hi Jim,
>Crak Therapy wrote:
>>i am going back to the future to purchase a new mz-r50. [i am interested
>>in
>>minidiscs mainly for live recording of gigs etc. i bought a mz-r90 but
>>it's
>>not the best for live recording(distorts too easily, skips sometimes when
>>recording, and it had its first recording failure last week)]
>You might try the Sony Outlet Stores.
>http://www.online-sony.com/terms.asp
yeah, i had a look but they didnt seem to have any r50s at the moment and
they only ship to the USA anyway.[as i said i'm in australia]
>Try setting the record level manually for loud gigs.
i have. distortion still occurs on a regular basis before the level goes
'over'. i think it's due to this problem as reported on this list a few
months ago:
>>>>>
I & a couple of other guys have been measuring the inputs of the R50, R55, &
R90.
The R50 on low sensitivity clips at 150mV,
The R55 on low at 170mV,
The R90 (no switch) at 28mV.
They removed the high/low sensitivity switch on the R90 and it's far too
easy too overload. I have pretty weak mics (sens. -48dB) and they will clip
the R90 at about 110dB SPL. If you have mics based on the ubiquitous
Panasonic WM60 or 61 they will clip much earlier.
(NB: This clipping is irrespective of record level setting, it's the input
stage clipping before any gain control, they are absolute limits.)
So you really have to buy or make a battery box & use the line in.
<<<<<
i have been considering trying to do something to increase the output from
the mics so they reach line-in level, but i dont have the knowledge to do it
myself without interfering with the sound quality[although it would still be
better than distortion...!]
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