MD: gear :)
Hei all, I am looking for help to decide which minidisk and accessories gear I should get. I hope someone here can offer some suggestions. I am working at a small local community radio station in Finland. Some reporting and interviews. Some editing. Some on air time. Because of a conflict with my student grant I was not able to collect my first month's pay in cash. The station boss said that I can take it in gear bought for me by the station. So I can order 1000 dollars worth of anything I want. :) I am very into sound and I want to get the best pro quality minidisk gear for both location work and home editing that I can get for this 1000 bucks. I can use the station's gear for work but I would like to have my own system at home for my own work. I am thinking that I need: - 1 small minidisk recorder for location work. (headphones hole. line in/line out. manual recording level. editing features. visual record level. 2 mic in holes? md to pc port?) - 1 good hand/stand held mic for location or studio work. (2 mics for stereo recording?) (I already have 2 very good sony condensor lavier mics but the clips for clothing fall off the mics so I think I want a good hand held mic for now. I can figure out how to make the small ones work later.) - 1 small hidden headphones for location interviews. (Some recent posts here mentioned a couple that sound very good. Both sound quality and comfort are important here.) - 1 minidisk editor/mixer for home editing. (If a home studio editor/mixer is too expensive maybe I can transfer the files to my computer and edit in a program like the one I use at the station?) - 1 larger pro headphones for home studio work. (I think that AKG's K240 headphones seem very good. They have them at the station. I use and like them: http://www.akg-acoustics.com/english/headphones/proheadph.htm#K240 but if anyone has any other type to suggest or comments about these headphones, let's hear it.) If i can get what I need for less than 1000 bucks, I would also like to get a scanner and a drawing stylus to use for hand drawing into graphic art programs but the digital recording gear takes priority here. So those for starters. Any Ideas for a 1000 bucks shopping list? :) I am hoping that people here at this group can give me some good tips. thanks, -Sari :) -- ___ Get your free email from http://mail.india.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: . is this a good mic
Hello- I've been looking at a mic that can plug into a portable MD recorder. This is what I've found so far. Does anyone have this? Are you happy with it? http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=sonecmds70pSVBName=214 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: . is this a good mic
Payvand, I too looked at this microphone (along with many others). The frequency response (100-15000Hz) of this model is the reason I decided to look for another mic. A response beginning at 100Hz is not what I would use if I ever intended to record live music. If you think of it in terms of frequencies corresponding to the tones of the equal tempered scale, this mic (according to the specs) would transduce the frequency of 103.831Hz (G# 2), but not G2 with a frequency of 98Hz. By the way, pianos produce frequencies as low as 27.5Hz (A0). Since I can't predict exactly what will and will not be recorded (data retained) once the data compression begins, I made the decision to search for a mic (moderately priced) that would provide as much information (lower frequencies) as possible. I've been looking at a mic that can plug into a portable MD recorder. This is what I've found so far. Does anyone have this? Are you happy with it? http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=sonecmds70pSVBName=214 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Nude Ex
Anyone know where I can get a pair of those great Nude Ex earbuds with a NORMAL SIZED LONG CORD instead of the annoying short cord that minidisc users love so dearly. I hate only being able to use a pair of headphones with my MD player and not my CD player as well. Thanks - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Nude Ex
Thought you had pictures up of your Nude Ex for a sec - Original Message - From: Jinx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 9:53 AM Subject: MD: Nude Ex Anyone know where I can get a pair of those great Nude Ex earbuds with a NORMAL SIZED LONG CORD instead of the annoying short cord that minidisc users love so dearly. I hate only being able to use a pair of headphones with my MD player and not my CD player as well. Thanks - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: . is this a good mic
Payvand-G wrote: Hello- I've been looking at a mic that can plug into a portable MD recorder. This one works well but you have to make it. The cost is about $10 http://www.minidisc.org/jim_coon/ -- 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]
Re: MD: . is this a good mic
In a message dated 10/14/2001 8:08:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When a mic says it has a frequency response of 100 - 15000Hz, it means that the response is approximatly flat accross that region, It will still record frequencies above and below the stated range. It is just that the response is lower at those frequencies. Ohhh, thanks. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Nude Ex
