Habanero74

Hi A440, I'm not satisfied by my Sony ECM-CS10 (100 - 16,000Hz)!! Unfortunately I'm in Italy, Would You advise me a precise mark and model of microphone I colud buy? Where to buy from Europe? Could You advise a microphone cost/quality effective that should increase my recordings but not too much expensive and difficult to carry on? Am I to find a 20-20.000Hz band mic? TKS

Hi Guys!!! Yesterday night I recorded another live concert (always SALSA music, open ambient with loud amplification). This time audio source was better because it was best regulated: no distortion and less loudness. I set MIC SENS=LOW & MANUAL LEVEL=15 (not 12 as last time) and REC MODE=PCM (not Hi-SP as last time), results: VERY BETTER: sound level is low but not fixed at about -12db, it most oscillates around the two bars. *) WOULD YOU THINK IMPROVEMENTS ARE MORE DUE TO PCM MODE OR TO THE 15 LEVEL SET? (OR TO BETTER AUDIO SOURCE AT ALL?) I’ve noticed the in general my live recordings have little basses, so I’d like to bass boost, normalize, remove noise, etc. etc.: **) DO YOU USE Audacity software? Soundforge8? WHICH SW IS MORE USEFUL AND SIMPLY? ***) WHICH DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST SEQUENCE OF OPERTIONS TO DO IN YOUR OPINION? (for example normalize, remove noise, bass boost or viceversa or which?) ****) JUST SOME DAYS AND I WILL GO TO DO RECORDINGS OF LIVE MUSIC WITH NO AMPLIFICATION: DON’T KNOW HOW TO SET: HOW COULD I TEST AT HOME? (to set: AGC or MANUAL LEVEL? MIC SENS?). Excuse lot of questions but it is going to be a true passion and need to learn in very little time… MANY TKS to You Friends, Habanero74

Great! A440, Yesterday I had some time to Iisten with some more attention to my recording (the one with MIC SENS=LOW, MANUAL LEVEL=12 in open ambient loud loud amplification). The recorder did not go to saturation or distortion (also if the original sound source was distorting!) BUT the level of recording is very low: it has not so much basses and it is always around -12db bar on my MZ-RH1; during live recording I thought it was the ideal but it is low! (always very better than my first record which was all distorted and completely saturated!). *) SO: DO THINK I COULD TRY NEXT RECORDING WITH [mic sens = high & manual level=I don’t know, it is to be tested on field] OR IN ANY CASE I MUST SET [mic sens = low & manual level=try to increase respect to 12] ? ON YOUR EXPERIENCE TO NOT HAVE SATURATION MUST SET ALLWAYS mic sens=LOW ? *) Later I will try to raise the level of the entire recording (.wav file via SW editing) and then to cut the increased noisy !?! Moreover when You listen to minidisk connected via line-out to the stereo amplifier, You have got also the parameter of the 1 to 30 volume level of the minidisk: *) TO WHICH OF THE 30 LEVELS DO YOU PUT MD AS REASONABLE “ABSOLUTE” REFERENCE FOR YOUR AMPLIFIER? TKS A440 You’re always precious in Your indications.

*)A440 are You telling I could solve my problem just buyng a simply volume control for headphones: intending revolving small wheel in order to control the volume to be put between recorder mic-in and microphone jack? **)Yesterday I bought the remote volume control (VC-1) it is very comfortable but it introduces very heavy attenuation: do you think that with the wheel on the maximum position it introduces zero attenuation? (equivalent to no volume control introduction between md and microphone? ***)Yestarday I recorded live concert (open ambient very loud amplification) with Your advices: very better; Low mic sens and decided to set manual level to 12 with no use of the VC-1 volume control; the bars where allways around -12dB. But is also the source to be not good: very much distortion due to the sound of the group. So probably I will have effects of clipping. ****)Excuse me: how can I keep copy of the original completely raw audio data recorded (eventually to be post edited with calm) removing from the minidisc support? When I transfer recorded tracks from MD to PC I've set to do a WAVE copy but have I to keep also the tracks on SonicStage database? or have I got all I need (in terms of audio data and no loss of quality) in the WAVE? and if I will want to re-transfer on a minidisc support later? *****)Excuse me: is it wosth to record in Linear PCM or is better to do every record in Hi-SP: do one loose lot of quality or is it not possible to distinguish normally? MANY MANY TKS to exchange experiences on MD

It' s the pure reality; froma my experience: my MZ-RH1 has transfered the live recording recorded with old NetMd (not Hi-Md)model; RH1 reads every track in Hi-Mode as default.

Drillig, the problems I had with old model MD are old arguments. I tested the MZ-RH1 only with SonicStage 4.0: in the box was included version 3.4 but I had on my PC the 4.0. I have some problems with MD burner: the cd in the driver is not recognized with message "no disc in the driver", YOU? For MD->PC transefer, I've just clicked on the <- narrow; For PC->MD transefer, I've imported audio files in SonicStage DB and just clicked on the -> narrow; Which particular problems did You get? If you list I try to help you and some others will do too. HaBaNeRo

I tried to record with LOW MIC SENS set just one song during the concert (SALSA in open ambient and with loud amplification) I recorded entirely in HIGH SENS set. A440 are You telling I could solve my problem just buyng a simply volume control for headphones: intending revolving small wheel in order to control the volume to be put between recorder mic-in and microphone jack? TKS

TKS: keep helping: - Type of mic: Sony ECM-CS10 - I tried to record with MIC SENS=LOW but the sound was very attenuated and "it seemed to come through one bottle sluice" WHAT ABOUT IT ??? HAbaNEro EXCUSE ME, ADDITIONALLY: - I'm going to record music rich of percussions, drum and basses (latin american, SALSA, tropical music) TKS TKS

