[Hornlist] RE: MD (late)
A year ago I decided I too wanted to record live performances of various sorts with high quality. I searched and could not find anything other than mini-disc that has a built-in mic preamp. There are plenty of memory- and HD-based units that have line-ins, but none I found with mic-in. For a year I've regularly recorded with a Sony MZ-N10 and a binaural condenser mic setup. The results have been outstanding. Yes, I have to upload to the PC stereo in (at 48khz)via analog and only realtime. Then edit, convert to 44.1khz and burn a CD. The nearly $400 Sony MZ-NH1 is advertised as permitting digital uploading of mic recordings. I haven't seen anyone post who is actually using a Nomad or whatever to do live concert recordings, though many have given opinions not backed by experience. (maybe I missed a post?) Jim Wright ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] RE: MD (late)
Jim Wright wrote: ...The nearly $400 Sony MZ-NH1 is advertised as permitting digital uploading of mic recordings. For just over $400 you can get a Digidesign Mbox, a very small, 2-channel USB powered audio peripheral. It has 2 Focusrite mic preamps, 24-bit stereo S/PDIF digital I/O. It provides phantom power for mics, has balanced/unbalanced mic connections and a headphone output with volume control. The complete signal chain is 24-bit. What make it a bargain is that is comes with Pro Tools 5.2 LE software. With a laptop and 2 mics you can make a pro quality recording, edit it and burn to CD. Cheers, Steven Ovitsky Executive Director Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival owner Sotone Historic Recordings www.sotone.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
