compatability with Mackie mixing boards?

[sammyramone]

Anyone know if there's a certain MD is more or less comaptable with a Mackie mixing board? I'm trying to upgrade my church's recording system (crappy analog cassette) to a digital format. Anyone had success or failure with anything?

[A440]

All of the MD recorders have the same inputs--stereo miniplug mic-in, stereo miniplug line-in (analog), or optical line-in (digital). The Mackie probably has line-out, and if it was going into a cassette recorder then it should do the same with an MD.

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=7989

If you want to upload to a computer, rather than stacking up minidiscs, then get a Hi-MD--any model without a D in the number (MZ-NH700, MZ-NHF800, MZ-NH900, MZ-RH910, MZ-RH10). Use the analog line-in rather than the optical to record.

http://www.minidisc.org/part_Hi-MD_Sony.html

For all the complaining here about minidisc, you will find it a great improvement over analog cassettes.

[dex Otaku]

Anyone know if there's a certain MD is more or less comaptable with a Mackie mixing board? I'm trying to upgrade my church's recording system (crappy analog cassette) to a digital format. Anyone had success or failure with anything?

I have used MD and HiMD recorders with Mackie mixers a plethora of times. Most FOH Mackies have tape in/out jacks [as RCA connections] on the top of the board for this purpose, and they work great.

Other mixers may have dual 1/4" or XLR outputs on their back, in which case you need proper cabling in order to hook up to the 3.5mm jack on your recorder, but otherwise they should work fine.

Side-note: if the mixer you're running from has no tape in/out like most Mackies, there is likely a switch for output level [-10 / +4] as well. -10 is the setting you'd want to use with portable MD or HiMD equipment [i've had +4dBu outputs overload a MD recorder before because there was no separate level control, only the main mix to control it with, which also happens to usually be running straight to the PA amps].

[KrazyIvan]

I have used my N510 and R900 with the Tape output on a Mackie mixer. I can't remember the model but it was a small 16 channel mixer with the built in effects. I have also used them on Peavy and Behringer (SP?) mixers.