Hi Guys. Finally I’ ve bought MZ-RH1, it is wonderful, BUT I should need some indications from You expert users: 1)VERY IMPORTANT: I’ve recorded a live concert for fist time with OPEN AMBIENT and vVERY LOUD AMPLIFICATION conditions. I’ put recording settings: REC LEVEL: AUTO-AGC; MIC SENS: HIGH. The recording results with sound level in constant saturation and distortion. I know you experts advise to use manual level but I can’t buy a battery pack control and it is very difficult for me to regulate the level in pause and with no experience in live recording. SO COULD YOU INDICATE ME A REC LEVEL TO SET UP IN ORDER TO AVOID SURE SATURATION? (I know it depends on ambient conditions but You spoke about a level you generally set to be confidentially sure to have an acceptable recording for dynamic range) 2)In case of live recording of musicians performing in close ambient but without amplification (live groups with singing, tambours, maracas…) can I be sure to have a good recording with no saturation with REC LEVEL: AUTO-AGC; MIC SENS: HIGH or have I to set a manual level of recording that You can suggest??? 3)I will bring on airplane the minidisk, so to avoid damages due to condensate for powerful air conditioning do you suggest to put the recorder in a closed plastic envelope or what? 4)Do you know what one have to do to avoid damages for RX rays in the airport for the minidisk? And for the minidisc supports?? Just 11 and 12 of this week I will record two concerts I like a lot..... MANY MANY THANKS 4 HELP, Habanero

Hi Guys. Finally I’ ve bought MZ-RH1, it is wonderful, BUT I should need some indications from You expert users: 1)VERY IMPORTANT: I’ve recorded a live concert for fist time with OPEN AMBIENT and vVERY LOUD AMPLIFICATION conditions. I’ put recording settings: REC LEVEL: AUTO-AGC; MIC SENS: HIGH. The recording results with sound level in constant saturation and distortion. I know you experts advise to use manual level but I can’t buy a battery pack control and it is very difficult for me to regulate the level in pause and with no experience in live recording. SO COULD YOU INDICATE ME A REC LEVEL TO SET UP IN ORDER TO AVOID SURE SATURATION? (I know it depends on ambient conditions but You spoke about a level you generally set to be confidentially sure to have an acceptable recording for dynamic range) 2)In case of live recording of musicians performing in close ambient but without amplification (live groups with singing, tambours, maracas…) can I be sure to have a good recording with no saturation with REC LEVEL: AUTO-AGC; MIC SENS: HIGH or have I to set a manual level of recording that You can suggest??? 3)I will bring on airplane the minidisk, so to avoid damages due to condensate for powerful air conditioning do you suggest to put the recorder in a closed plastic envelope or what? 4)Do you know what one have to do to avoid damages for RX rays in the airport for the minidisk? And for the minidisc supports?? Just 11 and 12 of this week I will record two concerts I like a lot..... MANY MANY THANKS 4 HELP, Habanero

SORRY JUST another set of questions: PLEASE HELP ME: You should seem to be more reliable than Sony: PLEASE JUST THE SAME QUESTIONS FOR MODEL MZ-M100: 1) trasferting from MD to PC and VICEVERSA many times I want? 2) Transfer audio files from PC to MD (for example mp3 files to MD)? PLEASE HELP ME, THANKS

HI GUYS!!1 Here to tell You “the end of the story” and I hope the beginning of an amazing world of live recording experience: SONY is going to substitute/sell me another minidisk: model MZRH1(, CAN I BE SURE TO DO? 1) trasferting from MD to PC and VICEVERSA many times I want? 2) Transfer audio files from PC to MD (for example mp3 files to MD)? 3) I don’t know if they are going to sell me model MZRH1B or MZRH1, which could be the difference? Many tks.

FRIENDS!!!! Many tks. I'll let You know how my starting adventure will go on with my Sony seller: I'll communicate the model of the md they will propose me. Just yesterday night I made my first recording on a live concert (I let every thing in automatic recording -Level: automatic and MIC sens: high-) and I 'm proud of the very good music I can listen at home..fabolous!!! So however I hope to keep in touch with You going on with new items and experience on live recording to speak about. MANY TKS A440, be in touch!!! Habanero

RAINTHEORY!: many tks for your reply!! Yes, I've found this problem and in the w/e knew the feature of my MD. I'm going to chang this model from the seller, but: EXCUSE ME -I'm new in the field of MD recording- IF I GET A hi-md MODEL: 1) WHEN TRANSFERED LIVE RECORDED TRACKS FROM MD TO PC, COULD I ELABORATE, FILTER AND THEN HAVE AUDIO DATA TO CREATE MP3 FILES OR WAVE FILES OR A CD DISC?? 2) CAN AN hi-md MODEL READ md RECORDED TRACKS? 2) AND WILL IT BE POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER RECORDED AUDIO DATA FROM MINIDISC TO PC AND THEN FROM PC TO MINIDISC AS TIMES I WANT? 3) AND IS IT TRUE THAT YOU CAN TRANSFER AUDIO FILES FROM PC TO MINIDISC, THEN YOU CAN RE-TRANSFER TO PC ONLY IF YOU KEEP THE AUDIO FILES ON SONICSTAGE DB? MANY MANY TKS IF YOU CAN HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!! BYE hABANERO

I've got about the same problem: with SonicStage 4 and minidisc model MZ-N10 (RECENTLY BOUGHT). I can transfer audio files from PC to minidisc but I cannot transfer from minidisc to PC (I don't know the cause, just if like SPOOKYFE tracks are recorded as protected). PLEASE HELP US TO GET USEFUL EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR MINIDISCS. MANY THANKS