Manual Levels Lost From Disk To Disk?

[daveydave]

Hi folks,

Brand new to the forum and just got new gear this past week. Still very new to Hi-MD. My experience with MD was with the R70 R700 models - no battery module. So, I'm not a total idiot :-)

running at933's ->o SPSB6 batt box -> line in HD NH900.

I have a show to tape tonight and I need to know if it is possible to exchange my first PCM / WAV disc out (tape flip at 96 min) and not lose the manual settings I have set (recording level etc...) I would think this would be an option, but each time I tried this last night, the new disc would start with Auto record levels etc...

Why bother to sell an MD lossless recorder if mosts shows are 2 hours and they know that we would want to swap out disks?

Is there a resolution or link that someone can point me to?

I know it's rude to post when you know the topic has probably been covered. However, I did not expect this to be an issue, and as you can see, I'm really under the gun.

A bonus would be if someone would mention what recording level x/30 they would start at. What's safe without getting too close to clipping? Any tips appreciated, and I'm glad I found you guys!

[A440]

When you push the Stop button to save the data it goes back to AGC, end of story. Sony hasn't changed this in many generations of MDs and shows no signs of doing so.

In the dark?

Press Rec-Pause, then hold Menu. Click up two spots (from Edit to Option to Rec Set), hit Enter. Click down one spot. (Rec Volume) and Enter, click down one to Manual Volume and Enter. It will have your old setting if it's above 13/30.

[daveydave]

When you push the Stop button to save the data  it goes back to AGC, end of story. Sony hasn't changed this in many generations of MDs and shows no signs of doing so.

In the dark?

Press Rec-Pause, then hold Menu. Click up two spots (from Edit to Option to Rec Set), hit Enter. Click down one spot. (Rec Volume) and Enter, click down one to Manual Volume and Enter. It will have your old setting if it's above 13/30.

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A440,

Huge thanks for the confirmation and advice. I was afraid that this was the only way to get back to my old settings. In the past, with MD and MDLP generation units, I always had to worry about tape flips at 80 min. However, I was always using mic in. I never had an issue like this with mic in on the old units. Sure, it would take the time to write the TOC, but pop in a new disc and I could be sure the sound settings would stay consistent between the two discs.

Is this still possible if I switch to mic in rather than line in? I know I might sacrifice some quality, but it might be worth it as being quick and stealth are big issues.

I had a show a day ago and felt incredibly strange not knowing my gear and agonizing over the decision all day of PCM or Hi-SP mode.

If you've done loud concerts - what rec vol do you recommend. I'm also wondering if there are any other must knows besides the manual volume reset and appropriate volume settings for small clubs / arena's. I'd love to hear your throughts

Well, I've a show on Thursday and another on Saturday. I guess I'll practice the manual method Thursday and hope to hear your thoughts about mic in as a possible solution. Is it?

dave

[A440]

I haven't tried Mic-in with a battery box, since the conventional wisdom is to go through Line-in. Anyway, Mic-In doesn't allow you to stay in Manual either.

Neither did my Sony MDLP recorders, MZ-R700 or MZ-N707, so I'm surprised yours did unless it was a Sharp.

I use Mic-Attenuator-Mic-in so I can't help you with Line-in settings.

Bring along a little MiniMag flashlight or keyring LED flashlight, or use your cell phone for illumination while you reset to Manual for the first time. Your fingers will learn it pretty quickly.