david power

boggle, speaking as a fellow newbie, i nearly made the mistake of going for the cheap option(MZ-NH600) and lucky for me i got some good advice and went for the NH700, if you can afford the NH900 then great, if not the NH700 is your next best bet. Hope this may be of some assistance. Regards ~ David.

Greenmachine, I've uploaded it now and backed it up as well as made an unedited version on disc...no chances taken!! The recording on the MD itself sounds fantastic but at full volume, i recorded at 24/30 but wish i'd made it 27/30 especially for the quieter passages, i'm trying to increase the volume with Magix cleaning lab but i don't want to mess with the original too much, i realise that increasing the volume also increases the noise as well as the signal, my Magix lab tells me the signal is very low, shame because she really was on good form. I noticed that where there is a track mark it creates a tiny gap either side of the track mark, is this on the MD disc itself or is it created after uploading, i've manually removed/closed all gaps, again using magix. I think what i'll do is make a copy that i'm happy with and then find a MD expert to look over the discs and see what can be done, i know there are people on the L.G forum that use Mini Disc Recorders. This Total Recorder, is it recommended, i've never come across it before? Thanks for your help and advice David.

A440, Heres the story of one dork and his MD recorder. Enter Venue, no worries there, go to boys room and rig everything up and place on hold....how easy is this. As the lights go down i went to release hold/pause but in my haste/excitment drop the recorder causing the lead to come out of my battbox, so theres all this applause as she enters the stage and i'm on the floor trying to locate and re-connect the machine. At this point i want the ground to open up, so confused /angry about the dropping that i'm convinced it's not working, so i thought just sit back and enjoy the gig. I was told that on all european dates that there was an 25minute interval after an hour and therefore a perfect time to replace disc at leasure, for whatever reason she doesn't do this tonight and plays for an hour and 25 before the first encore. Changing discs in the dark and remembering all the settings was confusing but somehow i managed it. Drove home from London and to my utter amazment both discs are very good/clear/honest recordings of what i heard although the recording level is still a little lower that i would really like it to be, having said that theres nothing that dips too low. Trying to upload the has been a real nightmare because i'm paranoid about losing the recording now and there are still too many tracks even though the rec level was set at 24/30.Is it better for me to upload the disc as it is before worrying about getting rid of unwanted track markers or should i do it first on the recorder itself.. Is it possible for me to upload the version that i have, including all the unwanted track markers just as a security measure and then go back and remove the markers via the recorder itself and then upload it again without the unwanted markers. Sonic stage certainly isn't the easiest bit of software i've ever used, i'm using the 4.3 version by the way. I look forward to a bit of help on this one as there are about half a dozen "friends" desperate for a copy. David.

A440, Yes you guessed right, i recorded using line in with mics set up either side of a stack of 50 cd's to replicate my fat head. Obviously i wasn't attempting to annoy the neigbours so it was a reasonably low level registering roughly one bar below 0db mark, i've read that you can compensate for the lower level in the editing whereas it's not possible if the sound levels are too high and overblown. The rec level that i intend to use if theres security nearby is 20/30, that'll be my setting prior to taking my seat and depending on security i may check the levels at intervals. I'll test out your advice with regard to reducing the track seperation problem, i'm currently loading it onto magix audio cleaner which i use to edit and in the rare event of receiving a TAO disc i can delete all track markers and then add them manually, i know its slightly long winded but i'm terrified of getting a good clear recording and then managing to screw it up by pressing the wrong button. My other query is that the sound level is very low compared to an average cd, i read on the site that this can be corrected in the edit funtion of sonicstage, again i can do this in magix but really would rather not be transfering from one bit of software to another. Anyhow my nerves are jangling now so all you'll probably hear on the night is me screaming "Is there anyone that knows how to use a mini disc" I'll certainly let you know how it pans out, David.

A44o/Greenmachine, Just completed successful dry run with disc change and everything.Great advice with regard to battery, i'm using a Duracell plus for the 9v battbox and Duracell ultra LR6 alkaline battery for the MZ-NH700 recorder, it seems more than enough even with a disc change. I then opened up sonicstage which listed the cd as having 67 tracks, i know there are only 15 tracks so please tell me how to get rid of these false track markers either before transfer or after. Thanks in advance for helpfulness, David.

