When you record loud gigs, you should put the Sony in manual record level instead of
auto level. When you see the signal level at the top, it will clip no matter what
mike you are using. Put it in manual and set it lower, it probably isn't the mike
that is doing the clipping, but the recorder. Try it at home and record your stereo
with it at or near full volume. Quick, like a bunny, record some in auto
and then switch to manual and drop the recording level. by now, your neighbors have
probably called the cops, so turn the stereo back down and listen to the results. I
think you will find it is the level setting that is doing it.
"Lynch, Jason JD" wrote:
> Yowdy,
>
> The other night i recorded my first live gig on my MD. The sound guy wouldn't let me
>plug into the desk, even though the band requested it. Luckily i took along my mic.
>It was given to me as a gift by minidiscweb, due to the fact that i' requested a blue
>unit but they only had white. The mic ain't that great; it's a Aiwa Stereo condenser
>microphone CM-TS22 (marked as a business/live recording microphone).
> Anyway the recording is pretty good but quite distorted. It was a pretty loud PA, in
>a smallish bar. It doesn't sound to me like digital distortion (i had my R91 on auto
>rec. level setting), so i'm guessing it would be the mic that was clipping. On
>playback however, the signal sits pretty well on full (i'm guessing the wave form has
>pretty straight edges due to the clipping?).
>
> I was going to buy a Soundprofessional AT 853 mic soon. I've heard this is a great
>sounding mic, but would this also be the solution to the clipping problem? Also, is
>this one of the best for recording loud indoor (and outdoor) gigs?
>
> Cheers,
> Jason
>
> EOM
>
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