ar- Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 I have recently bought Sony MZ - 505 and just realise.. that the thing.. has only 4 jacks! 1. DC in 2. Earphone/remote 3. usb 4. Line in (optical) i was wondering... can i record sounds.. using microphone... with my md..? but then again.. i dont have a mic jack.. or is the Optical Line in can be use..? please help 4 day noob here.. -ar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozza Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 nah u cant record using a microphone on ur 505 the 707 does have a mic in but the 505 doesnt! :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbo Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Well actually if you get a mic preamp you can use the line in for a mic. Check out http://www.soundprofessionals.com/ or http://www.reactivesounds.com/ B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 whats a preamp mic? btw.. thx for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbo Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 It is a small amplifier, generally run off a 9v battery, that boosts the signal from the mic to line level. thus enabling the mic to be used on a "line in" jack. I check and reactivesounds doesn't actually preamps. Only battery boxes. Battery boxes provide extra power to the microphone. This ensures that the mic is working at its full ability and dynamic range, it does NOT however boost the signal coming from the mic. Check out this FAQ: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/micacces...batteryfaq.html Hope this helps, bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 I am still confused about mikes...Before I return my unit...what again Can I buy--and what does it cost to do external mike recordings with this unit..or am I better off buying ??next model for recording lectures etc thanks for help Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 You'd be better off getting 'the next model up', ie. the N707, if you can swap it for your n505. The n707 has a built in mic input, whereas you would have to buy a pre-amp (a box which amplifies your microphone and costing at least $69) for your n505. So you'd have to bring 2 boxes to your lectures with the N505 (and lots of fiddly wires) or just the one with the N707. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar- Posted December 10, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 ok then... damn.. wish i bought the 707.. btw.. thx for the help.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 22, 2002 Report Share Posted December 22, 2002 Hi I was just reading about this. I'm planning to buy an N505 and would love to be able to get stuff i recorded in the studio put onto MD, but would only really wanna record line in from a recording studio output rather than a mic itself... any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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