newfie1970 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi i have a Sony mz-n505 i was wanting to know is there away to record with a mic since it dont have a mic in put Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Yes, but..-there is no 'plug-in power' from the line input (supply voltage for electret microphones), so you'll need either a mic with built-in power supply (internal battery) or/and use an external power supply a.k.a. 'battery box' if you are using electret microphones (i think more than 90% of the people here use them) and want to record very loud sounds (amplified live concerts...) directly to line-in-for everything else but very loud sounds you'll need an external preamplifier, preferrably with a supply voltage for the mics. If the preamp has lots of headroom and/or offers true variable gain control or you never need to record very loud sounds, you won't need an additional 'battery box'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 You can probably get a new MD with mic jack for slightly more than the cost of a preamp. Any Hi-MD except NH-600, RH-710 or DH10, check the browser on the homepage. Outboard preamps can be as large as the MD unit itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunk Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 would powered condenser mics work?some people tell me that the Sony ECM series would work http://www.minidisco.com/ecm-ms907.htmlif not where can I get these darned battery boxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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