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Torsten Blomfeldt · January 14th, 2005, 10:56 AM

If I buy this MD: Sony MZ-NHF800
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...677391-8962221
http://www.planetminidisc.com/digital-upload-note.html

And this Mic: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg...item/SP-SPSM-1

Will that give me a good quality when self recording (talking)?

And, most important, is it possible to transfer my self recordings from that device to my PC and my edit program - Vegas 4?

Torsten Blomfeldt · January 18th, 2005, 07:48 AM

I have just order MD player Sony MZ-NH700, and microphone Sony ECM-DS70P.

So I will soon be able to tell how it work.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · January 18th, 2005, 08:32 AM

You can transfer from the device to edit in Vegas, I can't tell you how good or bad the combo will sound, because I don't know that microphone at all. The device looks pretty decent, and most MDs have a pretty good sound given the ATRACS compression format. I've used MD on many occasions, dumped it into Vegas, and carried very happily on.

Glenn Chan · January 18th, 2005, 08:51 AM

Have you listened to the mic before? I would try to buy a mic that you've listened to or has lots of good reviews. Case in point:
Sony MS907/908 is a good M/S stereo microphone.
Sony 930 (stereo mic) is a total lemon- the camcorder mics on a Sony TRV110 are better. (It could be that particular mic is a lemon- in which case it makes sense to listen to it beforehand.)

2- You don't need stereo at all. However a stereo mic might be worth getting if it's better than the mono mics out there.

3- If you get a mic stand (or other stand), you can hang the microphone upside down and at an angle. This way you can get really close to the mic without popping p's or b's into it (talk and feel where the air goes- you don't want it in the mic). You greatly reduce background noise this way. You will also get more bass the closer you get- there may be some point where you're
getting too much (this is really a matter of taste).

January 14th, 2005, 10:56 AM	#1
Torsten Blomfeldt Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 34	What about this? If I buy this MD: Sony MZ-NHF800 http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...677391-8962221 http://www.planetminidisc.com/digital-upload-note.html And this Mic: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg...item/SP-SPSM-1 Will that give me a good quality when self recording (talking)? And, most important, is it possible to transfer my self recordings from that device to my PC and my edit program - Vegas 4? __________________ "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

January 18th, 2005, 07:48 AM	#2
Torsten Blomfeldt Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 34	soon I have just order MD player Sony MZ-NH700, and microphone Sony ECM-DS70P. So I will soon be able to tell how it work. __________________ "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

January 18th, 2005, 08:32 AM	#3
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	You can transfer from the device to edit in Vegas, I can't tell you how good or bad the combo will sound, because I don't know that microphone at all. The device looks pretty decent, and most MDs have a pretty good sound given the ATRACS compression format. I've used MD on many occasions, dumped it into Vegas, and carried very happily on. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

January 18th, 2005, 08:51 AM	#4
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Have you listened to the mic before? I would try to buy a mic that you've listened to or has lots of good reviews. Case in point: Sony MS907/908 is a good M/S stereo microphone. Sony 930 (stereo mic) is a total lemon- the camcorder mics on a Sony TRV110 are better. (It could be that particular mic is a lemon- in which case it makes sense to listen to it beforehand.) 2- You don't need stereo at all. However a stereo mic might be worth getting if it's better than the mono mics out there. 3- If you get a mic stand (or other stand), you can hang the microphone upside down and at an angle. This way you can get really close to the mic without popping p's or b's into it (talk and feel where the air goes- you don't want it in the mic). You greatly reduce background noise this way. You will also get more bass the closer you get- there may be some point where you're getting too much (this is really a matter of taste).