dj745 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi, i am a new user to this group in the UKi am looking to buy a md recorder to record interviews with urban music artists for playback on radio.ie close to broadcast quality but on a budget.the dilemma is do i buy a new unit like the MZ RH10/MZ RH910 or a MZ B10 (minidisc voice recorder). in terms of costs all three units are broadly similar in price range, my queries are1)how good is the built in mic on MZ B10 likely to be, ie do i need to put an external mic and if so which one?2) how do i transfer the recordings from MZ B10 to cd for example it is not supplied with usb3) do the MZRH10/MZRH910 have the option of transferring music/recordings via a line out socket?thanksdj745 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 3) do the MZRH10/MZRH910 have the option of transferring music/recordings via a line out socket? dj745, here is a quick excerpt from A Guide To Hi-MD Uploading " Limitations: * Uploading is applicable ONLY to tracks recorded on Hi-MD via Mic-In, Line-in, or optical in to Hi-MD formats: PCM, Hi-SP or Hi-LP * Hence, if you have MD / MDLP / NetMD recordings (SP, LP2, LP4), they can not be uploaded, even if you have a Hi-MD player * SonicStage is a Windows-only program -- no Mac, Linux, etc. - though newer pro models such as the MZ-M100 [a slightly modified and renamed RH-10] can upload PCM tracks to Macintosh computers using dedicated Mac software. * Wave Converter will only export tracks that are from an analogue source. If you record on your HiMD using the optical input, you can upload the tracks but not convert them to WAV with Sony's Utility. HiMDRenderer works perfectly for this, however. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Get a Hi-MD and a good mic unless your idea of fun is to:1) Spend the length of your interviews a second time transferring to the computer, instead of a few minutes for direct USB upload. 2) Kick yourself that you didn't use a decent mic. A built-in mic will probably be mediocre and will definitely pick up the whirring of the machine itself. I don't know if http://www.minidisco.com or http://www.minidisc-canada.com will ship to the UK, but they have great prices on the 2004 models like the MZ-NH700, which will do your job perfectly.Give my regards to Dizzee Rascal and Lady Sovereign. Edited January 22, 2006 by A440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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