Replacing my Current MD and Hi-MD

[zahne]

Hi all,

I've been and MD owner since about 1997. Right now I have a standard MD recorder/player by sharp and my friend gave me her hi-md sony mz-nh6000. I'm going to sell the sharp md and perhaps the sony one for these reasons:

1. the hi-md doesn't have a mic-in

2. the sharp md is analog making computer capture slow.

3.. the sarp md is standard so that means lossless.

as some of you may know md is a popular recording medium among sound designers and engineers for film and theatre. this is exactly what i'll be needing. right now we use a mac powerbook with logic pro. a really nice set up, but we're all terrified of something happening and it doesn't have a long lasting battery. if we're filming a forest for 12 hours power consumption is an issue. plus if the md i get is lost or broken it's no where near a severe loss as that apple hardware and software. plus we can very discrete with the md.

so what i'm looking for is a md, h-md or netmd recorder with: lossless audio, 1/8" mic-in and easy usb capture to computer. can i find something with all this cheap? i really dont need any other features at all. ive read that you can mount himd in linux as a mass storage device to manage files and if that doesn't wok too well i do have access to windows. We edit on macs with final cut, so as long as my product is aiff or wav in the post-production process, then I'm set.

so which is good for me an how cheap can it be?

Thanks!

[bobt]

Hi all,

I've been and MD owner since about 1997. Right now I have a standard MD recorder/player by sharp and my friend gave me her hi-md sony mz-nh6000. I'm going to sell the sharp md and perhaps the sony one for these reasons:

1. the hi-md doesn't have a mic-in

2. the sharp md is analog making computer capture slow.

3.. the sarp md is standard so that means lossless.

as some of you may know md is a popular recording medium among sound designers and engineers for film and theatre. this is exactly what i'll be needing. right now we use a mac powerbook with logic pro. a really nice set up, but we're all terrified of something happening and it doesn't have a long lasting battery. if we're filming a forest for 12 hours power consumption is an issue. plus if the md i get is lost or broken it's no where near a severe loss as that apple hardware and software. plus we can very discrete with the md.

so what i'm looking for is a md, h-md or netmd recorder with: lossless audio, 1/8" mic-in and easy usb capture to computer. can i find something with all this cheap? i really dont need any other features at all. ive read that you can mount himd in linux as a mass storage device to manage files and if that doesn't wok too well i do have access to windows. We edit on macs with final cut, so as long as my product is aiff or wav in the post-production process, then I'm set.

so which is good for me an how cheap can it be?

Thanks!

If you are using Mac, your only choice is the RH1 or M200, they come with a Li ion battery, but you can get an external pack or plug it in while you record.

Good luck

Bob

[zahne]

thanks bob. I appreciate the recommendations but like i said, i have access to windows too. if there's other models out there that i could save $$$ i don't mind the extra step of md to windows to mac. convenience is secondary where value and quality (referring to audio compression) are primary.

but i'd like to e certain about one thing: to get losses recording via mic in and computer connectivity himd is the only one. not net or standard correct?

Edited March 21, 2009 by zahne

[sfbp]

Any Hi-MD (look at the equipment browser) will do, all can upload microphone or line in recordings to Windows if you have the latest version of SonicStage. You can record 94 minutes PCM lossless, though in a lot of cases you will be pleasantly surprised by the 8 hours you get at 256kbps Atrac3+ (a HiMD format).

[garcou]

Hi all,

I've been and MD owner since about 1997. Right now I have a standard MD recorder/player by sharp and my friend gave me her hi-md sony mz-nh6000. I'm going to sell the sharp md and perhaps the sony one for these reasons:

1. the hi-md doesn't have a mic-in

2. the sharp md is analog making computer capture slow.

3.. the sarp md is standard so that means lossy.

as some of you may know md is a popular recording medium among sound designers and engineers for film and theatre. this is exactly what i'll be needing. right now we use a mac powerbook with logic pro. a really nice set up, but we're all terrified of something happening and it doesn't have a long lasting battery. if we're filming a forest for 12 hours power consumption is an issue. plus if the md i get is lost or broken it's no where near a severe loss as that apple hardware and software. plus we can very discrete with the md.

so what i'm looking for is a md, h-md or netmd recorder with: lossless audio, 1/8" mic-in and easy usb capture to computer. can i find something with all this cheap? i really dont need any other features at all. ive read that you can mount himd in linux as a mass storage device to manage files and if that doesn't wok too well i do have access to windows. We edit on macs with final cut, so as long as my product is aiff or wav in the post-production process, then I'm set.

so which is good for me an how cheap can it be?

Thanks!

[zahne]

thanks all for the advice!