on 23/3/04 2:29 AM, Daniel De Granville at wrote=
:
>.....but I'm still having some trouble on transferring files to my
computer.
> 1) Is there any other way to control the volume input, besides MS
> Windows'
> mic volume controls, when transferring the sounds analogically to the
> hard
> disk using Cool Edit Pro?
Daniel,
If your minidisc has a headphone outlet socket which has a separate volume
control knob, then you can run the sound to the computer via the headphone
outlet of your minidisc instead of using the line out.
I transfer sound from my DAT to my iMac computer by the analogue method.
Mostly I use the line out on the DAT when transferring sound, but I can't
then control the sound level going into the computer (at least I haven't
figured out how to via Peak LE on a Mac). So if I have a loud recording I
find it is safer to transfer it via the headphone outlet and adjust the
volume that way, to avoid overloading the sound on the computer. A bit
primitive but it works just fine.
Vicki Powys
Australia
> Hi Everyone,
>
> After a long time away from the internet, I'm kind of online now. I say
> "kind of", because the connection (dial-up) is extreeeemely sloooow.
> But
> broadband
> is on the way, and should be available within some weeks!
>
> As I have mentioned in one of my last posts some weeks ago, I am now
> managing a research and ecotourism facility in the Pantanal of Brazil.
> And
> using my spare time to try and develop some nature recording skills.
> Now
> that
> I have a more proper gear, I'm really enjoying this stuff, but still
> having
> some trouble
> on transferring files to my computer.
>
> I am basically using a Sennheiser ME62 mic mounted on a homemade
> parabolic
> (a US$ 1.50 umbrella - thanks to many of you for the tips and tricks on
> setting this up!) and recording with a Sony MZ-N10 MD recorder. The
> results
> have been quite satisfactory, but I do have some questions regarding
> this:
>
> 1) Is there any other way to control the volume input, besides MS
> Windows'
> mic volume controls, when transferring the sounds analogically to the
> hard
> disk using Cool Edit Pro?
>
> 2) Which Cool Edit's filters have you guys been finding more
> successful on
> reducing background hiss without affecting the target sounds too much?
> I've
> tried some like "Noise Reduction", but maybe I'm not doing this right,
> because I seem to be affecting the main sound more than I wish. Can I
> find
> these
> kinds of tips on dealing with Cool Edit somewhere on the web?
>
> 3) Does anyone know if there is a way around my Sony MD recorder's
> default
> setting of "Rec Level"? I prefer using "Manual", which means that I can
> change the rec level while recording, as opposed to "Auto". Problem is
> that,
> every time that I stop the recorder, the setting goes automatically
> back to
> "Auto", and then I have to scroll through the whole menu again in
> order to
> set it back to "Manual". A real pain in the ass and time consuming in
> some
> occasions.
>
> I guess that's all for now. Thanks to everyone.
>
>
> Daniel De Granville
> Pantanal, Brazil
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>From Tue Mar 8 18:26:36 2005
Message: 8
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:57:20 -0300
From: "Daniel De Granville" <>
Subject: Re: Cool Edit etc.
Hi Vicky and everybody,
Thanks for the reply. As a matter of fact, the first times that I tried to
transfer the sounds from the minidisc to the computer, I used the
"headphone-out" setting, which allowed me to control the volume (in my MD
recorder the outlet for "headphone" and "line out" is the same, and they ca=
n
only be switched through the internal setting options - another pain...).
However, I recall that I did not like the results then, so afterwards I
started to always set it to "line out" when transferring sounds to the
computer, thus adjusting the input level solely through Windows' microphone
level adjustment.
But maybe now I'll try the headphone-out option again. That might help for
louder recordings indeed. That's how I used to do with my microcassette
recorder...
Cheers, still waiting for tips on Cool Edit Pro :o)
Daniel De Granville
Pantanal, Brazil
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