Re: [microsound] minidisc question

[Garry Kling <kling007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 15/10/2001 10:57 PM, Jake Hardy at jake.hardy@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> If I buy one of those pocket minidisc recorders, would I be able to
> record my live sets direct lined from my mixing board to the recorder,
> or would the sound quality be bad?

I've done this at rehearsals and such, and it usually sounds pretty good.
The problem is that most consumer MD's don't have a digital out, so making a
CD from the recording isn't the best since you go a/d d/a a/d. I don't mind
the quality, but other people do. If you can get a MD in Japan, you might be
able to find it with an optical out.

> On that note, can anyone recomend a md recorder that is good for that
> purpose, since most of my field recordings I do with a few mics running
> into my mixer and a direct line to a recorder.

Sony makes very good ones. I don't know about any others...

Garry Kling
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