We've had many inquiries about the suitablility of the Sony MZ-R37 and MZ-R70 MD recorders for live concert recordings. The Sony recorders in general are less suitable that the Sharps for live concert recordings because you can't adjust the recording level while you are recording -- you must go into "Pause" first. The MZ-R37 and MZ-R70 in particular have another complication: they do not offer a "low sensitivity" setting for their mic pre-amp input. What this means is that as the music get loud and the output signal from your mics increase, the mic pre-amp can overload into heavy distortion. If you could switch the mic pre-amp to a lower sensitivity (or lower gain) setting (typically 20 dB lower), as you can with the other Sony MD recorders and all the Sharp MD recorders, you wouldn't have overload problems. Alternately, if the mics are self-powered, you could use an attenuator cable between the mics and the recorder to reduce the signal level -- but you can't do this with mics that are powered from the recorder. For these reasons we recommend that folks who are doing live concert recordings buy a recorder other than the -R37 and -R70. I hope this help! Len Moskowitz Stealth Microphones (tm), Cables, Interfaces Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com Teaneck, New Jersey http://www.core-sound.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912 ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
