I'm trying to record an XLR mic and laptop audio simultaneously on a Marantz PMD 661. I am connecting the laptop's headphone jack with the LINE IN2 of the Marantz with a mini-to-mini cable. I have only been able to record the XLR mic but no laptop.

Does anyone have any advice if this is generally possible? And if so, what are the settings to make this configuration possible?

Hi. I just bought a new Canon EOS 5DIII and am setting it up for video. I want to do some short nature/wildlife video clips and capture the ambient sound as best possible.

Hi all,

I'm trying to use a Marantz PMD661 without the SD card by plugging it into my PC via USB. However, every time I plug the USB cable in the words "USB Connecting" appear on the screen of the Marantz device and it doesn't go away. I let it sit like that for a good 5-10 minutes and nothing changed. Is it supposed to take longer or does this sound like an issue?

I own one of these and like it so much I thought I'd write a review:

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If you have any of the Marantz PMD digital audio recorders, whether you bought it last week or years ago, check the Firmware. I bought mine just a few months ago and was shocked this afternoon to find that the Firmware pre-dates the Internet. Well, almost!

Mine, a PMD620, came with Firmware A1.14. A2.33 came out May 4th, 2009. A2.03 was current in March 2008.

i can't find any media that works anymore! help! any info would be appreciated...

p.s. i just tried HHB CDr74 gold and HHB CDr80ip and neither work. :(

Hello,

We've been using a Marantz PMD201 Portable Cassette Recorder for recording lectures and we've had some problems with the machine recording a little slow - about 3% slow.

This unit has a SPDIF input. Wonder how this would do as the final destination for mastered material. If you were coming out of a Masterlink at 24 bit into HEDD - Vari Mu - Massivo -- Hedd and then into the CDR300? Would the 16 bit copy that it produces be as good as any?