Hi all,

Recently purchased a Nomad III for field recording. I have the most recent

firmware update which is said to allow mic-in recording (i.e. no preamp).

Trouble is, mic-in WAV recordings contain a quiet unpleasant (like nails

on chalkboard) electrical squealing noise. Mic-in MP3s don't, but the hiss over

+24dB is substantial and the gain below +24 offers inadequate boost. The line-

in jack seems to be easily overloaded resulting in distortion, despite the

meters staying out of the red. Anyone else had the these problems using the

Nomad III with a mic? Is anyone able to obtain good line-in recordings which

are better than minidisc? If so, how do you set the levels seeing as the

meters can't be relied on? Thanks in advance.

Brackish.