Greenmachine, REC LEVELS... Just found that out when doing a dry run with a disc change, my problem was i didn't realise that the manaul rec were located in the rec volume section of the menu....better to learn now than on the evening, luckily the people either side of me on the evening know that i'm recording so i won't need to be too stealthy...just a little! Gruss ~ David Zeige mir Deine Freunde und ich sage Dir wer Du bist....ahh yes very true.

A440/Greenmachine, Thanks for all the help/info.I can't understand why people are so snotty about mini disc recordings, especially with a PCM setting, such a shame that you can't get a 2gb disc, now that really would be handy. One thing that i want to get clear, if i need to use a second disc which in all likelyhood i will, no point in getting a fantastic recording but no last inpromptu unreleased never to be repeated encore, after waiting for the disc to be written i reload a disc and then press rec ~ Pause....at this point i assume that i have to go back into the menu and set to manual record level or the disc will be recording on automatic rec level.Is this true or does the machine remember the previous setting? Anyhow, lots of dry runs before the big night so i'll not say adios, and anyway i think i'll stick around the forum for a while yet. Regards ~ David.

Greenmachine, The mics you sent are working like a dream, i can hardly believe the clarity.Can you check out my original post and if theres anything that you don't agree with or you think is not quite right please let me know. Gruss ~ David.

A440, Many thanks for your advice, always reassuring to learn from those that know. I've experimented today with recording, surprised at the clarity although the supplied battery was not up to the job, i'll be sure to get a Duracell plus and check that out. I've seen the setlist for the tour and will take a spare disc, why risk it.Let me get this straight though...if the gig looks like going beyond the 94 minute mark i choose one of the encores when she goes offstage,press stop and wait for the recorder to write data ~ eject disc ~ ~insert new disc ~ press rec >, pause ~ Menu ~ rec levels manually ~ set levels ~ Unpause ~ hold....relax and listen to the rest of Lisa,did i say Lisa, sorry i meant to say female vocalist!! Once again thanks, i'm new here but there seems to be a genuiness about this forum, i'm grateful also for the fantastic service that i received from Greenmachine and judging from the initial results you really can't go wrong with his mics...more bang for your buck and more pleasure for your pound and all the advice you could ask for. One thing that i'm not too sure of is track marking during the gig, i intend to record the show as one track and seperate the tracks once it's loaded onto my p.c ~ is that fair comment? I look forward to the results and all being well i'll have something to shout about.If you're interested in a copy of the gig i'll be more than happy to oblige. LISA GERRARD what can you mean, next you'll be telling me she sang with Brendan Perry in a band called Dead Can Dance!! Regards ~ Dave

Hi, Here's my story...Just bought a MZ-NH700 to record one gig!! so please forgive my lack of knowledge and the fact that unlike most people i won't really get a chance to experiment in a live situation also there's no support band to set record levels by. I'll try to be as detailed as possible; Recording set up ~ Sony MZ-NH700 ~ Mics and Battery box suppiled by Greenmachine...as well as some good advice. Venue ~ 1,400 seated theatre Position ~ Row E centre Artist ~ Female vocalist with synthesisers/percussion Settings ~ Fully charged NH-7WMAA battery 1GB Disc Recording via line-in~battbox~mics(on glasses) Manual rec levels...around 20/30 level PCM recording mode Stealth set up ~ I intend to enter venue and shortly before start attatch batt box to recorder(line in) ~ mics to battbox ~ set to PCM ~ Press Record/Pause/set manual level/hold....start of concert release hold/unpause/hold....encore release hold/pause etc end of performance press stop and wait for system file writing to complete. Now here are are few things that i'm not too sure of; because i am using manual rec levels i assume that overides the need for Mic Sens/gain settings? The concert will last roughly 1 hour 30 mins, if i pause between encores does this use up disc space battery life? I really don't want to record any other mode than PCM so i'll take a spare. Will a fully charged battery last an hour and a half recording in PCM mode?/what is the battery life? If anyone with the same set up can advise me on any questions or on anything that i've missed out please help me out, i'm sorry this is such a long post but as i said at the beginning this really is a one shot a getting it right. Regards ~ David.

Just a real quicky. Pleased to be part of the community, it's no wonder there are soooo many members when you read the threads full of good sound technical information, more Power to your elbow, Regards David.