Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Guys,
Many thanks for the quick & thoughtful replies. Much food for 
thought. Have checked out various sites for best minidisc price; 
Amazon.co.uk seems to do the best deal for the Sony MZ-N710 at
£118.
I'll probably try to record band practice with mic direct from 
minidisc first, if no good, will try via mixer/Fostex route.

One more question! - anyone know whether dtxpress will dump straight 
to minidisc or will data have to go to PC first & then to minidisc?

Thanks,
GT.




--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> Sure thing:
> 
> I use the Sony MZ-N505 Personal MiniDisc Player. It is a little hard
> to find (I've had mine over a year now), but you can get some good
> info on epinions.com about it:
> 
http://www.epinions.com/Sony_MZ_N505_MiniDisc_Recorder__finish_Silver_
__Portable_MiniDisc_Player_MZN505_S
> 
> As for options, there isn't a whole lot. It's very simple to use. 
But
> I do make some settings adjustments:
> 
> 1) Set the record level to "manual" and adjust it to the highest 
level
> possible. 
> 
> 2) Set the encoding to use the MDLP (Minidisc "Long Play") speed of
> LP2. This way you can get up to 160 minutes of CD quality stereo.
> 
> 
> And my mixer is some low quality knockoff that I picked up at guitar
> center for about $50. It is definitely nothing special. 8 channels
> with 4 XLR preamps. I run stereo cables from the mixer directly into
> the MiniDisc.
> 
> Once my DXTPRESSII arrives (only 4 more weeks!) I will happily
> describe how it is setup. Right now I use 3 mics for my Pearl kit: 1
> on the kick, 1 for the snare/hi hat, and 1 overhead for toms and 
ride.
> The 3 mics take up the first 3 channels of the mixer, and we mic the
> guitar cab on the 4th XLR and run direct in from the bass amp and 
vox.
> 
> Believe it or not, this setup records great. If you wanna see an
> action shot, go here: 
http://digichapman.com/gallery/Bandhole/IMG_0185
> 
> You can see the 2 mics, barely.
> 
> 
> Let me know if you would like anything else Ed.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> > > GT, as you can see in my last post that I use a MiniDisc to 
record 
> > all
> > > of my bands' practices. It works great if you have a mixer to 
run 
> > all
> > > of your live mics into before going to the MiniDisc. Some 
MiniDiscs 
> > do
> > > have a pre-amp mic input in them, where theoretically all you 
would
> > > have to do is setup a stereo mic in the room to record your 
band. I
> > > wouldn't count on a decent recording that way though.
> > > 
> > > And there are MP3 players out there that allow you to record 
to. We
> > > have considered getting one, but the MiniDisc works so great, 
and 
> > was
> > > so much cheaper, that we'll probably just stick with it. You 
can 
> > pick
> > > up a great MiniDisc for <$100 that will do everything you need.
> > 
> > Jay,
> > 
> > Just to edify us completely, what model mindisc recorder do you 
use? 
> > Can you give us a list of options so that the archives will have 
> > something next time someone asks?
> > 
> > Ed