Re: MD: Digital Recording: why is volume low?

1999-09-07 Thread David Boulet
I have had 2 recording sessions with my Sharp 702 portable MD recorder and my Sony bookshelf system. I am using the optical digital output on my bookself to record CDs to MD. The quality sounds great, but the volume of the MD is much lower than the original track on the CD. I'd say the

Re: MD: Digital Recording: why is volume low?

1999-09-07 Thread David W. Tamkin
Dave Boulet wrote, | When making a digital copy to MD | from a CD, you don't have to worry about adjusting the *recording level* | because the CD has obviously already been mastered to not go over the "0" | mark itself, and the musical information is just handed to your MD recorder | at the

Re: MD: Digital Recording: why is volume low?

1999-09-07 Thread Graham Baker
When digital dubbing, it's important not to record the signal any higher than the "0" mark or you'll get clipping and distorion (when making a digital recording--analog things like cassette decks let you go over the "0" a tad before you start to hear distortion). -dave :) Whilst I agree

Re: MD: Digital Recording: why is volume low?

1999-09-07 Thread David W. Tamkin
Graham Baker agreed, | ... many early CD's were set with record levels way down ... | Sometimes the old 'analog' way can give better results. Or a recorder that can adjust the gain for digital input. - To stop getting this list

MD: Digital Recording: why is volume low?

1999-09-06 Thread Brian Andrews
Hi, I'm new to MD and to this list so I hope this is not a FAQ... I have had 2 recording sessions with my Sharp 702 portable MD recorder and my Sony bookshelf system. I am using the optical digital output on my bookself to record CDs to MD. The quality sounds great, but the volume of the MD