Guest Anonymous Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I have been browsing this community for some time now, trying to find out what kind of set-up I need for what I want to do, but there's so much information and a lot of it over my head (bit long in the tooth I think LOL) that I've decided to just straight out ASK what folks' opinions are. I want to record live concerts of loud rock and blues rock music, usually in small venues. I will always seek permission first so I don't have to hide my gear tho I also take photos so it needs to be attached to me, if you get me LOL. I am not flush with money but I'm prepared to save to get the gear that will do the job, since I'll only be wanting to buy it once - I don't care if it's the latest state-of-the-art offering or 10 years out of date and second hand, so long as I can transfer to CD which will then be either for my use or for the purposes of spreading the word about a band, with no view to making any profit. I've tried a few times with an MD a mate in the US sent me which seems to be not the right kit for the job - a Sony Net MD MZ-N707, I have no idea where he got the mics or what make etc they are. I've had unbearable and bad-but-you-can-just-about-cope results with it but the distortion was horrible, even when recording very quietly. So - I think I'd better get myself geared up with the right stuff because I've got a bee in my bonnet now and any advice would be appreciated. If you have a strong opinion please tell me what MD and mic combination you would buy, for what I want to do with it. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britbabe Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Damn, sorry - forgot to log in before I posted that :oops: . Anyway it was my message! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerkY Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Hey there! Well i recently bought a MZ-N910 and I am very very happy with it. I reckon the N910 is the best model there is at the moment because it has high output level and can record for hours due to its external gum stick battery. You can record live concerts in LP2 or LP4 format with the current Sony minidiscs around. I do not recommend the MZ-N10 for you because since it has an internal Li-ON battery its recording life is not as good as the N910. When you buy the N910 you will also need to buy a mic. I have a stereo sony mic that came with my WM-GX822 walkman ages ago and it does the job for me but you might need something better due to the circumstance. Just browse through the sony.co.uk website. As for the MD i said it before i'll say it again, the N910 by far has the best battery life at the moment and will last a while (50 hours in LP4 mode) while recording. The N10 is the lightest and smallest product but the N910 has all the features of the N10 and a much better battery life. And if you dont care about N910 being 30gr heavier go for the N910. Cheers BerkY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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