Guest Anonymous Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 Ok I think i might want this. my primary purpose will be to record myself practicing my upright bass, and also recording of gigs and rehearsals. sound quality is not of the utmost importance, but i wouldnt mind something nice-sounding. from my understanding, i could plug in a mic and that would be all the gear i need to record? the ECM-MS907 seems to be a popular choice. would this be a good mic? will it pick up the bass frequencies well? also how much should i expect to pay for each piece? what are the new instore prices? what about ebay? thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugo Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 N707 has been discontinued (despite being a great beginner unit). One should be able to pick up a new one for no more than $160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD4DNV Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 The 707 is a great unit for this. You can still buy them at E-Bay, but the prices are starting to go up. Go figure! The one thing to consider though, is the manual record level feature has to be re-configured after the unit is turned off. Most Sharp units stay in this setting even after they are turned off. Sound quality is great and the record level setting is the only feature I can see that is a nusance. I built my own mic, so I can't give any advise on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudden Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 Sony MZ-N710 are the current variant and with a new design of N707. Live recording sux with Sony models unless you have phantom feeding and plug into line in. Get a Sharp instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reni Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 How loud do you play when you're practicing? I recorded myself practicing on my drumkit and I got massive distortion but I recorded our guitarist playing by himself on an acoustic guitar and the recording sounded fine. I ended up buying a battery box and now I record into my N707 through the line in. In general though, you probably are better off with a sharp if you're going to record live music. Sony units are notoriously bad when it comes to their microphone pre-amps. --Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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