You never really want to use a built in mic for nature recording, (No,
the DR-7 hasn't anyway) Yes you can use your Sennheiser mic with the DR7
but you will need some kind of phantom power to go with it unless the
mic you will be using has it's own power source. I use a Denecke PS-1
with the appropriate cables as my power source with certain mics.
http://www.coffeysound.com/store/Denecke.html
( Just a note though, always make sure you insert the 9v battery into
the PS-1 before you connect any minidisks or dat machines as there is an
imbalance going out for a split second.) I think that Denecke are aware
of this?
You will find that the DR-7 is a great machine for nature recording.
Martyn
Naturesound.Org
-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Trainor
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 12:38 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Preliminary Report - Sharp MD-DR7
Hi -
I am interested in buying a Sharp MD - DR7 for bird call recording -
but am ignorant on microphones. Does it have a built in microphone,
or could I use a Sennheiser shotgun mic with it??
Thanks,
Colin Trainor
--- In "Martyn Stewart"
<> wrote:
> Back home again and a lot of e-mails to sift through again, I still
> never caught up after going to the UK, Yes I bought the Sharp MD-
DR7 as
> Doug and am thrilled with the little beauty, this is a must if
this is
> your budget the cheapest I found as Doug did at
> http://www.audiocubes.com <http://www.audiocubes.com/>
>=20
> The adjustable record level is one of the advantages with this and
> indeed with all Sharps, but as Doug says the Buffer (trace-back)
is a
> must, this little machine does it all, as in the Portadisk, this
has a
> variable buffer for that last minute surprise, bang! You've
recorded
> it!!! I like to set this at 10 seconds too and if you are like me,
once
> you hit the pause button, I'm stretching around and scratching me
bum!
> Of course you will record all of this if you have it set on
30seconds,
> plus other maybe embarrassing noises!!!!!
> There is no Day/Date marking, Sony automatically marks each
recording
> with the day and date of each track, but if you are used to
speaking as
> I do before every take, this wont be a problem. I don't like the
remote
> I'm afraid either, the buttons are all the same. One or two have a
tiny
> dot on them that are hard to feel unless you can read Braille!!!
The
> rest are undistinguishable. Too many buttons! You can't push a
button on
> one side without also pushing one on the other, with my fingers
anyway!
> You can't adjust the volume without adjusting bass at the same
time!
> It's impossible. There is only one way to hold it without pushing
any
> buttons.
> These are minor problems but one that would put the cream on top
of this
> great unit.
>=20
> If you want to take a portable recorder into the field without all
the
> weight, this is the chap for you with long battery life
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> Martyn
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> Martyn Stewart
> <http://naturesound.org> http://naturesound.org=20=20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Von Gausig
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 9:37 AM
> To: Nature Recordists
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Preliminary Report - Sharp MD-DR7
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> I've had my new Sharp MD-DR7 now for a week and have been able to
put it
>
> through it's menus, learned the titling procedures, edited lots of
> samples,
> etc. The recordings I've made with it seem at the outset to be
> comparable
> to recordings made with the Sony MZ-R30 and -R50 recorders - no
big
> surprises there. Self noise seems about comparable with the Sonys.
>
> Things I like about this recorder:
>
> 1. Adjustable record level while recording - like all Sharps
>
> 2. No need to be sure you've hit "End Search" before recording -
like
> all
> Sharps. New recordings are always started at the end of the last
track.
>
> 3. Recording and mode-setting are all done by default - I tell the
> recorder
> what the default settings are and every recording is started with
those
> settings upon the press of one button. With the Sonys you press
the
> "Record" slider and the "Pause" button at one time, hold
the "Record"
> slider in one position until the record mode changes to "Manual
Record",
>
> then press the "Mode" button to switch to Mono recording - you
have to
> do
> this every time you start recording! All these settings are set as
the
> default settings on the Sharp.
>
> 4. Track and disc naming utility is much easier with the Sharp -
no more
>
> wearing out the reed switches picking the letters in a track name.
>
> 5. The battery, although it is NiMH, not Lithium Ion, is tiny and
gives
> 10.5 hours of record time, 27 hours of playback on a 3-hour
recharge.
> The
> recorder also comes with a AA "outrigger" caddy that holds one AA
> battery -
> it will supply 13 hours of recording and more than 40 hours of
playback!
>
> This guy is energy efficient.
>
> 6. Finally, I LOVE the "Trace-Back Recording" feature. This allows
you
> to
> set (as default) a 5-second, 10-second, or 30-second pre-record.
No need
> to
> reset it each time you turn the unit on or start recording. I've
kept
> mine
> on 10-second trace back and it has worked flawlessly. This will
get me
> that
> Cooper's Hawk that suddenly flies into the tree just above my head
and
> calls while the recorder is in record-pause.
>
> This that I dislike:
>
> 1. There is no Day/Date marking of tracks. Sonys automatically
mark each
>
> recording with the day and date of each track. No such utility
with the
> Sharp.
>
> 2. This unit is still a Japan-only unit. The instruction manual,
except
> for
> a very condensed section, is in Japanese. The English manual is
> available,
> though, at MiniDisc.org, so I downloaded the .pdf file and printed
it.
> No
> biggy.
>
> All in all (and very preliminarily) I like this unit a lot. If
anyone
> would
> like a particular test, let me know.
>
> I know Martyn has one too, by now, so did I leave anything out,
Martyn?
>
> Doug
> Doug Von Gausig
> Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
> Moderator
> Nature Recordists e-mail group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists
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>
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