The difference between Mic In and Line In is that Mic In has plug-in power (which you aren't using if you use a battery box) and also more built-in gain. That's it.
If you're not getting enough gain from Line In, by all means switch to Mic In. So long as you're using the same battery box and mics, you should get the same quality, just more gain.
Hi all,
Question:
Is it possible that a connection via the Mic-In generally adds some "deep bass frequencies" to the recordings?
Scenario 1: Microphone -> Battery Box -> Mic-In -> Old Recorder (Plug-In power switched off)
These frequencies are sometimes so strong that the speakers cause to vibrate.
BTW, my old recorder has no "real" Line-In, just a combination of a Mic-Line-In.
In contrast to all my previous recordings via the Mic-In, I was amazed how "clean/basic" my last live music
recordings, connected via the Line-In jack, sounds.
Scenario 2: Microphone -> Battery Box -> Line-In -> New Recorder
Although the overall recording level is just near -12 dB, the sound quality of these new recordings are excellent.
BTW, I have to push the level control to maximum, because obviously the adaptor don't provide more gain to
the Line-In of the recorder.
My new equipment so far:
Recorder: Olympus LS-12
Battery Box: Soundman A3 Adaptor (6 Volts)
Microphone: Soundman OKM Rock "Special Variant" (binaural)
Old Recorder: Tascam DR-05 V2
Please, excuse me for my bad English.