[Dixielandjazz] MiniDisc connections

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I had the same problem.  They encode the recording.  I went to Radio Shack
and bought a double stereo mini plug that fits both jacks.  I too had
problems with low volume.  It's kind of tricky to get it right.

I have a sony mini disk deck also and it won't play the disks if they are
recorded in any of the long play modes.

I also have a problem when recording.  Sounds like tambourines will close
down the AGC and makes a  sound in the headphones.  It's a lot like a
pressure wave more than a sound.  I have it set for loud music and the mike
in the more sensitive setting with the Sony stand mike.  I have two mikes.
One that came with it - the small double mike that can plug directly into
the recorder.  This mike seems to be fairly hot so I reduce the sensitivity
on it all the way around.  I bought the other sony mike that is a stereo
mike that will go on a stand.  It seems to be less sensitive.

If I record with the stand mike in the least sensitive settings then the
volume is pretty low but I don't get much of the AGC problem.

Any Suggestions.  (I know play softer!!!)

Occasionally I get motor noise if the mike is anywhere on the same surface,
near the recorder or hanging from the mike stand.  Any Suggestions?  I want
to put the mike on a stand and put the stand out front somewhere.  I don't
want to leave the recorder on the floor but I'm afraid if I hang it from the
mike stand I'll get motor noise.  Has anyone tried isolating the two.  I
really want to have the recorder on the mike stand somewhere so someone
won't use it for a hockey puck.

I bought the recorder because a friend has one and gets good results but his
is a much older model and doesn't have the encoding that the newer models
have.  He can make a CD right off of his machine and does not seem to have
the AGC problems I have.

Has anyone put a mixer between the walkman output and the computer input so
you can adjust volume on each channel independently while you record into
the computer?

Has anyone used a mike mixer output in the Line In jack of the Mini-Disk?  I
have some balance issues with mike placement.  I was thinking about using it
with a mixer so I could get a better balance and not have to set the rig out
front also I could set up let's say 6 mikes for the band rather than the
stereo mikes that sony sells.
Larry Walton
St. Louis.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Smith" <robert.smith at mitransport.no>
To: "Dixieland Jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:04 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] MiniDisc connections


Hello Rebecca,

My MiniDisc recorder came with only a fibre optic connector. However by
plugging a normal mini-jack lead into the headphones socket, I have no
problems in transferring digital recordings from the recorder to the PC via
the sound card. The only slight drawback to this is that the signal level is
lower than all the other sources I use, but as the signal is "clean" volume
enhancing on the PC cures this.

I assume that you have eliminated the possibility that you have connected to
the wrong channel on your software input mixer.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Bob Smith
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