In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Stilson Snow wrote: > I have the choice between > and ONLY between the Sharp MD-MT90 and the Aiwa AM-F70 > ... > My main usage will be live recording: .... Secondary > usage will be recording meetings and/or interviews. Tertiary usage will be > the main one most people buy MDs for: transferring recorded music to play > 'out there.' > > I like the Automatic Level Control of the Aiwa for speech, and the Sharp > doesn't have that. I like the bass boost of the Sharp for live music and > the Aiwa doesn't have that. I have an AM-F70 which I've used extensively for recording meetings and for interviews for broadcasting. It's a very well-behaved machine with no real drawbacks (it would be nice, though, if it could display clock time from replaying recordings). But the AGC isn't good enough for broadcast use, except as a last resort; you can hear it snatching on peaks. If quality is important, it's better to record in manual mode with the level set on the low side, for safety, so that it normally peaks around -12dB. I don't see why you want a bass boost on live music, though -- is it to compensate for some deficiency in your microphones? Or in the band? ;-) Richard L. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
