At 8:53 PM +0000 2/14/05, digidandy wrote:
>--- In Henry Howard <>
>wrote:
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>> I had suggest to Curt off list, why not look at the Marantz 660
>> cf recorder. Yes it cost more but...
>> It has real xlr connectors
>> usb transfer or use a card reader
>> no moving parts
>
>That looks like a *very* interesting unit. The 660 coupled with a
>couple of Shure MX183s would make for a nice setup. And they've even
>included a remote option, which means you can just have your recorder
>in your bag. Nice.
>
>However, I don't see any mention anywhere that it's Mac-compatible.
>Hopefully it just appears on the desktop like a harddisk...like they
>should've done with the Sony Hi-MDs (am I bitter? well, yes, a little
>;-) ...
Someone might want to look into the 660's mic preamp noise and gain.
Having phantom power would enable many more mic options if the preamp
is quiet and has enough gain.
Very likely that the 660's media will mount on Mac OS9.22 and above.
HiMD discs will mount on the Mac desktop- you just can't use the
native file format without Sony pre-processing through SonicStage.
One can even use the HiMD formatted discs to transport the .wav files
to your Mac after they've been through WavConverter. Some day, some
one might figure out a workaround.
Rob D
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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