Topic: Sony PCM-M10 (Part 7)

[it-goes-to-eleven]

Thanks!

[yug du nord]

I can't seem to find info on how much gain the m10 adds/attenuates on line-in at various knob settings.

Anyone saved that data?  I sorta recall that it was probably posted at some point.  Or maybe it wasn't?

Guess we need a FAQ

approx 2.5 db for each number
I used three different levels of white noise to test it out and all there came back as 4 being "unity"

Nice info....  thank you!

[F.O.Bean]

I have also been using [4] on my two M10s for years now. I have to remember checking where its at at the start of each night recording, because sometimes I move it above/below [4] and it always puzzles me for a minute

[ts]

Sorry for not reading thru the thread or searching, but what's the largest card being used now?

[Phil Zone]

Sorry for not reading thru the thread or searching, but what's the largest card being used now?

I have a 32gb in mine

[F.O.Bean]

Sorry for not reading thru the thread or searching, but what's the largest card being used now?

64gb. Not by me, but others have said it worked. You have to format on your PC/Mac and THEN put it in the M10

[brad.bartels]

I've been using a 32 Gb card in mine for some time with no issues at all. I think at 24/48, that gives you over 20 hours of recording time on a 32 Gb card if I remember right.

[F.O.Bean]

I've been using a 32 Gb card in mine for some time with no issues at all. I think at 24/48, that gives you over 20 hours of recording time on a 32 Gb card if I remember right.

At 24/48, you'll get around 30 hours with a 32gb card That's 1gb per hour. 24/96 is double that, at 2gb per hour! So 24/96 on a 32gb card would get you around 15 hours

[Rockinman59]

Thinking about getting an M10 to use for Soundboard patches.   Will the Line In work even thought it's really mic in?  I don't see any other input to use from the photos of each side of this recorder.  Also, is the SD card size the same one you use for the Marantz PMD 661?  The 661 uses an SD card not a micro SD card

thanks for any info 

[dogmusic]

Thinking about getting an M10 to use for Soundboard patches.   Will the Line In work even thought it's really mic in?  I don't see any other input to use from the photos of each side of this recorder.  Also, is the SD card size the same one you use for the Marantz PMD 661?  The 661 uses an SD card not a micro SD card

thanks for any info

Line in and mic in are two separate inputs on the top of the M10, between the mics.

Card is micro.

[earmonger]

Line in is an amplified signal. Like the one from a soundboard. Mic-in means a preamplifier boosts a mic signal.

[F.O.Bean]

Thinking about getting an M10 to use for Soundboard patches.   Will the Line In work even thought it's really mic in?  I don't see any other input to use from the photos of each side of this recorder.  Also, is the SD card size the same one you use for the Marantz PMD 661?  The 661 uses an SD card not a micro SD card

thanks for any info 

The M10 uses MicroSDHC cards NOT SD cards!

Line in is an amplified signal. Like the one from a soundboard. Mic-in means a preamplifier boosts a mic signal.

You mean the line IN is NOT an amplified stage. It's just passing the line level signal from the preamp and DOES NOT add ANY gain to the signal

[earmonger]

Line in ACCEPTS an amplified signal. Clarification.

[blg]

Asking this on behalf of a friend.  His line in jack on the m10 is giving him issues. Is there anyone you can send it to for repair or is he better off just buying a new one? From what he said the jack is loose and the signal is cutting in and out.

On the SBD question, i had no problems recording line in.  XLR out of the board to mini to m10. Worked perfectly. 

[DigiGal]

Asking this on behalf of a friend.  His line in jack on the m10 is giving him issues. Is there anyone you can send it to for repair or is he better off just buying a new one? From what he said the jack is loose and the signal is cutting in and out.

On the SBD question, i had no problems recording line in.  XLR out of the board to mini to m10. Worked perfectly.

Probably bad solder joint to the board, best to completely remove all the old solder and replace it with 63/37 eutectic solder.  Any electronics repair shop would be able to do this for you if you neither of you solder.