Virgin Minidisc User

[decree]

Hi, I'm totally new to this format - while I have a solid knowledge of hi-fi gear I am in need of some wise learned users who can direct me properly...I am looking to buy a minidisc recorder that can record high standard field recordings with future use to be used as source sounds for sampling (e.g. train ambience, metal crashes,etc.). i am not intersted in downloading off the internet, but would also like to use as to record and listen to cd's for pleasure. Microphone levels must be adjustable, not interested in having a speaker, doesn't have to be latest tech - just reliable and good fidelity.

-Help :wacky:

[A440]

You'll have to buy an outboard mic with any MD recorder, and your mic will be the crucial element in how hi-fi your recordings are.

You can find pre-NetMD models from Sony and Sharp on Ebay that will make good recordings, like Sony MZ-R37, MZ-R50 and MZ-R700, though there's more adjustability in Sony NetMD recorders like the Sony MZ-N9xx, which finally caught up with Sharp and allowed users to adjust recording levels without hitting Pause. Sharps have a lot of fans on this board, most recently the IM-DR420.

But if you're sampling, be aware that virtually all old portable MDs , before Hi-MD, have only analog output via the headphone jack, so you're going to have to take that analog signal and record it to sample it. If you want easier transfer to the computer--and uncompressed PCM recording--you might want to wait for Hi-MD, which has been supposedly coming since this spring.