abervilla Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 I'm thinking of buying my daughter a minidisc recorder-she plays cello and wants to critically analyse her own playing,also record some of her lectures.I've been looking on the net and the cheapest minidisc player witha mic input appears to be the Sharp MDMT80 FR.Does anyone have experience of this model,and where can I get a cheapish microphone to use with it?If anyone has a suggestion for an alternative model,it would be gratefully received!Oh-I'm in the UK by the way. Cheers Abervilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 I have the Sharp MD-MT80, and use it for recording my own violin lessons/practices. Like most Sharp MD recorders it is very good for microphone recording, better in that respect than most Sony recorders. It's also very simple to use. The MT80 is a little bit outdated now (but still good), and does not have the MDLP (long play) function of the newer recorders. The Sharp MT88 or MT290 are later models of similar quality, and still fairly inexpensive. I also use the Sony MZ-B10, which is even easier to use (much like a cassette recorder), and has a built in speaker and microphone. I use the Sony ECM-MS907 and the Vivanco EM239 condenser microphones for recording with very good results. Where abouts are you in the UK? If you can get to London, there are many places on Tottenham Court Road that sell these and other microphones. Otherwise most audio retailers should be able to supply you with one. You need a "plug in power" type microphone, which is a standard type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 KJ covered most of it, I'm extremely happy with my MT-80 (though it *is* a tad old ) I built a set of very nice sounding stereo mics with stuff from radioshack ("tandy" for my friend across the pond) for about $10. two microphone capsules, 4 feet of shielded mic cable, and a 1/8 inch stereo miniplug. directions can be found in the homebrew forum here under the headphone/mic conversion, mine required a bit more soldering, but are shielded, and therefore have in my opinion much less noise. (recording hiss) I record acoustic instruments, percussion, voice and some sampling with mine. For under $100 for the whole kit, I've been very happy. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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