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Title: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: pepper on January 25, 2005, 05:19:13 PM

I recently bought a pair of binaural mics,and ive ordered a battery box too.I was under the impression that when using a bb and plugging the mic into the line in input that i would still have to set the mic sensetivity on my md.Below is what another person has said,im a bit confused and could really do with a posotive yes or no.

I did some research on mic sensitivity, and according to Dex Otaku, when using Line In, mic sensitivity does not come into play.


   Is this true,as im hopefully going to be doing some recording over the weekend.

             thanks pepper

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: olyrc on January 25, 2005, 05:34:39 PM

Quote from: pepper on January 25, 2005, 05:19:13 PM

I recently bought a pair of binaural mics,and ive ordered a battery box too.I was under the impression that when using a bb and plugging the mic into the line in input that i would still have to set the mic sensetivity on my md.Below is what another person has said,im a bit confused and could really do with a posotive yes or no.

I did some research on mic sensitivity, and according to Dex Otaku, when using Line In, mic sensitivity does not come into play.


   Is this true,as im hopefully going to be doing some recording over the weekend.

             thanks pepper

Welcome to the board!

I might suggest NOT YELLING IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE.   ;)

With that out of the way...

The more specific you are with your question, the more help you'll get around here.  What exactly is all of your equipment?  Brand/model of mics?  What brand/model of deck are you using?

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: pepper on January 25, 2005, 05:51:52 PM

Sorry didnt mean to yel :-[l,anyway the mics are known as GA-M1S ( thats all the info i have) model of my md is a sony MZ-NH700.If you want anymore info on the mics this is where i bought them from.Also ive ordered one of the bb from there too.http://www.good-audio.com/products.html

               thank you,pepper

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: urobouros on January 25, 2005, 06:26:28 PM

Some of the newer MDs have sensitivity and/or level settings for using mic in.  You can change these settings and it won't affect the line in recording quality.  A battery box will get the signal from the mics up to line level. 

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: pepper on January 26, 2005, 02:54:36 AM

So basically i dont have to worry about setting the mic sensetivity when recording with a bb through line in??.So if the mics sens was set to high and i was recording up close at a loud rock show it should be ok??.Im sorry if it seems like im repeating myself but as you know sometimes you only get one chance at recording a band and i want it to be as good as possible.

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: urobouros on January 26, 2005, 11:27:27 AM

Quote from: pepper on January 26, 2005, 02:54:36 AM

So if the mics sens was set to high and i was recording up close at a loud rock show it should be ok??

yes, as long as the MD is set to line-in.

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: pepper on January 26, 2005, 11:35:04 AM

Thanks urobouros  ;)

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: urobouros on January 26, 2005, 02:05:15 PM

No worries! 

Have fun and Happy Taping  ;D

Title: Re: DO I NEED TO SET MIC SENSETIVITY WHEN USING A BATTERY BOX
Post by: pepper on January 26, 2005, 02:32:55 PM

 :)