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From: sk~te.com (Rod Thomas/Sandra Teare)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:26:48 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Recording tips?

Hey Harpers,
I'm not very knowledgable about electronics. I pick up tidbits one
bit at a time. So I'm hoping I have a simple problem to solve here.

I'd like to start taping myself and my guitar player when we reherse.
I'd like to use my regular house stereo if that's possible. I have a good
system with a good tape deck. Now, my amp has three RC jacks on it's face
for a second VCR. (One for the video signal, and two for the audio). It
would be very convenient if I could just plug two mics in there, set the
amp on VCR2 and record with my tape deck. I could use the VU meters to set
the levels, and it would be recorded with dolby.

I just tried using some old $15 recording mics in this fashion. It
worked, BUT the signal was way too weak. The VU meters didn't budge, but
if I cranked the volume on playback, there I was playing that harp. It
sounded nice and clear, but I don't want to have to play my system at 11
just to hear something.

I'm guessing something is not matched here. I've heard a lot about
high and low impedience on this list, so I'm guessing the impedience may be
the mismatched variable. The manual specks the input impedience of it's
VCR2 as 22 kilohms. What 's the impedience of a cheap radio shack
recording mic likely to be? How about a $100 stereo recording mic? What
do I gotta put together to match a mic to my stereo? How much better is a
$100 Sony stereo recording mic likely to sound than a pair of $15 Radio
Shack mics?

Thanks for any help.
Rod


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Rod Thomas email: sk~te.com