octoberwoman

Hi Greenmachine I'd be interested to hear about your mics and what you could recommend for me. Emailed you at your website address 2 weeks' ago but haven't had a reply (maybe you're away?!) In a nutshell, I am a semi-professional musician (member of British Musicians' Union) and I play double bass. I'm looking for a mic to record my live gigs with, usually 3 - 5 musicians who are either amplified/miked through a PA or a semi-acoustic set up. I need a mic that is sensitive to reproducing a good bass sound but takes account of the high frequencies (i.e. cymbals). I will be recording through a minidisc recorder/player (Sony GZ-755) What do you make that could cater for this? How much is it and how do I go about ordering if I'm keen? I await your response with interest. Best wishes October Woman

Hi Am desperately trying to access GREENMACHINE's site but everytime I click on any number of links posted in this forum and even if I go via google, I get some stupid porn site coming up and cannot get the guy's genuine webpage. Is there another address I can paste into my browser and/or do you have an email address for him as I just want to contact him with a few questions. May the pornsters who are stealing his web identity go to hell!

Heh-heh, I'll certainly stick around, no worries. Once I've gotten my chops around recording techniques and produce something half decent, I'll be more than happy to upload and share it (might need some handy hints at that point, though!)

Thanks for your advice. My gut feeling kicked in before I saw your reply and I've already returned the mic (phew!) Looking forward to getting something much better from this Green Machine chap that everyone keeps going on about. Glad to have received your posting as it has reassured me that I have made the right decision. Thanks again! best wishes

Thanks again. It's good to 'talk' with people who have far more knowledge than myself. I've just listened back to a recording I did of an amplified jazz trio a couple of weeks ago. True, the sound reproduction from the Sony ECM MS-907 was crystal clear in the treble frequencies and not particularly bassy. However, the bass is there and I could always boost the bass frequency via EQ on my computer/stereo? I've been reading some other forums where people have had problems with an overload of bass and as a result, distortion (due to bass-friendly mics?) so I'm wondering if, with regard to mini disc recording, the MS-907 might be an acceptable compromise between crystal clear sound and undistorted bass-reduced recordings. Does anyone believe the Sony ECM MS-907 mic is a sound (pardon the pun)purchase for high quality semi-pro recordings or should I really trade it in for something else? If so please let me know soon as I only have 5 days' in which to return it if I'm going to change my mind. Many thanks for your unbeatable knowledge! (Sony - take note: THIS is good unconfusing customer service).

Thank you very much for your help, A440. Just been to Greenmachine's site. Unfortunately the English part is not up-and-running and I don't speak German. Found the price list page you were referring to. Which microphone would be best for MD/Hi-MD recordings, with the bass frequency you specified in your previous post? I take it it will have a mini-jack end for the input? Also, how does one order from that page/site? Sprechen zie English?!

Hi guys Wish I had read this before splashing out on the Sony MZ-G755 recordable MD player; ARGH! I am a jazz bassist (hey Chris, fancy a jam?) and hastily bought this model via recommendation as I needed it to record a gig. Now I'm wondering how the heck I can transfer my recordings to computer and burn a CD??!! Maybe I can sell it on and purchase one of the HI-MD's you recommended to Chris? If I do purchase an HI-MD, can I still use my stereo mic (Sony ECM-MS907)with it? The package says for MD & DAT but I assume you can use it with HI-MD also? Or can you suggest the best way I can maximise my MZ-G755 and ECM mic purchase in terms of uploading/burning decent quality recordings for others' consumption? Buy in haste, repent at leisure. I am a muppet.