Topic: SONY PCM-M10 ? Recording Questions

[sangerscorner1]

Hey guys! New here!! Great site!!

I just bought a Sony PCM-M10 for $199 (I just had to, considering I hadn't seen it priced that low anywhere).  I'm really excited about having this!  I used to record broadway musicals in the 90s / early 2000's with a minidisc recorder.  Those usually came out really great!  The minidisc recorder had the same "AUTO RECORD LEVEL" function, as this sony does.  I can not sit in a show and manually adjust anything.  I really have just have to press record, and let it go.  Do you think just by using auto record levels, with the internal microphones I can make some recent recordings with this device?? I would use the highest quality of WAV.  I'm not sure if I should have the Mic sensitivity at high or low, for this circumstance (Musicals/Theatre/Live Singing).  Let me know what you guys think!! I'm not trying to make soundboard quality audio.  I just don't want the audio to be distorted at all.  Let me know what you think, and what you think of this recorder in general?? It feels a little cheap (minidisc recorder felt solid to me), but it seems like a good deal!!

[Andrea82]

Hello,
"Auto record level" is not recommended to use.
Set it to manual, and for record a live concert you can set the level around 3, with low gain.
The level obvious depends from the distance of the sound and the loudness.