ahha, on the cusp of success, i think: hey there are portable mixers
that run on batteries and that provide stereo phantom power, mixing
for using several cheap mics, and hopefully: an amp for using a line
in !!! i was looking at portastudios and things but an old mixer
could turn me into a parvarotti.
wow that would be good :D
> zplazm wrote:
> > the ME-62, ECM-ms957, and nt3 ... sound like fantastic
microphones...
> > I've just found out that the MZ-R37 minidisc, as part of cost
saving
> > features has hat the -20 shelf ommited on the mic normaliser,
which
> > would have been useful for very loud sounds. i expect that the
loud
> > nt3 on battery would not be that astoundingly loud as to
brickwall
> > given mz-r37's lack of a -20 shelf normaliser level, would it?
maybe
> > i should look for a sharp (with the 24 bits of encoding, yummy)
with
> > some defects on ebay...mt15 soudns pretty excellent budget gear.
>
> Since to use any of these mics except the Sony you will need to buy
or
> make a adapter cord, you could build in attenuation into the cord
if
> necessary. Depending on what you record and which mic you may find
it's
> not really necessary. I recorded for years with a Sony MZ-R30,
which had
> the switch, but rarely switched it to the low setting.
>
> All current ATRAC encoding is 24 bit. Though this is only in the
> internal processing. It still records 16 bit, but uses bit shifting
to
> effectively carry through 24 bit. Sony invented this, Sharp copied
it
> after Sony brought it out. So, it's not unique to the Sharp
recorders.
>
> > I'll be really happy to DiY some fluffy material and nylon to
make
> > wind sheilds and splash guards... (maybe i could make a party
suit
> > too?)
>
> Study the designs before making. It's not just some material around
the
> mic, there are designs that work. It's definitely a place where you
can
> save money.
>
> > there are wonderful places for sound collecting near my house,
> > abandoned housing full of gypsy junk, nature reserves, town...
this
> > is great i'm getting closer. today i sampled a tennis ball
bouncing
> > down some steps with marvellous rythm and warm wood plank sounds,
and
> > some cows mooing their head off very loud... and sheep... i'd
> > definately do as much ninja nighttime recording as possible too.
> >
> > I guess i'll use the md preamp, and may try mono to begin,
because
> > eventually i'll apply lots of panning and stereo delay DSP on
> > recorded material.
>
> I think you are going to find that natural environments are not
near as
> easy to make sound well in this manner.
>
> If you get a pure mono mic and later want stereo, it will require a
new
> mic. A nt3 pair mixed to mono may work fairly well, if it's been
used in
> coincident (X-Y) configuration and of course you can use one of
them.
> The M/S system in the sony mixes perfectly to mono, so you get both
mics
> in one.
>
> Walt
>
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|