chenners Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Happy Holidays All:After much hesitation and convincing from a friend, I finally got the guts to record off the soundboard. Of course, the sound quality blew me away! My nearly 2 year old Sony MD (MZ-N707) did considerably well as it was refurbished and I protected the disc straight after recording (I had to learn the hard way when I "accidentally" erased a show).Seeing that I've begun a collection of live recordings and will most likely only add to that collection (hopefully with more soundboard recordings!), I was thinking of using the current MD I have primarily for uploading audio to PC and finding another MD for recording. When I taped from the board, I had to fumble in the dark to adjust the recording level manually, so I'm looking for a unit with the manual recording level and backlight (back light is secondary as I can always bring a mini flashlight and the soundboard guys typically have some type of lighting at their station.)My friend who convinced me to tape from soundboard recommended a Sharp MD because of the manual recording ability and mic sensitivity option. I tend to have brand loyalty and Sony hasn't been all that bad (equipment envy: drooling over the Sony MZ-R909). Any recommendations and/or suggestions? Apologies if this is not posted under the appropriate topic. It's been awhile since I've visited and there's been a lot of changes!Cheers,Chen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) i'd be looking at himd friend, it can upload digitally to the computer faster than real time.more info herehttp://minidisc.org/hi-md_faq.htmlread it & take a look arond the forums. Edited December 27, 2005 by atrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Until or unless Sharp makes a Hi-MD--and if I were you, I wouldn't hold my breath--the contest is over. NetMD is obsolete. Hi-MD: uncompressed recording, faster-than-realtime digital uploading, huge capacity in compressed formats. Despite the annoyance of having to go through menus to set Manual recording volume, Sony is the only maker of Hi-MD recorders. Go to Minidisc Canada and get a NH700 while the bargains are still there. Everything else is bells and whistles: the recording and uploading are the same. http://www.minidisc-canada.com/shopdisplay...iniDisc+Players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekdroid Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 What's a NetMD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motr Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 What's a NetMD? I have just switched over to Himd and purchased my first Sony recorder after 7 years of making recording with a sharp and I must say, the RH10 is superb for live recording. That way that screen lights up is superb and not too bright but very, very clear and it has a manual record level set up, even if it is a bit of a pain that savings are not saved.I have always been rather wary of Sony md recorders, but am glad I took the plunge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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