dirtyfunk Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Hi, Dutch MD newby here. I'm looking to buy a MD for recording my band at rehearsals and the odd live gig. I have read a lot of your threads here and they have been very helpfull, thanks! I more or less decided on a Sharp MD-MT290, because of it's good reputation for loud live recordings, it's easy to operate and relatively cheap. I know it has a MIC-IN, but what would be the best option for a microphone, say below $150 ??? - what brand? - powered or non-powered? - T-model or ????-model? Any experiences with this MD or other advice would be appreciated!!! Menno Amsterdam, The Netherlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 Ok, I recently made a bootleg of a local band near where I live. It was an acoustic concert, but it was very loud, and had some pretty heavy bass. I was using a Sony MD (don't remember brand... sorry), using the LINE IN (NOT MIC) I build a mic out of radio shack parts, using the instructions here: http://www.minidisc.org/homemade_mics.html And here were the results: http://floater.sytes.net/media/Bootleg2.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 If you want to be really cheap and can do very basic soldering I recommend building your own mics. The total cost is less than $10.00 and they have 95% of the sound from anything I've listened to (and bought) for less than $100.00. Using RadioShack electret elements (which have two leads already soldered to them) you just connect them to a stereo cable with a miniplug on one end (follow the directions at this web site). Note that for less than $150.00 you can get good sound, but will have hiss. Reactive Sounds Spider Mics are good ($60.00), and are a little better than my homebuilts, but do not blow them away. Their background hiss is at a higher frequency, and they may be a bit more detailed. The Sony DSP907 is also good, but in my opinion is not worth the money ($100.00). It has hiss just like the cheaper mics. Good luck. I envy your living in Amsterdam, it is one of my most favorite places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyfunk Posted October 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Hi, Thanks for your replies! FYI, I did buy the Sharp MD-MT290 and I ordered a pair of binaural stereo microphones and a battery filter module with bass roll-off from MicrophoneMadness. This should take care of all my loud recording needs! And Amsterdam is a fine place to live indeed :wink: Menno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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