saritupatitu Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 HELLO !my name is sarit and i'm an opera singer. a friend of mine is going to NYC and i want him to buy me a suitable minidisc for my needs - means i want a very high quality of recording for my live concerts (usualy voice and piano)plus - i would ask also for a suitable microphone adapted for singing...about the amount of money i am willing to spend - i would like to go more for the quality than for a good price.in short - if you can help me with finding the best quality record mini disk that i can purchase....my e mail / msn messanger is saritupatitu@hotmail.comthank you very much.my friend is leaving in a few days so i need to get going with a decision )))thanks a lot!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 HELLO !my name is sarit and i'm an opera singer. a friend of mine is going to NYC and i want him to buy me a suitable minidisc for my needs - means i want a very high quality of recording for my live concerts (usualy voice and piano)plus - i would ask also for a suitable microphone adapted for singing...about the amount of money i am willing to spend - i would like to go more for the quality than for a good price.in short - if you can help me with finding the best quality record mini disk that i can purchase....my e mail / msn messanger is saritupatitu@hotmail.comthank you very much.my friend is leaving in a few days so i need to get going with a decision )))thanks a lot!!!!The best is the RH1, you can read the forums about microphones, should be able to find one in NY.Send us a sample when you try it,Good luck,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saritupatitu Posted June 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 The best is the RH1, you can read the forums about microphones, should be able to find one in NY.Send us a sample when you try it,Good luck,Bobgreat!!! i was asking someone who got some answers from you guys about the same matter, he said that the raccomandation was to - MZ - MH700but - if you say that MZ RH1 is absolutely the best - i will take your word for it.and about mic - which forum should i try ?thanks alot by the way!!!! and i will send something i sung. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 The top-quality Hi-MD recorder is the RH1.The NH700 is less expensive, thicker, uglier and slightly more inconvenient for settings than the MZ-RH1. It will record at the same quality. But at this point it is harder to find the NH700 anywhere but online. Your friend can get the MZ-RH1 easily at BH Photo. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/4415...3_Minidisc.htmlThere is a cluster of professional musicians' stores on 48th Street in Manhattan. Your friend should visit one--Sam Ash, perhaps--and ask them specifically about a microphone for an opera singer with pianist. It should have a miniplug connection to go into the MZ-RH1--not just the XLR used for professional microphones. They may have a recommendation. You need to decide whether you want a mono mic or a stereo one. I would tend to go for a stereo one for more richness and realism. You will want to get a microphone with a full frequency range: 20-20,000 Hz. Many Sony microphones, which are most widely available but not necessarily the best, only cover 100-18,000 Hz and will not capture the lowest notes of a piano. There are many, many microphone choices from under $100 to thousands of dollars, so you're going to have to narrow down your budget and think about your recording situation. Many high-quality microphones require a separate power supply, called Phantom Power, 48V. The minidisc supplies what is called Plug-in power, which is much less, 1.5 volts, so don't confuse those. Some microphones get their power from their own batteries as part of the mic. You might look at this mic, the Nady CM-25, which has been highly recommended by one of the minidisc users on this forum, King Ghidora. Search these forums and elsewhere for more information about it. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Nad...-Mic?sku=275558Another highly recommended mic in many places is the Rode NT1A. But that is a mono microphone, not stereo--made for recording studios. The Rode NT4 is a stereo microphone, studio quality. It comes with an XLR-to-miniplug adapter. But it's pricey....http://www.rodemic.com/?pagename=Products&product=NT4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saritupatitu Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 The top-quality Hi-MD recorder is the RH1.The NH700 is less expensive, thicker, uglier and slightly more inconvenient for settings than the MZ-RH1. It will record at the same quality. But at this point it is harder to find the NH700 anywhere but online. Your friend can get the MZ-RH1 easily at BH Photo. