Need advice on Rec using a Hi-MD; Mic In or Line In?

[Antala]

I bought the Sony MZ-NH700 and the Nade CM-2S Mic based on the recomendation on this site and very happy with my purchase. I already did many recordings and the quality of the Hi-MD and Mic are really Good.

I always connect the Mic directly to the Mic-In and I know that the MZ-NH700 has a Mic Pre-Amp but I want to know if it will get better sound if I connect My Mic to the Line-in trough an external Pre-Amp?

Another doubt that I have is that I connected my Hi-MD from the console trough Line In in a Concert but I didn't used any Mic and the quality of the Rec was average; So do you recommend to connect my Mic to the Mixer or Console and then record everything from Line-In?

Thanks

[A440]

Another doubt that I have is that I connected my Hi-MD from the console trough Line In in a Concert but I didn't used any Mic and the quality of the Rec was average; So do you recommend to connect my Mic to the Mixer or Console and then record everything from Line-In?

Thanks

What exactly was bad about the console recording? Did it not have everything you want to hear? In a small room, some bands may not send the guitars or drums through the console, only voice and keyboard. The MD can only record what you put into it. You could try adding your mic to the console mix if the band approves--it would be an interesting experiment. However, if the band sounds good in the room, it would be less complicated to simply use a mic and battery box directly into the MD.

You don't need a preamp to record music. A preamp is for very quiet sounds. All you need is a battery module to give the mic a little extra power:

http://www.microphonemadness.com/products/mmcbmminminc.htm

[Antala]

What exactly was bad about the console recording? Did it not have everything you want to hear? In a small room, some bands may not send the guitars or drums through the console, only voice and keyboard. The MD can only record what you put into it. You could try adding your mic to the console mix if the band approves--it would be an interesting experiment. However, if the band sounds good in the room, it would be less complicated to simply use a mic and battery box directly into the MD.

You don't need a preamp to record music. A preamp is for very quiet sounds. All you need is a battery module to give the mic a little extra power:

http://www.microphonemadness.com/products/mmcbmminminc.htm

Hey Thanks a Lot A440; The console recording wasn't that good because like you said the band didn't sent the Dums trough the console and the Voices sound way more than the instruments. As Voices, the keyboard was also on top of Guitars and Bass on recording, this was because the band used very good Guitars & Bass amplifiers so it wasn't neccesary to add a lot of Volume from the Console.

About the Battery Module I think I will need one because almost all of my recordings are of Rock Bands so the Mic Preamp is kind of useless for me.

I will try next time to connect the Mic to the Console Mix and do some tests to see how it works.

If possible I will take more time connecting everything and do some tests on Sound Checks.

One thing that I admire of Hi-MDs is PCM Recording cause the sound that I record from Line In came so damn clean and it sounds amazing

[A440]

I will try next time to connect the Mic to the Console Mix and do some tests to see how it works.

Just to be clear, I don't mean sending the console mix to Mic-in.

What I'm saying is that if you use the mic to get the sound of the music in the room and plug that into a channel of the console, and then run from the console Line-in to the Hi-MD, you might get a combination of instruments and live room sound. But unless the console has outputs for two different mixes, I don't think the band will want to add the room sound to their own mix. I still think mic-battery box--Hi-MD is the simplest and best way to do it.