Lithium0 Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Hi!I'll do my first recording today, at night. I'm going to record a Symphonic Orchestra (I play there), in a small chamber (100-150 people). It's modern music (Vitorino de Almeida, a Portuguese composer).My Net-MD is a Sony MZ-N1, and my mic is a Sony ECM-MS907.Can you help me setting the best configurations in the MD? Should I use AGC? Recording mode 120º or 90º? And I have some doubts about where should I put the microfone: In the center of the room? Closer to the orchestra?Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Hi!I'll do my first recording today, at night. I'm going to record a Symphonic Orchestra (I play there), in a small chamber (100-150 people). It's modern music (Vitorino de Almeida, a Portuguese composer).My Net-MD is a Sony MZ-N1, and my mic is a Sony ECM-MS907.Can you help me setting the best configurations in the MD? Should I use AGC? Recording mode 120º or 90º? And I have some doubts about where should I put the microfone: In the center of the room? Closer to the orchestra?Thanks a lot! If you can get the Mic up high ,10 feet or so back at least 20 feet from the stage (farther would be better , ) set 120 , AGC from that distance the transient peaks wont be strong enough to engage the limiter Or use Manual Rec , level at about 20 mic Sens high , then while the rehearsal check the meters keep it down 4 -or 5 db under , because rehearsal will be quiere than the performance . Maybe even lower .I dont use the 907 so I cant really say I have the AT 822 , and an older 959a The 822 is the one I always fall back on . I have a Baroque Quintet recording up that is basically what I just described Except I had the Back wall at my disposal and the room was smaller than a chamber , in a chamber you will need to balance the position of the mic against the size of the room to control the reverb , closer to the stage less reverb , farther from the stage more reverb , Depending on the size of the chamber , 20 feet should be about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium0 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 If you can get the Mic up high ,10 feet or so back at least 20 feet from the stage (farther would be better , ) set 120 , AGC from that distance the transient peaks wont be strong enough to engage the limiter Or use Manual Rec , level at about 20 mic Sens high , then while the rehearsal check the meters keep it down 4 -or 5 db under , because rehearsal will be quiere than the performance . Maybe even lower .I dont use the 907 so I cant really say I have the AT 822 , and an older 959a The 822 is the one I always fall back on . I have a Baroque Quintet recording up that is basically what I just described Except I had the Back wall at my disposal and the room was smaller than a chamber , in a chamber you will need to balance the position of the mic against the size of the room to control the reverb , closer to the stage less reverb , farther from the stage more reverb , Depending on the size of the chamber , 20 feet should be about right.The concert yesterday at night, but thanks the same, now I know, for other performances . I did almost everything you said, but my minidisc turned off by itself!I think the problem was that I had Sync Rec turned on, and it turned off because of low volume.... It's possible? (the composer of the symphony talked a lot before the orchestra play, and so it had low volume captation...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 The concert yesterday at night, but thanks the same, now I know, for other performances . I did almost everything you said, but my minidisc turned off by itself!I think the problem was that I had Sync Rec turned on, and it turned off because of low volume.... It's possible? (the composer of the symphony talked a lot before the orchestra play, and so it had low volume captation...)You need to turn Sync off, the only thing Sync is used for is CD to MD recording . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judasjack Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Remember to keep the mic free from vibrations and the like. If you've access to a mic stand pinch it and secure the unit with good padding. Sounds simple but I've ruined many live recordings by placing the mic in the direction of opening doors, creaking windows and human traffic. Try and block off that area where you've set up so folks won't wander into it and cause disturbance like asking you as loud as possible "What you doing"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Sync Recording will not turn the minidisc off. The only thing that would do that is a low battery or a bad disc. With a low battery, the unit will usually try to save everything and shut itself off when it senses the battery is running out. I also once had a bad disc that shut off the unit when I tried to record. You might as well turn off Sync Recording, but it is not affecting anything that you are doing. To test the disc, try recording on it with AC power. If the disc causes the unit to shut down, just get a different one. I don't know the menus and settings of the N1, but look through them and make sure you don't have something like Sleep Timer turning the unit off automatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Does the N1 have a Sleep timer ???? didnt know that.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiberiusbeekirk Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 the more I record, the more I learn.I've learned to put the md unit on hold after I press record, there's been a few timeswhere I've messed with the unit and probably pressed the stop button in my pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Does the N1 have a Sleep timer ???? didnt know that.!I don't know if it does. Don't want to start any unsubstantiated rumors. Some of the more expensive units have fancy options, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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