NH1 in the same pocket with keys, and it survived scratches? I may be a bit paranoid, but I am afraid that the metal grill on the mic might scratch the surface...

Actually, maybe there IS a metal material, I think the grill on the mic is made from metal? It's ECM719

I thought I'd better ask first before learning it the rough way. Since my NH1 is used (almost) exclusively for recording lectures, what I usually do is put the NH1, connected with the remote and Sony Mic. altogether into the small pouch carrying case. Therefore when it's in my bag, those little parts will move around in the pouch and scratching each other. I know that there is no pointy metal material there, being the mics and remote is made from hard plastic, but do you think the NH1 body can still get scratch from friction with the remote/mic? Any inputs from fellow NH1 users here? If there is a chance it might be scratched, then that means its time for me to get a special MD bag then (which I prefer not to, since I don't have much money at the moment, and it might be a bit bulky).

Well, after I switched mic sensitivity to high, now it's much better. Before (when its set low), I needed to turn the volume all the way up to max just to hear barely audible recording. After I switched to high, I made a test record, putting the mic around 1m from TV with moderate volume, and when I played back the recording, the sound was much louder, it's pretty much like normal volume already. Although the TV still sound slightly distant, but the sound of me moving the mic around or the sound made from close distance to mic (eg. 30cm) is loud and clear. But of course, there is a slight hiss at the background, I think this is normal from HiMD recorder?

I thought HI-sensitivity is only used for very weak source? But lecturer/normal conversation should be considered loud, no?

Maybe my ears can tell the difference, but since it's a lecture recording, so I don't really mind if the difference is minimal, as long as it's clear. For recording lectures, there won't be that much difference between Hi-SP and Hi-LP, no? The reason why I opted for Hi-LP due to the amount of space it may take in my PC too. Don't wanna spend so much space just for lecture notes. Anyway, the (temporary?) solution I got now is using Audacity, so as mentioned, I opened the recording using audacity, increase the gain, and then save it as a new wav file, then I can make the volume "normal"... However, does this process degrade the sound quality somehow? And I am positive it's recorded through mic in, and even if I can adjust the recording volume manually, but isn't the AGC supposed to be able to fix this automatically, by preventing the recording become inaudible (or too loud), or maybe I expect too much from AGC? PS: I also tried using Hi-SP, but it's still barely audible.

Hi, Total newbie in HiMD here. I only use discman before, but recently got the NH1 for recording lecture purpose. Got a few questions though, if you don't mind helping me.. 1. I only use the MD to record lectures, not music, therefore I set the recording mode in Hi-LP; is this good enough already for recording lectures, or should I set it to Hi-SP? 2. The recording volume isn't loud enough, on the NH1, even if I turned the volume to max, the recording is still just barely audible. I guess there must be something wrong here, but I followed all the instructions already, but the volume is just so soft. How to fix this problem? According to manual, the AGC is very useful for recording speeches, but why the volume is still so low? So after I finished recording (the one with low volume), I managed to transfer it and converted it to wav files using SonicStage 3.1, but then again, the volume is still barely audible. I had to turn on my PC speakers volume to max in order to hear it properly. I tried to record my own speech (very close distance to mic) and it's still barely audible. I don't think it's faulty recording, since normal CD trasnfer with Simple burner will give me plenty of volume. Is the low volume is normal for MD live recordings? Or is there a way to solve this? I followed to guide (sticky) to recording, but still, the volume is so low... Can someone help me fixing this ? Thanks a lot in advance! PS: I am using SONY ECM-719 microphone for recording.