[Harp-L] Re: minidisc recording (was:JR's Whammer Jammer)

[Frank M <bluesharptx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I experienced a similar problem recording an electric band one time and 
have struggled with muddy sounds from acoustic sessions with multiple 
guitars as well.  I poked around a little on the MD sites and found that 
the built-in mic pre-amp on my recorder (Sony MZ-N707) can't handle the 
higher sound pressure levels.  Instead it was recommended to use the 
line-in jack and a higher quality exernal mic pre-amp.  So I bought one 
and a set of stereo microphones from MicrophoneMadness.com.  So far I 
have been plenty satisfied with the sound though I have not recorded an 
electric session yet.  I figure that will sound good as well.

Oh yeah, I also use the long play setting and am quite impressed with 
how good the sound is even at that compression level.

Hope that helps.

--Frank

MLeFree wrote:

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>
> I'm now quite curious about the details of how other Hi-MD users make the
> very good quality JR recordings you can download from archive.org.  I do
> have a nice stereo stick mic.  

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