babydickonboard Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 (edited) Hello! This is my first time posting on these forums. Anyways, i just purchased a sony MZ-R700 from a friend @ school. ( 30$ ) I have never used a MD player before so bear w/ me, but i really like the technology. I have tried recording via the (optical) line in thru both my sound card (via the 1/8" miniplug) and my record player ( via the 1/8" plug to RCA ). Now with both recording methods, i have been unable to record w/ any mode other then MONO. LP2, LP4, and NORMAL recording modes will only produce sound from one earphone. My quistion is, can i only record in MONO from analogue sources, or is something else up? I am going to get a 1/8" mini-plug to digital, but it will be awile before i can get it. I really want to be able to record in stereo, as i feel im losing a lot of sound quality w/ mono..... any help would be appreciated. Thanks.on a side note, i just hacked the mz-r700 to the mz-r900. score. Edited June 7, 2006 by babydickonboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Welcome to MD. The unit should record in stereo. So try to narrow down the possibilities.It could be the cord: try a different one. Make sure it's a stereo cord, with two rings around the plug (like your headphone plug), not one. It would be great if you've accidentally been using a mono cord instead of a stereo one. It could also be a problem with the Line-in jack,which would require a repair and is probably not worth the cost. To test, try the microphone input as an alternative. If you don't have a stereo microphone (again, two rings around the plug), then plug your headphones--yes, your headphones--into the mic jack and record yourself yelling at them. (Headphones can work as low-level microphones.) See if that plays back in stereo. It seems from your description that you can hear a mono recording in both headphones, so at least the headphone jack is working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynos Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Hi babydickonboard welcome to MDCF forums!As A440 said R700 should record in stereo just like mine. If you still can't record in stereo perhaps is time for you to return the unit to your friend and get a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babydickonboard Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 hey everyone...thanks alot.it was acually the cord that was faulty, it was a stereo 1/8", but the connection was screwed up. got a new one and it works great now!my new md player has been great for recording my bands practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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