purelionz Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I need a recording device to record a kind of concert. someone suggested getting an MD but I have no idea what kind. I need good storage to as I will need to record minimum of 10 or so hours and then cut it later to upload to net.can anyone suggest anything please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pitdroidtech Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I need a recording device to record a kind of concert. someone suggested getting an MD but I have no idea what kind. I need good storage to as I will need to record minimum of 10 or so hours and then cut it later to upload to net.can anyone suggest anything please.Get a HiMD unit, so you can easily copy the recording back to the computer as data. Otherwise you will be constrained to realtime line out to line in recordings (and associated signal loss unless you have an optical or TOS input on your soundcard).As to recording time, if you use HiSP mode (atrac3plus 256Kbs) on the recorder, you will get almost 8hrs recording on a 1GB HiMD disc and 2hrs 20min on a standard 80 minute disc. If you use HiLP mode (atrac3plus 64Kbps) you will get 34 hours on a 1GB disc and 10hr 10 min on a 80min disc.If you want to use the highest quality, linear PCM (1.4Mbps), with no compression, you will get 1 hr 34min on a 1GB disc and 28min on a 80min disc.You can of course swap discs easily if you do so at a break in the music before the disc runs out. This would mean you would need to keep an eye on your watch.For comparison, atrac3plus @ 256Kbps is roughly equivalent to mp3 @320Kbps (though we are speaking apples and oranges somewhat). atrac3plus @ 64Kbps is similiar to mp3 @ 128Kbps. Linear PCM is uncompressed 44.1Khz digital audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purelionz Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 thanks for your help, is there any MD in particular you would recomend. I dont mind changing between discs and the 1GB seem to be fairly cheap on ebay. I have around £150 to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 MZ-RH1+ RMC-40ELK remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 You'd be lucky (to say the least) to get an MZ-RH1 for £150. Perhaps the MZ-NH700 would be more realistic, and just takes a 'normal' AA battery. The recording quality would be about the same. You'll also need a microphone, and as you mention, some blank discs. Don't go for the NH600 though - this has no microphone input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Purelionz--The first thing you should know is that the minidisc unit does not have a built-in microphone. If you don't have a stereo microphone, you will need one--unless you have a soundboard connection and can record from a line cable. To record a loud concert you will also need at minimum an attenuator (Maplins VC-1, probably about £4) or, better, a battery module (about £30), which you can get (along with a microphone) from Greenmachine as explained in this thread:http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=14388If you are new to minidisc you should also be aware that to upload the recording from the NH-700 you need to have a PC running (free) Sony software called SonicStage. The RH1 is Mac compatible. For newbies to concert recording, there are less complicated alternatives now--all with built-in mics and no hassle in uploading--just drag-and-drop into your computer. You should look at the Samson Zoom H2, the Edirol R09 and the soon-to-be-released Tascam DR 1 as noted here: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=20559 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Purelionz--The first thing you should know is that the minidisc unit does not have a built-in microphone. If you don't have a stereo microphone, you will need one--unless you have a soundboard connection and can record from a line cable. To record a loud concert you will also need at minimum an attenuator (Maplins VC-1, probably about £4) or, better, a battery module (about £30), which you can get (along with a microphone) from Greenmachine as explained in this thread:http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=14388If you are new to minidisc you should also be aware that to upload the recording from the NH-700 you need to have a PC running (free) Sony software called SonicStage. The RH1 is Mac compatible. For newbies to concert recording, there are less complicated alternatives now--all with built-in mics and no hassle in uploading--just drag-and-drop into your computer. You should look at the Samson Zoom H2, the Edirol R09 and the soon-to-be-released Tascam DR 1 as noted here: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=20559Actually for the price and features the Tascam looks interesting , when I get a chance to hear it then I will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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