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/4415...3_Minidisc.htmlThere is a cluster of professional musicians' stores on 48th Street in Manhattan. Your friend should visit one--Sam Ash, perhaps--and ask them specifically about a microphone for an opera singer with pianist. It should have a miniplug connection to go into the MZ-RH1--not just the XLR used for professional microphones. They may have a recommendation. You need to decide whether you want a mono mic or a stereo one. I would tend to go for a stereo one for more richness and realism. You will want to get a microphone with a full frequency range: 20-20,000 Hz. Many Sony microphones, which are most widely available but not necessarily the best, only cover 100-18,000 Hz and will not capture the lowest notes of a piano. There are many, many microphone choices from under $100 to thousands of dollars, so you're going to have to narrow down your budget and think about your recording situation. Many high-quality microphones require a separate power supply, called Phantom Power, 48V. The minidisc supplies what is called Plug-in power, which is much less, 1.5 volts, so don't confuse those. Some microphones get their power from their own batteries as part of the mic. You might look at this mic, the Nady CM-25, which has been highly recommended by one of the minidisc users on this forum, King Ghidora. Search these forums and elsewhere for more information about it. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Nad...-Mic?sku=275558Another highly recommended mic in many places is the Rode NT1A. But that is a mono microphone, not stereo--made for recording studios. The Rode NT4 is a stereo microphone, studio quality. It comes with an XLR-to-miniplug adapter. But it's pricey....http://www.rodemic.com/?pagename=Products&product=NT4thanks again for you detailed answers!!!it is a great forum with great people - must say!about the mic (let's say we ahev resolved the minidisk thing - i'll go for the RH1)i am planning to make mayself a simple audio laboratorio at home - with audio drive and all to make some stuff in my computer - like record myself in 4 voices ecc. so my thought was - if i am going for a microphone built for a singing - than i will get something that can stay with me and for a long term and will give maybe a good results also recording through the computer - so what i am thinking of is on microphone that will plug in a good way either to the minidisk as to the computer ....don't know if something like this exist (yeh! of course - i just don't understand like nothing about it )my freind is leaving on this tuesday and i have to give him all the money by tomorrow - so i will be happy if you have a fast way to help me with that - if not - i will have to give up for the mic and spend it in my home country (pay much much more which is a shame:))the minidisk he will get me for sure...thanks again for you detailed answers!!!it is a great forum with great people - must say!about the mic (let's say we ahev resolved the minidisk thing - i'll go for the RH1)i am planning to make mayself a simple audio laboratorio at home - with audio drive and all to make some stuff in my computer - like record myself in 4 voices ecc. so my thought was - if i am going for a microphone built for a singing - than i will get something that can stay with me and for a long term and will give maybe a good results also recording through the computer - so what i am thinking of is on microphone that will plug in a good way either to the minidisk as to the computer ....don't know if something like this exist (yeh! of course - i just don't understand like nothing about it )my freind is leaving on this tuesday and i have to give him all the money by tomorrow - so i will be happy if you have a fast way to help me with that - if not - i will have to give up for the mic and spend it in my home country (pay much much more which is a shame:))the minidisk he will get me for sure...plus - if i am spending like 300 $ for the minidisk i will want something not very expensive - let's say max 300 $ for the mic(better to find something less, but as i got it this stuff are expensive) especially when i do a lot with vocal stuff like accapellaopera stuff ecc. i know it is a lot of stuff to choose from - but hey, i am trying:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Take a serious look at the Nady CM25 as well as the (more expensive) mic it was modeled after, the Audio Technica AT 822. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...oughType=searchhttp://www.zzounds.com/item--AUTAT822The mic plug in your computer is probably the same as the minidisc--a miniplug. Some computers have a mono plug, though, rather than a stereo one. For serious home recording you may need a mixer, which takes microphone inputs and mixes them, but they are not very expensive. But it's possible, if your computer has a good input, that you could just record direclty into the computer. There is a basic but useful free computer recording progam called Audacity. Try it. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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