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Hi everyone.

This is my first post on this forum, I hope you will be able to give me some advice. I need some help with my ecm-ms907 Sony stereophonic microphone. I bought it few months ago to use it with my minidisc, Sony mz-nh700. The problem is, that in recordings made with this microphone I can hear a strong hissing noise. What is more, the right channel is much quieter than the left one, with the hissing level being the same in both channels.. It is strange, because when I found on this website a recording, in which exactly the same equipment was used, the sound quality was much better: beautiful stereo without unwanted noise at all and with distant sounds, which I think my microphone wouldn't be able to record. I can't understand, how is it possible, that my recording results are so different? Is that something wrong with my equipment, or was that recording just filtered like that?

I post a link to sound clip I've mentioned:

http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=13654

I would be glad to hear from you.

Greetings

Iza

Hi,

I think that this mic is a mid side stereo. If that is the case it is probably inevitable that the mid will be louder than the side. As for the hiss did you connect your mic directly to mic in using the MD pre-amp? I have used a few MD recorders including some Sonys ( I forget which ) and have found that they all had noisy (hissy) pre-amps. You would get less hiss with a good pre-amp and record to line in. Perhaps the clip you linked has been processed for noise. You have nothing to lose by asking the person via private message. Hope this helps.

Iza,

I don't find this sample sounds badly at all, although it's hard to tell with the rumble in background (this comes in part from the wind, and maybe boat engines?). Anyway, if you are doubtful about your mic's 'health' I think you should record something more quiet, a room tone, a string instrument or something similar. Also, do not crank the gain up in your MD, set it a medium-high position.

Perhaps what makes you unhappy is mic placement, rather than a technical problem, but I'm only guessing.

D.

EDIT: Ooops, I thought the linked sound was *your* recording, but it isn't? Maybe you could upload something recorded with the suspect mic?

Thank you very much for your replies. If I have some time, I'll upload a recording made using my microphone.