mcrelly

wow, I didin't think about a volume controled cord! at 100 dbC the band is not "bar band" loud, but I just need to avoid the audo compression kicking in if I can help it. thanks for the suggestions.

ok, I think I'm confused now, I guess I was before too!! anyway how do I know if I have "plug-in-power"?? is that a propriatary SONY thing? if I use an electret condenser without "plug-in-power" would I still get a signal? or am I thinking about regular condenser mics? I guess my main question is "if I use a 9v power pack, what voltage comes back through the stereo plug and will it overload my "mic" input (-70 dbv)??" question 2: "can the sony ecm-ds70p be used with a 9v battery pack?" thanks.

I recently got an Olympus WS-320m digital voice recorder. I've tried it with the band, but the volume tends to kick in some sort of limiter for the internal microphones, so I thought I'd get an external Microphone. but, since i read around a bit on this site it seems I might benefit from a "battery pack" or "juice box" etc.? My concern is with the microphone input on my recorder, its rated at -70 dbv??? I don't know what that means, but I assume 9v going throught the microphone (I'm thinking of gettting the sony ecm-ds-70p) into the recorder is WAY too much! or does the microphone impedence cut it down? The recorder also has a "conference" and "dictation" (lower sensitivity) modes. my band seems top play between 100 dbc (c-weighting not A) and 110 dbc. it seems from the microphone spec that it, the ECM-MD70P, should handle 110 db (I assume dba) so I should be safe, but should I get a battery pack? and do I need.... oh, I already asked that... please give me your feedback and please go easy on the newbie! thanks.

I bought an olympus WS-320m, NOT the DS-330. the ws-320m has a frequency response of 100-15,000. while not perfect for full range recording I was still hoping for something I can quickly record band practice and transfer to computer if I need. 35hours of the highest quality setting, built in stereo mics (good up to about 100 dbc) internal speaker, mic input.