Recording With Microphones In Net Md

[fredacho]

Hi there!

I´m new in this forum. I´ve got a MZ N510, and I´d like to know if it´s possible to record, let´s say conferences using a microphone. Actually, with kind of microphone should I use, because the only possible input is an optical one (line in optical).

Thanks a lot for your help.

[A440]

That is a line in OR optical jack, it takes either a minijack or an optical connector.

But it is not a mic jack, which is connected to a preamplifier to boost the signal. The MZN510 doesn't have that built-in preamp.

So to record via mic with the MZN510 you would need a mic plus a preamp. The cheapest preamps I've seen advertised, though I have not had any experience with them, are from Church Audio on eBay, around $60. Then you can add as good a mic as you need, from "Stereo Lapel Microphone for Minidisc" on Ebay (a cheap basic mic, OK for conversation) on through offerings from www.soundprofessionals.com , www.microphonemadness.com , www.reactivesounds.com , etc.

For the price of a preamp, you could also find on eBay an old model MD, like the MZ-R700 or the MZ-N707, with a mic jack. But those will not do high-speed uploading to your computer--for that you need the new Hi-MDs.