Re: [microsound] [ot] minidisc recorders

[precursor <precursor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 1/20/05 2:00 PM, derek holzer at derek@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I used a Sony MZ-R35 for years. It's from about 1999, back when they
> built things a bit more sturdy, and it has yet to fail me. I'd be a
> little nervous about the newer make MDs, which get closer and closer to
> the size of a credit card and generally don't look nearly so robust. I
> also really liked the "jog-wheel" function. See here:
> 
> http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-R35.html
> 
> In general, however, the things I disliked about Minidiscs were this:
> 
> 1) Bad AD converters, very noisy!!! Consumer grade stuff will always be
> like this. I tend to record *very* tiny sounds, and every dB of noise
> floor I can remove counts.

i would recommend than getting a sony mic such as a ECM-MC907 , this mic
sounds amazing with sony's md's, low noise, wide imaging.


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