Guest Anonymous Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 i'm an anthropology student living in mexico and i ordered an MZ-NF610 with my measly grant money. (partly for the radio since i'm in a very isolated area). i checked the sony website and it said nothing about having no dedicated mic input. i need this recorder to do voice interviews and i can't get audio plugging it into the line-in. i am fighting with sony to exchange it right now (my vendor would have done it but of course my friend didn't bring it down with original packaging). is there anything i can do if i lose my fight with sony (which i probably will)? i have not much money. they wouldn't even give me suggestions and I'm not very tech savvy. I have a Sony ECM-MS907 microphone (battery-powered). many many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 hmmm...if u have a powered mic (one with batteries) then it is usually possible to record via the LINE IN on the recorder...(i.e. plug the ECM-MS907 mic into the LINE IN jack on ur unit and just hit record) but what i don't get is that you say that u can't get audio plugging it in2 the lin-in...which is very odd...could u plz elaborate on this??? coz i'm not quite sure what u mean.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 i plug it into the line in and then record, but even when i put the volume on manual and raise it to max. the sound that gets recorded is very faint. i was recording church bells and i could barely hear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 ohhh rite rite...did u change the recording sensitivity to high??? coz even if you turn the volume level manually to max and it's on low sensitivity u can barely hear anything...but it also could be that the battery in the mic mite be flat (though if it's brand new then it's highly unlikely...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 The ECM won't power a line-in. The battery just powers the mic itself, not amplifies the signal. You really need an external microphone pre-amplifer, as the 610 doesn't have one built in. You can get one from Sound Professionals. If you can exchange your 610 for a model with mic-in that might be a cheaper option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudden Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 Get a second hand Sharp, any model with mic and MDLP (check http://www.minidisc.org/equipment_browser.html. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs.shadow0000 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 .if u accept a powered mic (one with batteries) again it is usually accessible to almanac via the LINE IN on the recorder...(i.e. bung the ECM-MS907 mic into the LINE IN jack on ur assemblage and just hit record) but what i don't get is that you say that u can't get audio active it in2 the lin-in...which is actual odd...could u plz busy on this??? coz i'm not absolutely abiding what u mean.... _________________(link deleted by moderator) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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