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Recording with the Sony MZ-NH-900
Set-Up Steps for MD Mode Only
The HiMD recorders can record in two formats: the higher quality HiMD
format or the Standard MD SP format. They can also record on both the
old, “MD” discs and the new HiMD discs. The separate set-up steps for
the Hi-MD mode follow these below.
These steps are for MD Disc mode, NOT Hi-MD !!
Files created in the MD format cannot be transferred digitally via
SoundStage and a USB cable on a PC. MD format recordings have to be
transfer
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Perform these steps with No Disc in the Recorder: + 3. .. 3. 3
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4. Set to Advanced Menu Mode Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate the circular jog wheel until the word, "Option," is blinking. Press down on the small ENTER button (the button in the middle of the Jog wheel) to select “Option.” Rotate the jog wheel until the word "Advanced" is blinking and select it by pressing ENTER. You cannot access manual record gain unless it is in this mode. “EOR” (EDIT; OPTION; RECORD SET) 5. Format Disc in MD format
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10. Slip the mic back into the shock mount and attach the fake fur jacket. The Rode NT-4 mic is very sensitive to hand-holding and the slightest amount of wind. Unless you are mounting it on a mic stand indoors, the results are likely to be disappointing without a shock mount/zepplin. 11. Its best to turn ON the mic before plugging it in to the Recorder. The switch is on the Mic body ON. When the NT4 is switched ON, the red battery status light should illuminate for about 1 second and turn off.
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place it in pause and then use the menu to change to Manual Record level. Push the RED REC button down and slide the button to the right to put the recorder in instant record mode (auto gain). Press on the PAUSE BUTTON. Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate jog wheel until "REC Set" is blinking. Select “REC Volume,” and then “Manual.” You can now adjust Record Level manually with the Jog Wheel. Set the record level gain so the normal volume "pe
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19. Playing Recordings. Insert the disc, press the left or right edge of the ENTER button to shuffle through your tracks. 20. Prevent accidental erasure of recorded discs by sliding the white tab on the rear edge of the disc until the slot is open. 21. Disc Capacities: A standard MD disk has a capacity of 74-80 minutes recorded in SP mode. (Don't record in the LP mode, the quality is compromised!) 7
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Sony MZ-NH-900 Hi-MD and MD format Recorder Set-Up Steps for HiMD Record Mode Only The HiMD recorders can record in two formats: the HiMD format which can create a 16bit PCM file on HiMD disks and the older MD SP format which uses compression. Most users will want to record on HiMD formatted disks because, in addition to better quality, one can transfer the files digitally to a PC using a USB transfer cable and Sony’s Soundstage/Wave Converter software v3.2. You can obtain higher resolution file
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Perform these steps with No Disc in the Recorder: + 3. .. 4. Set to Advanced Menu Mode, Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate the circular jog wheel until the word, "Option," is blinking. Press down on the small ENTER button (the button in the middle of the Jog wheel) to select “Option.” Rotate the jog wheel until the word "Advanced" is blinking and select it by pressing ENTER. You cannot access manual record gain unless it is in this mode. 5.
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The “EOR” Steps EDIT, OPTION and RECORD SET 6. Depending on the type and state of your disk, follow one of these steps: a) If you are recording onto new or blank 1GB HiMD disk, go to step 8. b) If you are recording on a 1GB HiMD disk that you wish to remove all previous tracks from before you begin, press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate jog wheel to EDIT, select it by pressing the ENTER button in the center of the Jog Wheel. Under Edit-> Erase-
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8. There are two suggested recording modes PCM and HiSP, PCM is the highest quality mode. A 1GB disk will hold 92 minutes at the PCM quality and 8 hours at the HiSP quality. An older, smaller MD disk will hold 38 minutes of PCM quality and 74 minutes of HiSP quality. a) To Set Record Mode to PCM. Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate Jog Wheel until "REC Set" is blinking and press Enter. Select “Rec Mode” and then “PCM.” b) To Set Record Mode
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12. Its best to turn ON the mic before plugging it in to the Recorder. The switch is on the Mic body ON. When the NT4 is switched ON, the red battery status light should illuminate for about 1 second and turn off. If the L.E.D. remains illuminated significantly longer, the battery should be replaced. Life expectancy for a high quality alkaline battery is in excess of 400 hours. If left ON, the battery power will be unnecessarily depleted. 13. Attach the XLR end of the XLR5-> 1/8” stereo mini-p
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You can change the record level as the deck while recording if necessary. 16. To start recording, press again on the Pause button. When you are ready to stop recording, press on the PAUSE button again. Try to not stop the recorder with the STOP button unless you are taking a break because this will take the deck out of Manual Record Level mode. Note that the recorder jumps to unused disc space when a new recording is started. Recordings are organized into “groups.” A ‘Group” includes all the t
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USB Cable Transfer of MZ-NH-900 Sound files using Sonic Stage 3.2 The below steps are for PC compatible only not for the Mac Compatible HiMD recorders There should be PC computers in MIT B-18 and B-56 with the necessary software installed. 1. Your material must have been made with a PC compatible HiMD recorder like the NH-900 on a HiMD-formatted disk. 2. Start or restart the PC. Log on to the PC as "student" under the PSOA MITB…" option. Leave the password window blank.. 3. Connect your Sony H
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folder if you want every file in that folder. When you are sure you have selected all of the one's you want, click the Red Transfer button (left facing arrow). The transfer process takes about 40-50 minutes for the transfer and wav conversion of a full 1GB disk. 10. Be very careful to not disconnect the HiMD recorder or its power or the PC’s power during this transfer process. 11. Sonicstage v3.2 will first create ".oma" files and then convert them into .wav files automatically. You can play the
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Making PC and Mac Compatible Data Disks with Nero These steps assume you have already created .wav files on a PC that are ready to be saved to disk. If any of your sound files is larger than 700mb, use a DVD-R blank. DVD-R will hold a little over 4.3 GB. 1. Launch Nero by double-clicking on its icon on the desktop. 2. Steps for making a data CD-R’s (max 700mb capacity) a) In the New Compilation Window that opens, select CD in upper left hand corner. b) In the vertical window on the left, select
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i) At the prompt regarding burning option, select “Burn without multi-session.” j) While it is burning, click in the box for “verify written data.” Importing/Splitting the files into Logic 4. On the Mac desktop, drag the folder named, "DragToYour HardDrive" to make a copy of it onto a partition of your FireWire Hard drive. 5. Open the folder inside named, "Field Recordings" (on the copy you just made to your FW drive) 6. Insert your CD/DVD with your .wav sound files into the Mac disk tray (th
