Neurus

Thanks for joining, reefbeef! Yeah, that keychain style super mini battery module sounds like a hell of an option for stealth recording. Actually, I discovered that one just after I had posted my last message. My only concern though is that unlike the rest of the battery modules, this one powers with 12 volts. For some reason I always read people referring to up to 9 volts battery modules but I'm not sure what the reason is. Could a higher voltage than say 10 volts tamper with this kind of mics? By the way, what do you think of those Low Noise in-ear binaural microphones? Oh yeah, about practicing in advance... Definitely! As i mentioned before, I'm a little bit tight with schedules (I still don't know if all the equipment will arrive in time for the first big gig) but at least I'll make sure I arrive early enough to check the local bands and do some testing with them, so that I can also track down the "sweet" spot of the venue.

Thank you once again guys! I'm really adopting you as my audio senseis! I have finally decided to take a risk with shipping delays and go for the Sound Professionals BMC-2's. I figure that if I have been all these years without taping, at worst I'll miss out on a couple of shows but I'll be prepared with good equipment for the upcoming concerts. Still, if the night before the Mudhoney-Pearl Jam shows the package hasn't arrived, I'll get one of the Sony (anti)mics and make a bet. I guess something is better than nothing... NOW, while browsing the amazing SP site (I want to buy everything!!!) I also came across the (and let me stand up) LOW NOISE IN-EAR BINAURAL MICROPHONES (I figure I'd need the standard sensitivity in my case) Wow! Just wow... That is the shit! Yes, just a little more expensive that the BMC-2's (which I'm already sold on, as well) but ideal for stealth recordings. I tell you, security guards here don't know jack about this stuff and I could pass them off as head phones or as those protectors for your ears. My only questions are: do you get as good results as with the BMC-2's? Are they still good for loud shows like the ones I'll be taping? Is it just me or from what I've read, they aren't as versatile as the BMC-2's? Still, the idea of being such a good stealth equipment is very tempting... Are they compatible with the MZ-NH700? FINALLY, while I'm at SP I figured I'd also add a SLIMLINE BATTERY MODULE and an ATTENUATOR for seven dollars (A440, I know you suggested to get them from another store, but I'm trying to buy everything in the same place to reduce shipping costs) just in case. Now, the battery module has different customizable options. Would you give priority to the bass roll-off option or the Dual Slider Level control one? Because if I'm not wrong the MZ-NH700 doesn't have a volume level control during performance, only when paused. Too bad this battery module is a little big, but oh well... Well, next Monday I'm getting the MZ-NH700 and hopefully for the NIN and Dream Theater concerts I'll have the good mics. By the way, A440, are the NIN sets too long? I'm guessing 2 hours? In any case, I'm planning on always taking 3 1GB discs... What about you, greenmachine? What stuff do you tape? Do you like Bad Religion? Germany is one of their solid fan bases and I have a lot of very good recordgings from Deutchesland.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUYS I really appreciate that you took the time to answer all my doubts! Each and every question, the way I wanted (hence the numbering). You rock! Now... About MICS... The truth is if possible I'd rather buy something in my country than on E-Bay or any international store since the first concert is in two weeks (Friday the 25th) so I'm kind of in a hurry as you can see. Packages tend to arrive late in most cases and they might even get delayed in the Customs Office so I can't hold my breath... I can get the following Sony models... ECMDS30P - Unidirectional stereo. It looks interesting, but it doesn't come with a cable so I'd have to hold the MD the whole show. I'm not convinced... SPECS Frequency response seems poor? ECMCS10 - Omnidirectional stereo. It's only one, mind you. It comes with cable and a clip. It looks promising but I'm not sure if it's sensitive enough. SPECS Frequency response better than the previous one but still poor? By the way, which are better mics? Unidirectionals, omnidirectionals? Does it make a real difference? Or as long as they're stereo, it's OK? ECMDS70P - Yes, I know, A440... I read somehere that you particularly hated these and recommended not to buy Sony mics at all. This one comes with cable, clip and according to the description it's a professional stereo mic, ideal for DAT and MD and with the best results in distance and crispness... Now, what is this? Omnidirectional or unidirectional? Are mics with the L and R any good? I read that when you have two mics and want to record in stereo the best way is to separate them as much as you can so in this case they wouldn't be that far from each other. Now, are you aware that this one comes with internal batteries (like those you use in watches)? Would those batteries be enough for the MIC to go LINE-IN or voltage would still be too low? SPECS ECM719 - This one is similar to the previous one BUT if you look closely it has a VOICE---MUSIC mode and the description says it reduces external noise. Also comes with internal batteries. Now, I don't know if that voice-music mode might make a big difference really... SPECS Finally, I'd still be willing to gamble and purchase something online in case I'm lucky and the package arrives on time. This seller on E-Bay sells a variety of mics and a phantom power and I was thinking of getting the STEREO-Y-MICROPHONE-PANASONIC-MICS together with the phantom power he sells. What do you think about those? Of course he claims they're the best thing on E-Bay you can get, but what else would he say. Anyway, between those and all the other Sony mics I asked you about, what would you choose? I particularly like these because they're two and come with clips and windscreens so I could attach them on the little braces on the shoulders of my military jacket. Are there any other mics on that seller's store that you would choose over the one I propose? WELL... THERE IT IS. THOSE ARE ALL MY DOUBTS AS FAR AS MICS ARE CONCERNED. Again, sorry for being such a newbie and for asking a lot of questions. And thanks once again for being so cool and taking some time to help other people out!

