Mini-disc Microphone

[Bass Catcher]

I stumbled upon a free Mini-disc walkman and would like to get a microphone for it.

I'd like to record myself, rehearsals, gigs and live shows.

Any suggestions on what to get? I want to get something quality, but don't want to spend a fortune.

Thanks!

Matt

[anon_6j591b0]

I used a Sony ECM-MS907 into a minidisc for several years with good results. Not "studio quality" sound but for reference recordings of practice and rehearsals it works very well. I dunno what's out there now but when I bought mine 8 or 9 years ago there wasn't anything I found that came close to this mic for performance vs price.

[Steve Metcalf]

I use a Sony Hi-MD player with this mic. It sounds incredibly clear and crisp. It's small, but sounds great with bass. Doesn't really pick up the lower register with much power, but it's a great practice tool and it's not too pricey either.

http://www.minidisco.com/Sony-ECM-DS...11&category=29

[Fat.Mike]

I record through the optical-in using a 1 foot, 1/8" to 1/8" cable with a 1/4" converter, straight into the headphone jack on the mixer. Works very well for the $5 I spent at radioshack. Only MD problem is that Walmart quit selling the disks (and sonicstage doesn't let you rip tracks from the MD to CPU)!

[M Ramsey]

Go to RadioShack and buy one of their cheap (maybe about $30) lavalier microphones. I've recorded a bunch of live bluegrass jams at festivals with this rig and a microphone stand and they sound really good. Mine is an older minidisc and it has a 1/8" jack for a mini-mic built in.

You're not going to try and open a recording studio with this thing are you?