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Yes I noticed that as well , if I shake it ( even with nothing connected ) you end up with noise , any movement of the wires causes some static disruption , and that is part of the noise I mentioned in my first review . But , I have used it with the AT822 connected holding the 822 in my hand and walking around got very little to no disruption . This will cause a lot of people to send it back ( maybe even a recall) but for the other capabilities that it has , I am willing to wait for a fix . Maybe the next software update ???? I wont use it for field recording , and you will notice that I did NOT recommend it for that . Field recording which requires moving around in any way , will disqualify this unit . @totalsuper If you can swing it get the D50 , unless you are a musician of some sort , if your going for the Purity of field recording , first understand what that really requires of a recorder . #1 VERY hi quality mic pre's #2 Very LOW noise floor (S/N ratio) you will see a number IEN or S/N , and it will say -65db or - 85 db , what that "- " represents , is just how far the noise is BELOW the signal your recording ................... -85 db = 85 decibels BELOW the recordings top level , ie. if your PEaking at -2 db just under the 0 db mark , then your noise will be 85 db below that ( in theory anyway) Sony is generally very conservative about specs , whereas other companies tend to be too generous , so as to impress you . the Inputs on the Tascam are about -69 db , which isnt really all that good , but as I said , I know a lot of tricks to get stuff to do what it isnt really supposed to . I will use Mic placement and other things to maximise a signal / noise ratio , or use adapters etc . For field recording your want a WIDE OPEN SPACIAL image , ............ I think if you get the SONY you will be happier in the long run I specifically mentioned that , that type of recordist should go for the D50 , and not this. For the Musician however ............. What it is mainly designed for , it rocks .

That would be VERY cool pins 1-5 , ground to pin 6 , and use momentary contacts for switches , ........... You can build this outboard controller VERY easy , heck it would only take me half a day . The parallel port is for a Hardwired external controller , pins 7-9 are also grounded to 6 , but are indicators for the remote (Led's )

Why dont you have MD Transfer 2.0 on the Mac side as well,???? then you could use the mac side for the Hi MD stuff , with a Much simpler prog

I wonder if the serial port corresponds to MIDI ....... that would give transport controls , and a few others I believe

get a big hard drive , because I will be sending you files!! and get the dIVx codec as well so you can play them.

Welcome to the "Space Age"

Fellow Mac user here The only other way , is to Buy an RH1 or M200, or M100 HiMd unit that IS MAc compatible , or if you dont mind Realtime transfer ( I dont mind , I kinda like watching waveforms develop across my screen ) Final Vinyl is on Apple downloads page , it is now FREEEEE and does NOT need any Griffin audio device to work . http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/finalvinyl.html I have already used it several times to Transfer stuff that ISNT on HiMd , (Old Legacy recordings and other stuff) It has track seperation function in it , very cool clean Lightweight prog

well almost , the new Flash recorders that need no software for interfacing , HiMD ( which is system exclusive) , but yeah I will agree , it is getting way outta hand . Cyber war , is soon to be a reality

The article says it all Especially if your on a PC instead of a Mac , I was actually thinking of getting one , for the Contacts , Calender , and Podcasts on Languages on Math and stuff , but ...... I think I will stick with a Day runner , .........Paper and Pen , anyone remember those ???? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080314/ap_on_...GMEXjsnDopk24cA

I picked up the Sony Store catalouge , today , It Has both the PCM-D1 , and the D50 in it also the new Mac Compatable MP3 recorder Only 1 MD in there , the MZ-B10 ...... that means they are starting the Move of the RH1 to the Pro section or not at all . The MZ-B10 is classified as an educational product so they will keep making it for awhile I guess. ( I have to admit it is perfect for that purpose, I have one , and that is how I study Japanese ) The MP3 recorder (ICD-UX80 and 70 ) breaks down this way (2 GB and 1 GB respectively) Stereo Recording ST= MP3 44.1 sample rate 192 kbs - 40-20,000 hz STSP= MP3 - 44.1 - 128kbs - 40-15,000hz STLP= MP3 - 22.05 - 48 kbs - 60- 7500 hz SP= MP3 - 44.1 - 32 kbs - 60-10,000 hz LP= MP3 - 11.025 - 8 kbs - 60- 3,400 hz VOR and DPC 1/2 speed to 2 X Line in and Mic in (stereo W/Plugin Power ) 3 EQ settings Jazz , Rock, Pop ,off No Software required Charging circuit built in use a regular NMHD in Supports ID3 Tags It is finally over ,........ all IC chips and SD cards now .

