Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hello Everyone- I've been lurking here for about 2 months, getting information on what type of MDR I wanted for Christmas. Thanks to all of your messages, I made the informed decision to get a Sharp MD-DR480H from TeamDigital. I used my new "toy" to tape a half-dozen concerts in New York City last week. The group sings a cappella and, thanks to their audio guy, can go from very quiet sounds to very loud sounds, very quickly. I found myself spending most of the concerts constantly checking the recording levels, making sure they were somewhere between -4 dB and 0 dB, like it said to do in the instruction book. Is there a better way to handle this next time, so I don't spend the whole show trying to look at my screen? GeekyDweeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 hi geeky dweeb i just bought a Sharp MD-DR480H as well. when i plug in the mic i use the low mic 12 setting and it works better than higher settings. the only problem is that the sound comes out in a low volume. i would like the sound so loud that i would would have to turn it down. i am recording choirs as well as string band music--no amphelication. i have 4 mics: one is a $70 sound professionals binural and the other is a $270 core-sound binural. Oddly enough the sound professional is great and the core-sound is total garbage. I think it has alot to do with mics. and of couse the Sharp MD-DR480H has a very poor "recording level" settings on their minidisk. it does not behave as the guide depics. i have had two other minidisk and i never got a decent live recording out them --- all the minidisks are the same. in order to get a good recording, you will bearly be able to hear the recording on playback.. for live recording i think we will fine are Sharp MD-DR480H very disapointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Thanks Jhart- I did a lot of research before I decided what my first MDR would be and a lot of people here said that the DR-7/470/480 performed very well for live recordings. I can definitely keep the microphone level lower, despite how loudlly or quietly the group is singing, and see if that helps. But I wonder if there's anyone out there, perhaps with more experience than you or I, who has any suggestions either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 HI Geeky Dweeb, I keep looking at that section 'Recording from a Microphone' on pages 38-41 as well as the "Recording sections" on pages 17-21. They make it look like there are two different recording sections---but i guess there is only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Jhart- In listening to the 6 recordings I made last week, the one where I kept the recording level lower seems to sound the best...even the loud sounds didn't get overmodulated. So I just know to keep the recording level lower whenever I tape, especially for concerts where the volume levels might frequently change. Thanks! GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Just wanted to give an update of my recording. IT WORKED!!! I saw the same a cappella group tonight. I set the recording level number to 12 and just left the MDR in my pocket and the microphone in my lap...the tape came out TERRIFIC! Thanks SO much, everyone who helped and gave me advice! GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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