Can Anyone help?

[sj022698]

I have the RH910 Hi-MD recorder. I go to a certain concert each year and one of the band members just hooks his md up to the soundboard with a "Y" cable and then gives me the disc.

In the past, I was not able to transfer it because I didn't have the recorder it was done on. I would prefer to use his again because I just got mine and I don't want to mess up my first recording on this show. If we record it on his (and I don't know his model but it is an older one-not Hi-MD)and he gives me the disc, will I be able to transfer it digitally or will I have to mess with analog again?

If it's analog, any suggestions on the settings I should use for recording in a small loud place off the soundboard? Should I just use the automatic settings?

I appreciate your help!

[A440]

With your new recorder you can transfer digitally. You can only do that with Hi-MD. If the set is under 90 minutes you can also record it (on one 1GB disc) in CD-quality PCM, which is a better recording than the old MD. So forget the old recorder and plunge in with yours.

The output of the soundboard goes into the Line-in (WHITE) jack of your recorder.

Automatic can't handle live music too well. You need to set Manual Volume, which is a little bit of an annoyance but not difficult. So try this at home before you record for the first time.

Get a cord with a stereo plug (like the one on the end of your headphones) at both ends. Plug one end into your stereo's headphone jack and the other into Line In.

Put the disc in the unit and press REC and PAUSE (||) simultaneously (blinking display). Go MENU/REC SET/REC VOLUME/MANUAL and set it to somewhere around 20/30. Un-Pause to start recording (display starts showing elapsed recording time). Check the display: the levels ideally should be bouncing up to just above midway, or you can push up the recording volume just by turning the wheel.

Crank up the stereo and see how it affects the levels. There are two little dashes in the level meter--you want even the peaks to stay between the dashes.

Find a good spot and leave it alone.

Ideally you should check the level coming out of the soundboard--with an opening act, at sound check, etc. Ask your friend what his REC VOLUME settings were for his old MD recorder. If it was a Sony, your new one will probably work with similar settings.

You can play back the old recordings in your Hi-MD, but you will have to copy them in realtime. Use Hi-MDRenderer from Downloads to help automate that process.

Edited January 29, 2006 by A440