Would it be good for recording a piano recital?
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It could be, but you will need to be careful about reflections off of back walls, etc. that could muddy the sound. If there are heavy drapes or sound absorbing panels behind the piano, then it might work OK. Shotgun mikes also are not the best for music. They are designed for speech. If you can get a mike near or into the piano with a long cord or wireless mike, you would do better. It is always a good idea to preview the site, if you can.
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It's okay, if you're just reviewing work. My friend had recorded her kids singing using hers. It's okay, sort of comparable to a tape-based microrecorder - 32kbps bitrate for the recorded audio. Wouldn't do well with background accompaniment.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for studio quality, but just good enough to re-enjoy concerts. I've been using a Sony MD recorder, which is remarkable as long as I keep the volume under control. I'd also use it for acoustic group demo/critical listening, so it'll probably do OK for that. If all else fails in the concert area, I can keep using the minidiscs.Thanks again,Jim
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Yes! As the others have said this will work for recording an audio book. I was actually quite surprised when I heard how clear the sound of a recording was.
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works very well. I have recorded a few piano tracks and the quality is noticeable, yet not professional studio quality ( because of background noise, perhaps if you try in an isolated room the results will be shocking)
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I'd say it would not be my first choice due to the x-y configuration of the cardioid elements, you'll pick up the sound of the piano in the room instead of the piano. What you want to look for is a shotgun mike that is designed to pick up what it is aimed at - the piano. I suspect that you'll have the camera and mike on a tripod, so aiming at the piano will ensure success. Amazon has the Audio-Technica ATR6550 for a cool $55 that would give you what you need.
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Hi,Its indeed useful and the features aare pretty handy. With minumal use of keys, you can navigate to the required menu.Quality of recording is good for band concerts and home recording.
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If you just need something to listen to then it might be useful. Most of the use as been for lectures at school in my case. For your purposes, I wonder if there are programs that convert the recording into musical notes like how Dragon does dictation into written words, have one that does music sheets from the recording or shows music graphics on tghe computer from the recording.
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No you can't record at all this is a professional playback machine only.If you need to record you will need to look at a CD-RW900 designed for record and playback it will cost slightly more.I should also mention if you are recording an acoustic piano you will need a small mixer and a set of mics as well otherwise you should be able to use the outs from the keyboard and send those to the recorder but a small mixer setup is best in my opin.
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I haven't tried recording music, so I don't know. May try later, when it's not late. I only got it to create audio books of rare books and periodicals I have access to at a college library.FOLLOW UP: I put the unit up to my home stereo speakers. They were not at a deafening volume, but loud enough you wouldn't want to be sleeping in a room nearby. No distortions. I held the recorder right up against the speakers. It captured pretty good tone differences too, depending on which tweeters/cones I held it to.
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I have only used it to record musical compositions, but you should be able to use it as a sound effect board. Just record the sound bites and files in an organized file system. There are many ways to do this, live recordings being the easiest, I'd imagine.
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In my opinion it is too sensitive for live performance without feedback being an issue. It is more appropriate for recording in a studio environment. Just my opinion, it may work for you.
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For vocals this mic is good. Not sure if this mic (or what type) is best to capture piano, but it can do that too. You would need an audio interface to go between the mic and the macbook, and a mic cable to connect to the audio interface. The audio interface needs to have one input that can provide 48V(phantom power) to the mic as well. Most audio interfaces have this though.
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I'm sure it does. Mainly use it to record grandkids recitals, etc. Works great.
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Yes, though I doubt it will be high-quality. It works great on my class lectures. Check for copyrights first, and watch out for the battery life of the recorder, then go wild.
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No you can't record at all this is a professional playback machine only. If you need to record you will need to look at a CD-RW900 designed for record and playback it will cost slightly more. I should also mention if you are recording an acoustic piano you will need a small mixer and a set of mics as well otherwise you should be able to use the outs from the keyboard and send those to the recorder but a small mixer setup is best in my opin.
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The mic is very "near field" and while very clean might not be best for singing. For simple "good enough" music for your own usage, it would be okay for the voice, but probably wouldn't do for the piano being that the sound level would be too variable based on the distance. That is, the strings far away from the mic would not be heard, while those close up would be too loud. It wouldn't be my first choice for musical applications, though I may try it for singing. I'll update and let you know.