ARRRGH!
I've just found out Argos are selling the sharp MDMT80 for £49.99!
what's odd is it was never in their catalogue- it's only just appeared in their special offer pamphlet.
damn you argos! *shakes fist*
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Portable minidisc recorder for quick +easy live recording?
- Thread starter Mad Subwoofer
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ARRRGH!
I've just found out Argos are selling the sharp MDMT80 for £49.99!
what's odd is it was never in their catalogue- it's only just appeared in their special offer pamphlet.
damn you argos! *shakes fist*
this is intriguing- I found a page in which someone explains how they use their Sharp MDMT80 with a pro microphone preamp for location recording when a DAT machine would be too bulky- a sub-$100 minidisc machine with an $800-plus preamp
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I know the focus of this is MD recorders, but I watned to pass this along:
I've had very good success recording live bands using my ZOOM PS-02 digital recorder (Invalid Link Removed).
This thing is about as small as a MD recorder, and records onto smartmedia cards (the things you use in digital cameras).
It's got an internal mic, I've put the mic on and recorded about an hours worth onto the card and it sounds surprisingly good (even though it's at 31.250khz).
On top of that, you get an effects box and drum machine to boot! (both are built into the zoom ps-02).
Easy to upload to PC- each track is a .WAV file, and you can use freeware like goldwave to compress it into an MP3.
The zoom is a cornerstone of my hobby of bass playing and recording- all of my digital recordings are done with it.
If you want to hear what the zoom can do, see my site
http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/ufo14
You can get them new now for $150 bucks, and it will do much more for you then just getting and MD recorder (although MD has more strenghts from strictly a recording standpoint).
Hope this helps
UFO
I've had very good success recording live bands using my ZOOM PS-02 digital recorder (Invalid Link Removed).
This thing is about as small as a MD recorder, and records onto smartmedia cards (the things you use in digital cameras).
It's got an internal mic, I've put the mic on and recorded about an hours worth onto the card and it sounds surprisingly good (even though it's at 31.250khz).
On top of that, you get an effects box and drum machine to boot! (both are built into the zoom ps-02).
Easy to upload to PC- each track is a .WAV file, and you can use freeware like goldwave to compress it into an MP3.
The zoom is a cornerstone of my hobby of bass playing and recording- all of my digital recordings are done with it.
If you want to hear what the zoom can do, see my site
http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/ufo14
You can get them new now for $150 bucks, and it will do much more for you then just getting and MD recorder (although MD has more strenghts from strictly a recording standpoint).
Hope this helps
UFO
I have a Sony MZ410R Minidisc recorder. How do i record live? I turn off automatic Line In vol. because it kills of the dynamics of music, but i set level to 5 out of 6 lines on VU meter so i'm sure it is loud enough and that it is not cliping. then i take 1/4" to double chinch (it's those one red one white jack cables) cable and stick it in mixer Line Out or REC. Sound is very good, but i think it can be even better because none of us can use a mixer very good
I used to record with Sony MD, now I use the iRiver iFP 590 MP3 recorder/player. Advantages:
- output is mp3 format (I do some equalizing afterwards with Nero wave editor)
- recording volume level can be adjusted at all times
- you can choose bitrate: with 320 kbps about 1h45m, lower bitrates much longer (still sounds good)
- no hassle with headphone output, just plug in USB cable and transfer file to computer hard disk ==> no loss of quality! (this always bothered me with MD)
- you can make separate directories on MP3 player (I play in different bands and also put original versions of songs on it that we can listen to on the PA if we need to during rehearsal), this keeps everything organized
- very easy navigation through menus, you can find files very quickly
- size of a matchbox and very sturdy
- very long (internal rechargeable) battery life, about 25 hours!
- if you want to take it along on a leisure trip you can put about 16 hours of music on it in very reasonable quality
- repeat A->B function for listening to a certain fragment repeatedly (also handy when studying difficult bass parts)
and I could go on and on, I love this little monster. I use a dirt cheap "clip-on" microphone (no battery) and even then it sounds great, bass and drums sound really good. Usually I have to cut the low frequencies afterwards, and mic is nearest to the keyboard player when recording.
Just my two cents, steven
- output is mp3 format (I do some equalizing afterwards with Nero wave editor)
- recording volume level can be adjusted at all times
- you can choose bitrate: with 320 kbps about 1h45m, lower bitrates much longer (still sounds good)
- no hassle with headphone output, just plug in USB cable and transfer file to computer hard disk ==> no loss of quality! (this always bothered me with MD)
- you can make separate directories on MP3 player (I play in different bands and also put original versions of songs on it that we can listen to on the PA if we need to during rehearsal), this keeps everything organized
- very easy navigation through menus, you can find files very quickly
- size of a matchbox and very sturdy
- very long (internal rechargeable) battery life, about 25 hours!
- if you want to take it along on a leisure trip you can put about 16 hours of music on it in very reasonable quality
- repeat A->B function for listening to a certain fragment repeatedly (also handy when studying difficult bass parts)
and I could go on and on, I love this little monster. I use a dirt cheap "clip-on" microphone (no battery) and even then it sounds great, bass and drums sound really good. Usually I have to cut the low frequencies afterwards, and mic is nearest to the keyboard player when recording.
Just my two cents, steven
SMASH,
Been lurking on this forum for some time now, learning alot, and am very impressed with this place...it's a pretty cool, diverse forum. Excellent jazz pickup testing thread you've done BTW, very informative.
Anyways, thanks for all the info on these minidisc player/recorders (and you others, too), I've checked out most of the links you provided for more info on these and there is really alot to learn.
I'm new at recording, just wanting to record myself, one guitarist, and a drum machine. I'm looking at a few used players now, one in fact is the MD-MT15 that you have. Good price, and am pretty close to getting it. I've already got the Sony ECM-MS907 Stereo mic (uses 1 AA battery).
Was wondering what you or anyone else thought of this setup. I'm planning on putting the player on a recliner chair that is in the middle of the room, about mid way between the amps. I've seen also that someone said something about taping the mic to the wall. Which would be a better placement? Also, from what I've read, the only way to get the minidisc recordings from the player to the computer is from the headphone out line in the player to the mic in or line in on the computer. From there, what software (low cost, money IS an object for this single dad raising two kids), is needed before I can burn to disc?
Damn, this got long for a first post. Sorry.
Any opinions greatly appreciated.
Been lurking on this forum for some time now, learning alot, and am very impressed with this place...it's a pretty cool, diverse forum. Excellent jazz pickup testing thread you've done BTW, very informative.
Anyways, thanks for all the info on these minidisc player/recorders (and you others, too), I've checked out most of the links you provided for more info on these and there is really alot to learn.
I'm new at recording, just wanting to record myself, one guitarist, and a drum machine. I'm looking at a few used players now, one in fact is the MD-MT15 that you have. Good price, and am pretty close to getting it. I've already got the Sony ECM-MS907 Stereo mic (uses 1 AA battery).
Was wondering what you or anyone else thought of this setup. I'm planning on putting the player on a recliner chair that is in the middle of the room, about mid way between the amps. I've seen also that someone said something about taping the mic to the wall. Which would be a better placement? Also, from what I've read, the only way to get the minidisc recordings from the player to the computer is from the headphone out line in the player to the mic in or line in on the computer. From there, what software (low cost, money IS an object for this single dad raising two kids), is needed before I can burn to disc?
Damn, this got long for a first post. Sorry.
Any opinions greatly appreciated.
