Nathan P Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I tried to do a recording with these and a jecklin disk the other night, but I got barely any input. I checked the batt, it was good. I plugged them into the line in on my laptop, but the levels were very low so I just quit. I thought these outputted a line level signal? Or is the line in on the MDs more sensitive than a line in on a laptop? I had the recording levels on the laptop maxed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 A battery box is not meant to be a substitute for a preamplifier, it just supplies the power for the mics (which is not present at the line input). When recording via BB/line-in, there needs to be a high input level (e.g. loud amplified concert) to get good levels, otherwise the signal will be, as experienced, (very) low. For relatively quiet sounds, a preamp / recorder with mic-in is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan P Posted February 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Okay, so the batt box only goes to line in if it is at a rock concert. okay. Got it. A battery box is not meant to be a substitute for a preamplifier, it just supplies the power for the mics (which is not present at the line input). When recording via BB/line-in, there needs to be a high input level (e.g. loud amplified concert) to get good levels, otherwise the signal will be, as experienced, (very) low. For relatively quiet sounds, a preamp / recorder with mic-in is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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