sinjin32 Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Hi all,I've been using an MZ-NH700 with a ECM-DS70P for recording our band's rehearsals and performances, and I'm fairly happy with the results. That little microphone records much better than I had thought it would. I would always be happy with a bit of a sound quality improvement however, so I'm considering a replacement mic -- particularly the Sony ECM-907. I just have a few questions:-because the ECM-907 uses a battery, does this mean I can/should plug it into the line-in input? Or should I still use the mic input?-will the fact that it uses a battery (instead of relying upon the recorder to power it) result in a noticeable increase in the recorder's battery life while recording?-is it really worth it? IE, should it really present a noticeable improvement in recording quality?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Hi all,I've been using an MZ-NH700 with a ECM-DS70P for recording our band's rehearsals and performances, and I'm fairly happy with the results. That little microphone records much better than I had thought it would. I would always be happy with a bit of a sound quality improvement however, so I'm considering a replacement mic -- particularly the Sony ECM-907. I just have a few questions:-because the ECM-907 uses a battery, does this mean I can/should plug it into the line-in input? Or should I still use the mic input?-will the fact that it uses a battery (instead of relying upon the recorder to power it) result in a noticeable increase in the recorder's battery life while recording?-is it really worth it? IE, should it really present a noticeable improvement in recording quality?Thanks!The 907 will b a Moderate improvement , Line input =NO , unless you are dealing with earsplitting levels of sound.Battery life will be a little better yes what you will notice is more bass response , and a little warmer sound , but it will be a tighter pattern the 70 has a pretty wide pattern .the 907 will be more focused . If you want to make a BIG difference in your recording step up to a nicer mic. AT 822 (from Audio Technica) will make you a Happy man . The Audio quality of a GOOD mic will make your recording truly archivable , and usable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinjin32 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) If you want to make a BIG difference in your recording step up to a nicer mic. AT 822 (from Audio Technica) will make you a Happy man . The Audio quality of a GOOD mic will make your recording truly archivable , and usable.Thanks for the advice! I'm tempted to go that route. Those mics are a little expensive but it looks like E-Bay might make it a bit more manageable.I'm pretty pleasantly surprised by how well the little Sony T mic I have works, but if this would be a big step up... well, that's worth looking into. Edited July 2, 2007 by sinjin32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks for the advice! I'm tempted to go that route. Those mics are a little expensive but it looks like E-Bay might make it a bit more manageable.I'm pretty pleasantly surprised by how well the little Sony T mic I have works, but if this would be a big step up... well, that's worth looking into.I have some posts with samples of the AT822 up here somewhere , look for " Baroque quintet" there was NO P.A. at all just the mic and the MD , and 25 feet or so between me and the Group in a Long narrow room, I was at the Back of the room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinjin32 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 I have some posts with samples of the AT822 up here somewhere , look for " Baroque quintet" there was NO P.A. at all just the mic and the MD , and 25 feet or so between me and the Group in a Long narrow room, I was at the Back of the roomThanks... I'll look around for them.One thing I like about the little Sony mic I'm using now is that it does do a fairly good job picking up all of our instruments in our rehearsal space. We're pretty much scattered about through a small room... drums in one corner, guitar in another, yet another guitar in another, etc. I am kind of wondering if a more directional mic might result in some unbalanced mixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks... I'll look around for them.One thing I like about the little Sony mic I'm using now is that it does do a fairly good job picking up all of our instruments in our rehearsal space. We're pretty much scattered about through a small room... drums in one corner, guitar in another, yet another guitar in another, etc. I am kind of wondering if a more directional mic might result in some unbalanced mixes.Yes it wouldThats why the Mixer and several mics would be a VERY good Idea ,( Look down at my ID info and see what I do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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