BrodieMD Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I plan to use my brilliant new RH1 to record a loud rock concert with a mic i bought on amazon (Technica Pro24) It's a simple process but are there anyone who can offer me advice about the record settings? For example should i record in Auto or Manual? -keeping in mind that the input sound levels will be higher than usual with loud thrashy guitars and lots of bass. And my location will be standing very near the front.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 (edited) First, always use Manual--try 20/30 as the intial recording level, and adjust for the particular mic--because Auto will create whooshing sounds as it tries to compensate for sudden loud impacts (like drums). That mic has lower sensitivity than most, so try it first with loud music, like your stereo cranked up all the way, with the mic right next to the woofer, and see what you get. It also has limited bass response, which would help for recording directly through mic-in. But if you plug most mics directly into the mic jack and play loud bass-heavy music you'll only record unlistenable distortion, because the preamp in the MD unit can't handle a lot of bass. To prevent that overload, get a battery module like this one:http://www.microphonemadness.com/products/mmcbmminminc.htmThen connect Mic-Battery Module--LINE-IN. If the concert is too soon to mail-oder the battery module, go to a Radio Shack and get a Headphone Volume Control (or whatever it's called now--it looks like my avatar). It's a volume control on a cord. Technically it's an attenuator: it cuts the signal running through the cord. Connect Mic--Headphone Volume Control--MIC-IN. Turn the volume control on the cord all the way UP to maximum, or just a little short of maximum. It should still cut the signal enough for the preamp not to overload. The battery module gives better sound, though. That mic has an on-off switch, so don't forget to turn it on. And make sure the RH1 is fully charged. Edited March 12, 2007 by A440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodieMD Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Hey, sorry ive been off the forum for a while, thanks for the advice. The gig is tonight, i'll take everything you said into consideration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 *topic moved to Live Recording section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arni Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) Do you guys record in PCM or HI-SP quality, considering the "at least PCM hype" in the trader scene?! The 1GB-limit(94min PCM) of HI-MD makes me use my rockboxed iriver h140 for important live-recordings.With Rockbox´s "Safety-clip"-level setting you set your levels manually but you still have the safety-net of the "AGC" there to prevent from clipping distortion in case of sudden high sound pressure attacks. So it ONLY REDUCES levels but NEVER BOOSTS them again .It was never easier to tape thx to rockbox and its developers. Tonight I will test my SP-CMC-8 cardioid mics at a blues open house session with both the RH1(mic in and line in with bbox) and my iriver h140(with bbox). Edited March 20, 2007 by Arni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Do you guys record in PCM or HI-SP quality, considering the "at least PCM hype" in the trader scene?! The 1GB-limit(94min PCM) of HI-MD makes me use my rockboxed iriver h140 for important live-recordings.With Rockbox´s "Safety-clip"-level setting you set your levels manually but you still have the safety-net of the "AGC" there to prevent from clipping distortion in case of sudden high sound pressure attacks. So it ONLY REDUCES levels but NEVER BOOSTS them again .It was never easier to tape thx to rockbox and its developers. Tonight I will test my SP-CMC-8 cardioid mics at a blues open house session with both the RH1(mic in and line in with bbox) and my iriver h140(with bbox). Gotta link for the RockBox so we can see it ?The Clip control is interesting , That is basically what is called a " Brick Wall Limiter"I would like to see its design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arni Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) Gotta link for the RockBox so we can see it ?The Clip control is interesting , That is basically what is called a " Brick Wall Limiter"I would like to see its designhttp://www.rockbox.orgREP(recording enhancement pack) as additional "patch" for recording freaks :http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=2513.0here i posted some screenshots(german spoken) http://www.minidiscforum.de/forum/viewtopi...sc&start=40 Edited March 20, 2007 by Arni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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