hlconceiro Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) Hi!I'm a spanish (sorry by my orthographic errors )novice on minidisc world. Since yesterday, I have a MZ R909, that isn't NetMD because I couldn't spend so much money, I buy it for 150€, and some people talked about it very well. I'm a piano student and my teacher has one. She recorded us and I get surprised when I heard me because I didn't think that I've done it so bad . Recording it's a very good system to improve your sound and technic. Some of my companions had a minidisc so I decided to buy one.Now, I'm trying with it with a computer headset microphone (just temporarily) and the sound isn't too bad (surprising, that poor microphone has a quite good quality)I want to buy a good microphone but not very expensive. I saw sony models of 80€ and 100€, and I think it's a bit expensive for me. I also looked on minidisco.com, but the shipping costs to spain are very very expensive.I was also thinking about aiwa. It has some models. How about CM-DS6? Image here It costs about 50/60€.They have also some cheap models like the CM P22 (Image here) that costs about 10-15€. (I think it isn't very good, but sometimes we can find things cheap AND good! ) Another models /brands? Finally, I have to tell you the use i'm going to give to the minidisc. I will record some concerts with a violin(sometimes, mostly piano solo) and piano (me) and some rehearsals. I hope i'm not repeating previous posts and Thank you to whoever replies, it is much appreciated!!PS: Congratulations for that useful forum-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Edit later.I saw some specifications about those microphones aiwa: CM - p22 (the cheap one):Sensitivity: -48DbFrequency range answer: 100 - 18000 HzStereoAiwa CM-DS6 :sensitivity -45dBstereo microphone technology electric condenser(AAABatery) frequency range answer 50 - 18000 Hz impedance 1 kOhm dynamic range 90 dBangle 90°, 120°This one seems to be good, and the other, not so good but cheaper. But i'm new so i can be mistaked. Please, help me!! Edited January 20, 2005 by hlconceiro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftech Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 (edited) Sony ECM-719http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...7089333-7296651Sony ECM-360http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...7089333-7296651Do you know someone in the UK or Ireland who can buy from Amazon and ship it to you.Or maybe this store?:http://www.mgmi.fr/SONY/AUDIO_PORTABLE/MICROPHONES/133_21_6/John Edited January 21, 2005 by craftech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlconceiro Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Amazon has very good prices but i don't know anyone who lives in britain.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 The bottom octave of the piano is 27-54 Hz, so if you want to get all the notes on the piano you need a mic with a frequency response of 20-20000 Hz. I don't mean to shill for Sound Professionals, but they ship internationally and they're better than Sony: wider frequency response, better signal-to-noise ratio. If you don't have a big budget get this:http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/...item/SP-SPSM-13plus an extension cord so it's not plugging directly into the MDor this:http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-BMC-2and build yourself a little stand to hold them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlconceiro Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Thanks for your help. Today I have bougt the aiwa p-11 for only 20€ and it has the advantage of two mics (R and L) and it gives a good sound. It must be better on bass, but for only 20€.... Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Keep in mind the condensor microphones [most that require a power source, whether a battery or "plug-in power"] experience something referred to as "proximity effect."In plain Engilsh, the closer a condensor gets to the source you're recording, the louder the bass will get. Close-mic'ing a source will make the bass seem a lot louder than distant-mic'ing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlconceiro Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Thanks for your advice. I'll try.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfymozart Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 OH,it is a difficult choice.but in China mic is cheap in some shop.I have a sony ecm-907 it cost me 35 dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimichris Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 OH,it is a difficult choice.but in China mic is cheap in some shop.I have a sony ecm-907 it cost me 35 dollar.←To what address web can one find this 907 in China, can one buy since France ?Thanks from France ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfymozart Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 To what address web can one find this 907 in China, can one buy since France ?Thanks from France !←I buy it in e-bay and the mic have no casing.in my opinion it's smuggle.I want to help you,but I believe it is too trouble.I have no experience to mail package to foreign country...... here is the web:http://www.yidashop.com/book.asp?id=147good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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