Please help!
The following will sound silly and basic, but I thought there's no shame in asking for help.
I just updated from MD(!) to SONY PCM-D100. I know... Don't even start...
I am lost. With MD it was MIC Sens Low and setting the volume manually ... and it was done. I have recorded countless concerts over the years.
And I already screwed up two recordings with my state-of-the-art D100. Both recordings totally distorted. (I used the default setting and the dial -- rec level -- was set between 1 and 2!!! Still super distorted.)
I record loud rock concerts most of the time (with the built in mics).
I googled it and googled it, but found no useful info on how to set the recorder, not even for the D50. Searched here, but came up with nothing.
So the D100 (or D50) has:
-- Digital Limiter (150 ms, 1 sec, 1 min)
-- Peak Hold
-- SBM (Super Bit Mapping)
-- S/N 100dB
-- LCF (Low Cut)
I assume some of these have to be set properly otherwise a loud recording would be useless. Which one do I need to use?
Just so you know, I am not a native speaker of English, and I am not very familiar with technical terms.
Could somebody please recommend a setting for recording a LOUD live rock concert?
I did some tests with different settings, but still lost... and there seems to be way too many variations and not enough time to keep testing and testing and testing...
Let's say I have the default setting. Input switch is set to MIC. MIC ATT switch is set to the "20". Where do I go from there?I would appreciate your help.
Thanks in advance.
Frankie