MD: MZ-R50 potentially dying
I've noticed lately that in bass heavy recordings (or even when I'm just in the studio with the band and pounding away on the drums), my recordings are starting to get choppier and choppier by the session. I have a feeling that after about 100 recordings, the optical block is starting to show signs of wear. Can anyone confirm my suspicions? I don't feel too comfortable with the idea of shelling out the cash for a new optical block only to get the same results and if I had the right test gear, I would check it with a laser power meter, but that even outweighs the cost of a Sony ES MD component deck! Many thanks in advance. Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MZ-R50 potentially dying
AFAIK once whatever you are recording goes into the digital-domain, if something isn't functioning properly and the data is being lost to some extent, it could manifest itself at any part of the recording and in a distictly non-analogue way. I suppose its might just be on the verge of error-correcting the data but that somehow doesn't seem right to me. The things I would check first are the mic and phone contacts, and that it is getting sufficient power from whatever source it is running from. Either of those could lead to the effect I think you are describing. And also the microphone if its only been noticed in homebrew recordings. If I'm stating the obvious that you've already checked please ignore me ;o) PrinceGaz -- full-time computer nerd, who really needs to get a life :o) From: Tony Antoniou [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've noticed lately that in bass heavy recordings (or even when I'm just in the studio with the band and pounding away on the drums), my recordings are starting to get choppier and choppier by the session. I have a feeling that after about 100 recordings, the optical block is starting to show signs of wear. Can anyone confirm my suspicions? I don't feel too comfortable with the idea of shelling out the cash for a new optical block only to get the same results and if I had the right test gear, I would check it with a laser power meter, but that even outweighs the cost of a Sony ES MD component deck! Many thanks in advance. Adios, LarZ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MZ-R50 potentially dying
I've noticed lately that in bass heavy recordings (or even when I'm just in the studio with the band and pounding away on the drums), my recordings are starting to get choppier and choppier by the session. I pay attention to R50 stuff because I have one too. From what I've gathered here, strong vibrations kill it. I remember someone else saying they had theirs on top of an amp and then it started to weird out on them. I don't know to what extent your unit may be damaged, but it might be good to put it on some pillows or something from now on when you record. I also remember reading in the manual that strong vibrations (like bass) may potentially damage the unit. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: MZ-R50 potentially dying
That is true. I remember it did it to me once at the Pantera concert I was recording. During Goddamn Electric, there was a constant eighth-note pulse from the kick drums and it did upset it just the once. No doubt vibrations would upset it, but I've noticed that it *occasionally* does it to me during playback as well. I've always used it as a source when playing on the drums and occasionally it would do it to me then as well. This is why I'm suspecting the optical block. It doesn't bother me if the vibrations have been the cause of it. The fact it's been powering on, like the workhorse it is, for the past 3 years is good enough for me to grin and bear it, knowing that once I replace the vibration-damaged optical block (if that's what it is) it will power on for another 3 years. But I was thinking of doing that with the cushioning, I just think I couldn't really sneak in a pillow in a stealth live recording situation 3#-) Thanks for the tips though! Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Danny-K Sent: Sunday, 17 June 2001 1:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: MD: MZ-R50 potentially dying I've noticed lately that in bass heavy recordings (or even when I'm just in the studio with the band and pounding away on the drums), my recordings are starting to get choppier and choppier by the session. I pay attention to R50 stuff because I have one too. From what I've gathered here, strong vibrations kill it. I remember someone else saying they had theirs on top of an amp and then it started to weird out on them. I don't know to what extent your unit may be damaged, but it might be good to put it on some pillows or something from now on when you record. I also remember reading in the manual that strong vibrations (like bass) may potentially damage the unit. - 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]