Hi there. First off, let me tell you that I've been lurking on these forums for the last three weeks before opening my first thread. I've been reading like mad to the point that my head is starting to ache and I feel a bit dizzy with all the info I gathered... Anyway, I decided to buy a Hi-MD for live recording because I wanted to tape in a lossless format and in a third-world country like mine (Argentina) DAT is out of the question. It seems those devices have never arrived here, and I couldn't have afforded another DAT deck for transferring only anyway, so... I have chosen the MZ-NH700... Well, not that I had many options. Actually, it's the only model available on the Sony Store. Too bad the screen lacks the backlight feature (I'll have to make sure I take a flashlight with me every time). But it costs 166 bucks, so it's not that bad of a device, I guess... Soooo, as I was saying... Eventhough I have a lot of info in my head, I would like some points to be clarified by the experts, that is, YOU. 1- Should I worry that much about the so-called SonicStage? You can all assure me that SS3.2 no longer limits the ammount of transfers from the MD to my PC? Mind you, I'm going to use the Hi-MD almost exclusively for recording concerts, so in fact, once I transfer the show to my PC, I wouldn't be transferring again. But I've read about a lot of complaints referring to SS crashing in the middle of a transfer and then rejecting to upload again because the software interpreted that the tracks had already been transferred. Is the brand new SS3.3 stable or should I stick with SS3.2 until all bugs are fixed? I think the MZ-NH700 comes with SS2.sth... You can update without paying anything, right? 2- Continuing with the freaky SonicStage, did I get it wrong or I read somewhere that it wouldn't recognize for transferring recordings done in LINE-IN, which means that patching into the soundboard or plugging my MIC in the LINE-IN would be out of the question. Has SS3.2 changed that or the only way I can record a concert is with the MIC in the MIC-IN? 3- Talking about MIC-IN and LINE-IN... I still don't understand in which cases one should choose MIC-IN and when I should go for LINE-IN. Supposedly, LINE-IN is for heavier concerts? That's what I recall reading... But why exactly? What is the technical explanation, I'm curious, I want to understand everything, sorry hehe Mind you, I'm planning on taping bands like Mudhoney, Pearl Jam (those two are going to be my first recording experience), Television, punk rock (like Bad Religion) and heavier bands like NIN, Dream Theater, etc... But if I plug my mic in the LINE-IN, do I need something else like extra battery or bass-roll off or that doesn't have anything to do? I tell you, I'm very cheap and I'm on a limited budget, and all my recordings are going to be stealth because sucurity here is a pain in the ass, so if possible I would like to tape with just the MD... and a MIC (of course, I'm not that cheap ). 4- About transferring/uploading to the PC, I have read in this thread about all the ways of doing it thanks to user sebastianbf's thorough instructions, BUT I'm still puzzled regarding the quality you get. I gather that the best is via USB with the cable that comes with the MD. How about the PC link? Do you MAINTAIN the same quality with any way of transferring? On what does it depend? Using better cables? and about recording in real time, why would anyone do that? You lose quality there, I assume? Well, if you could dissipate these doubts, that would do for the time being. Later on, I will ask about MICS in the Live Recording section. Thanks a lot! And, please, don't hate me for having so many doubts... I'm just a newbie