Using A Live Mic With The Poc Mz-r500

[daav]

Hey all, I wish i had read these boards long ago.

I just picked up a mz-r500 on ebay for my girlfriend who is a journalist to use to record interviews and the like. Of course i checked arefully and was completely misled about the mic input that apparently isn't really there. Before knowing that, I went to test it with a cheap unpowered mic i had lying around and got a bunch of nothing for the effort. A few searches later and i see several posts mentioning that there is none.

I saw that i could record from another MD player through a stereo 1/8th inch jack, so I couldn't figure out why the mic wouldn't work, and then saw this:

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showt...2292&hl=mz-r500

So can someone help me avoid spending more money trying to get a decent (not too large) microphone that will work? Any advice links to current info etc would be great.

Thanks!

[Philgood]

Hi daav,

although i think it's a little bit prizey but take a look here

Edited February 26, 2005 by Philgood

[daav]

Hi daav,

although i think it's a little bit prizey but take a look here

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Thanks for the suggestion, that looks to fit the bill, encouraging to see the write-up mentions this recorder as well.

I'll keep that one in mind while looking for something a little cheaper as well.

Daav

[tigris]

Hi,

I own an MZ-R500 from a few years ago. At that time I think I remember that I was able to record my voice using a cheap mic that came with a minicassette recorder, but after a few years I tried to record voice by using a mic to connect directly to the MD player, but it didn't work... after searching for a long time, I found this forum and this thread. So will this mic work with the MZ-R500? Any one have experience with this mic or MD player?

Sony ECM-MS907

http://www.minidisco.com/ecm-ms907.html

My main goal for recording is to record lectures, and perhaps piano and guitar music.

[greenmachine]

You're out of luck, this recorder has no microphone preamplifier. You'll need either a different recorder with mic-in (preferably with sensitivity setting) or an external microphone preamplifier.

[tigris]

You're out of luck, this recorder has no microphone preamplifier. You'll need either a different recorder with mic-in (preferably with sensitivity setting) or an external microphone preamplifier.

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Yeah, considering this I am also looking to buy a new recorder.

Any recommendations for price/functionality?

Also, are there alternatives to MD recorders for portable quality recording?