DougD Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 I know this subject has been beaten to death, but I am still confused about which criteria qualify a given MD as suitable for recording live music (ie. music that I play) The cheaper MD's I've seen advertised as 'recorders' state that they can record from a variety of inputs, (eg. pc, audia,etc). Will these work with a mic? I have mostly seen Sony's that are available at local retailers....most are around $125-130. Will they work with a mic and produce decent quality? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jermz Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 If you are looking at the gold MZ-N505 for $130 USD it does NOT have a microphone input on it, but it has a line in. If you have a powered mic or a battery box that can boost the signal to line-in volume then you can record anything. Its a great player for the price. The MZ-N707 which is $200 USD has a mic port built it, but I have heard that the amp isnt that good so more often that not really loud recordings are very distorted. IF you use headphones instead of a microphone and plug that into the mic port of the MZ-N707 that will provide a way of capturing really loud recordings. Keep in mind a GOOD mic for a MD runs around $70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougD Posted February 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Any recommendations for microphones that work well with the 505? How do determine if a mic is powered or not (from reading the ads)? We usually play acoustic music, in close proximaty (i.e. bluegrass) with a very wide range of frequencies from an upright bass to a mandolin and all in between... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougD Posted February 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabass Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 I bought an older (2001) Sharp Recorder MD-SR60 It has lots of features and was cheap.It records loud performances well with plug-n- power mic input,can change record level on the fly,optical input and cable,built in charger etc. I record our band rehearsals and performances. It lacks the LP features though it will record 160 min. in mono. Only 10 sec. memory buffer,hasn't skiped on me yet. No backlite display. No Net Md so all recording is in real time. Cost was $119 USD delivered... Bought a Sony Mic ECM-70P for $58 delivered...With the money I saved,I got a set of Sony Eggos for $55 It worked out well for my first MD purchase .Sure I would like a backlit display and LP-4 for my late night talk radio shows but for $119 I got a lot. I purchased mine from efendos.com in Dec. for $119 but they raised thier price to $199.Here are links to units under $120 ... Good Luck ! Dave http://bizrate.com/Sharp-MDSR60,mss__cat_i...59,rf--wgg.html http://www.appliancesforless.com/sharp-mdsr60.html http://r2.east.rmi.yahoo.com/rmi/http://ww...roductId=938197 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 If you really want to go on the cheap, hit eBay and see what older models are listed. You can probably pick up an old Sharp MD-MS702 for about $60-70, and I've recorded so many concerts on mine with no problems. Again, no LP mode on the old models, but the sound quality is great--limited only by your mic. Also note: Sharp are the only brand of MD that will let you adjust recording level as you record--with my Sony, I have to pause the recording before I can adjust anything, thus losing parts of the concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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