Anyone know where I can get a pair of those great Nude Ex earbuds with a NORMAL SIZED LONG CORD instead of the annoying short cord that minidisc users love so dearly. Don't all the short-cord versions also include a one-meter extension? I got a pair of short-cord MDR-63s, and it included the extension. I thought it was standard Sony practice. 2 [) [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\ http://rsquared.firest0rm.org/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: ear buds
Where did you buy the Sennheisers? Significantlt better is enough for me to try them. By the way, did you mean punchy bass with crispy highs? I know, I ask for it all. Brian Lalor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the money ($20), the best earbuds I've heard (by a long shot) are the Sennheiser MX-500 which can be found for $15 - $20. I find them to be significantly better than the Sony 228s. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 14 October 2001
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 7 October 2001 o Ecoustics has a fairly complete [1]automated price watch table for MD gear. [1] http://ecoustics.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php?page_id=89ut=97cc4dc269ea12c9 o The $100 recorder: [2]PC Mall and [3]eCost have the [4]Sharp MD-MT90 for $100+~$10 shipping. [2] http://www.cc-inc.com/pcmall/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=960757 [3] http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=960757 [4] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sharp_MD-MT80+90.html o James Andariese finds the [5]Sharp MD-MT90 manual (1.2MB pdf) at [6]Sharp USA's website. [5] http://www.minidisc.org/manuals/sharp_mdmt90.pdf [6] http://www.sharp-usa.com/ MiniDisc Community Pages News for 9 October 2001 o NetMD SpyFlash [1]NetMD equipment photos from Japanese trade shows appear. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/netmd_japan_2001.html o Peter Nunn reports that Brian Youn's Sony MZ-R900 [2]SCMS defeat trick works on the MZ-R700 too. [2] http://www.minidisc.org/brian_youn/R900_SCMS.html#paul o Simon finds AV-Watch (Japan) coverage of [3]Kenwood's MDX-J3 and -J5 MD boomboxes, the latter capable of playing CD's of MP3 and WMA tracks. [3] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20011004/kenwood.htm o Jason Elvina points out a [4]positive Sony MZ-R900 review at CNET, marred only by a misstatement that MDLP is achieved through spinning the disc slower (akin to saying that.zip files work by spinning a hard drive slower). [4] http://www.cnet.com/electronics/0-6342419-1304-6898079.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 10 October 2001 o Second try for wireless remotes: Terry Park points out a photo and Japanese info for the [1]Sony MZ-E606 portable MD player, with a small, pocketable, wireless remote. Quite a far cry from the [2]wristwatch remote of the old [3]MZ-E7W. [1] http://www.walkman.sony.co.jp/prod/md_pl/e606.html [2] http://www.minidisc.org/mz_e7w_photos.html [3] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-E7W.html o James Nakashima finds a cute [4]Sony Walkman advert airing on MTV. Umm, the doctor will see you now! [4] http://www.mtv.com/asm/sony/ MiniDisc Community Pages News for 11 October 2001 o The human touch: Edward Lee renders a [1]fluent translation of the Sony MZ-N1 NetMD portable announcement. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/translations/sony_mzn1 MiniDisc Community Pages News for 12 October 2001 o Please let it be an I /O device: Davin Patton finds Sony's US model [1]VAIO with built-in NetMD ``Minidisc drive''. [1] http://www.sonystyle.com/vaio/mx/index.shtml o Minidisc T-Station posts AV-Watch (Japan) coverage of [2]Audio Expo 2001 ([3]trans ) showing the clearest photo yet of the [4]Sharp NetMD portable. The unit incorporates a Sony supplied NetMD IC. [2] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20011005/auex2.htm [3] http://www.minidisct.com/translations/2001_audioexpo.html [4] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20011005/auex3_25.jpg MiniDisc Community Pages News for 13 October 2001 o Steve Bommarito likes [1]recording automobile races onto Minidisc. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/trick_tips.html#autoraces o Oliver Farrens finds that his [2]Sony D-EJ721 portable CD player (Malaysian made, serial#5005077) does not output CD SCMS codes properly [[3]SCMS 10 bit is cleared ], causing SCMS copy prohibited CDs to produce SCMS-unrestricted MDs when copied. [2] http://www.thecameraclub.com/cgi-local/shop/web_store.cgi?details=yesexact_match=onpro_id=SNDEJ721 [3] http://www.minidisc.org/minidisc_faq.html#SCMS MiniDisc Community Pages News for 14 October 2001 o Prateek Sharma points out further [1]Sony MD advertising on [2]MTV's band tour dates page (suggesting, perhaps, the plural benefits of taking an MD recorder along for the ride?). [1] http://www.minidisc.org/images/sony_mtv_ad.jpg [2] http://www.mtv.com/bands/tourdates/ Our MiniDiscs are better than their MiniDiscs. Really. Okay, they're the same. But we're really nice! http://www.minidisco.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
