On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 16:56:53 +0200, "Rob D"
wrote:

Apart from suggestions of "wire a Minidisk to the mixing desk" are
there any quick fixes like "attenuation", some kind of muffler for my
DV cam's mic to reduce the volume level ?

Unless your camera has this ability via the menu (i.e. adjustment of
recording level, and I don´t believe many non - pro cameras do),

Nope, nothing shoing up there.

you´re really gonna have to look at an add-on mic.

Ah, yes, no mic input discernable either, it's a really bottom of
range consumer crud camera ;-) I just wondered if there was something
lo-tech I could carry with it, for occasional use g

Guess it's the DAT or minidisc recorder then !

Incidentally, on one occasion I had the luxury of 2 minidisc units when
recording a live band. I plugged one into sound board and the other I hid in
a palm tree. I ended up using the "palm tree mic" almost exclusively in the
final edit

Nice !

most bands will be able to provide you with a studio recorded track.

True, I have those, it was just a one off "happened to be there with
the camera" moment. Thx for the ideas though.

Cheers - Neil