Have to somewhat agree with Bob here , the 707 even if you believe you got it new , has been sitting for a LONG time , and as that electronics are made from organic compounds , something has failed prematurely . electronics , without use , do not get the energy flowing thru them to keep them active and healthy much like a human . Your 707 definately has a problem

Wellllll, if you record the dial tones on it and use a little speaker it will !........

the mic with the Red cable , needs more protection , the Red cable is stripped back to far and will short on the casing of the mic .

it is the same size as the sony 6 volt plugs ,in fact there are accessories for the PSP portable , one of which is that cable Look in an Electronics store or hi end Game shop that has a lot of stuff for Nintendo , and Sony look for accessories , that is where I found mine , it was Black with a standard Sony plug on one end , and USB o the other also at Cell phone stations , where you buy cell phone stuff (they have lots of USB wall warts and cables) By the way , Like the Mike Olefield reference , keep working on it !

use 4.3

Maybe Marcnets HiMD Renderer instead . it should convert to a freeform WAV , somewhere on the forums here , I will look for it , or maybe someone will beat me to it and post the link

I found a slightly beat up but still working MZ-1 at hardoff today , for 300 yen will post pix later . Also got a Nice Microphone :Primo U-7 250 ohms , in very good condition , but since it is an older mic they threw it in the junk bin .........525 yen

Keep em comin !! Let em know what they gotta do !

I am still Diggin my PX100's They just sound good , I dont add anything ( take away sometimes on certain discs)

Hey Mikey , Final Vinyl has recently been updated and is Free , It no longer needs an iMic or any Griffin interface , try running the WAV file from Audacity into it first , then into Cubase , Audacity puts a Header into the File so that the saved file if you double klik it it will automatically open back into Audacity , it does it on Mac as well . I save a Project as WAV , and it will actually show up with an Audacity icon on the file when in my prefs all wav files should open with QT , instead the ones that come from Audacity will open back in Audacity , I have to control klik and select "Open with" ,............. actually do that , open the file with Windows media or QT first , just play a little of it close it then import it to Cubase .Who Knows ! might work

Well , by your placing a stipulation , in looking for a piece that is no longer made , and becomes rarer as time goes by ....... You will make it harder for someone to help you .

Ok Update done , and Recorded my Acoustic , with it sitting about a foot in front of me ..................... Wow what a difference, almost noise free . Big, Fat Warm guitar It actually sounds almost as good as my AT822 I cant believe it. When the update was going , it showed it erasing all the system files (13 of them anyway) and replacing them one by one . the noise levels came down a bit , and the mic sensitivity increased nicely , still at High Gain its pretty noisy , but Low gain sounds so good I wont ever use the High gain . I will have to play with this a day or two and post something for the MDCF as appreciation for puttin up with me . I am completely convinced the noise is MOSTLY ( not all of it , ) software related , and after a few updates they will figure out a little better subroutine for it , after the update , at low gain the mics just sounded more punchy , when you increase the gain setting , they incrementally lose that punch , it also seems the that Balance is a little better now as well. In the Mono recordings I had posted earlier , I could hear the Bass roll off being applied unequally , I havent done a mono test yet , but Just the dynamics and the Image I am getting at low setting say a lot . I will play with the other inputs today , also I got an email yesterday , an Irish Group that I had recorded before , wants another shot , so I will take both the RH1 and Tascam . and see what happens .

Hey JAeger You can you a USB wall adapter ( Available anywhere now ) and one of these cables , for power instead of having to buy the Big Tascam adapter.( unless you already did it) This is what I am using works fine , also lets me use a USB battery pack to have extra juice while out . I have even charged it from a Solar panel !!!

wow thx for the notice , I will go get it now , any other improves ? where did you get it , it isnt on the US website? update , I found it on the German site ( Why isnt it on the US site , that makes no sense ) Also got eng instructions , so I will go charge up the DR1 and do an Update , THX jaeger, Meister!!

actually I messaged him on your behalf , he responded with " It is sold " so I chastised him about not finishing his thread , there are some inconsiderates on the Forum