Jeff DLB Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 (edited) I just got my first minidisc recorder (Sony MZ-RH10, + SoundPro BMC-3 mics) and am loving it! I am amazed at the small size of the unit, especially by comparison with my portable cassette decks. The mics also are stunningly miniscule by comparison with my old Naks, and being able to use a tiny alligator clip instead of a big metal stand is much appreciated.The MD user interface is about what I was expecting from perusing this forum and the on-line manual before purchase. Everything is reasonably straightforward. The fact that you can't set manual level control as the default is indeed ludicrous (but is not enough hassle to warrant $100 extra for a Sharp unit). The illuminated display is very nice. The earbuds are mediocre. The unit works fine with a cassette adapter for playing in a car.I did several experiments recording acoustic piano to find the best setting. AGC is obviously not good. With manual levels the sensitivity needs to be set to low to avoid substantial distortion from the piano. After that a level of 15 seems to work just fine.The one strange thing about the SP BMC-3 mics is that the wires from each capsule are identical and give no indication I can see of right and left. I had to test by operating them and have marked one of them for future reference but was surprised SoundPros did not do it themselves.-Jeff DLB Edited May 8, 2005 by Jeff DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javertim Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 I used to stress over the obscurity of left and right microphones, too ... But if you're planning to import the contents of the disc into your computer anyway, mostly all audio editing programs provide the user with a "swap channels" feature. Therefore, you can just fix the problem that way. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff DLB Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Thank you for the info about swapping channels!-Jeff DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Welcome to the forums Jeff, and congrats on your purchase. I hope all your taping needs are fufilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvadragon Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 (edited) Cool, I got a mic. bundled with my Hi-MD, its pretty good.Yeah gotta admit the supplied ear-phones are mediocre so get some new 'phones to experience the real quality of the Hi-MDHave fun! Edited May 9, 2005 by Silvadragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Sounds good, Jeff! You should upload some recordings to the gallery so we can enjoy your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hair old Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Wow so great to have people JOINING the minidisc world and not leaving it!!! Keep it up!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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