If the sound is too loud, the MD recorder will clip the signal and it will be distorted. I use the low mick sensitivity setting when I record a concert with my homebrew mike. http://www.tir.com/~liteways/Mandolin.html#Microphone On really loud bands, I think setting the level manually would help. Just make sure it is set too low rather than too high. The MD recorders have a large dynamic range so even it you record it too low, you can amplify it and bring the sound back. If you have the recording level set too high, it will distort and you can't bring it back AFAIK. Nick Hogan wrote: > > I attempted to make a live recording using my new Sony > MZ-R90 last night, and the resulting recording is so > distorted that it's almost unintelligible. I was using > mini-cardioid mics plugged into the MIC IN (no external > power) and tried using both the AGC and setting the > recording levels myself. This was a very loud rock band at > an outdoor venue. A friend of mine has made several > recordings in the same conditions (using a JVC recorder), > and his recordings have almost no distortion. Does anyone > have any ideas as to what I might be doing wrong? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word > "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
