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Re: Any conclusion on WL183 and (loud) bass?

Subject: Re: Any conclusion on WL183 and (loud) bass?
From: Jeremiah Moore <>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:33:13 -0800
I made a post about my experience of  overmodulated bass when
recording to MZ-R37, even in moderate sound pressure level scenarios
such as standing on the streetcorner.  More recently, I experienced
overmodulation on some voice recordings with the same rig.

I do suspect a powering issue with the MZ-R37 MD here.  the
Plug-In-Power supplied by that model of MD is pretty anemic.  I have
yet to test the mics with a different powering scenario.  I will try
with my PCM-M1 DAT and also with Shure phantom adapters/grace preamp.
I'll report if there's anything worth reporting.

Anybody in SF (aaron?) have a plug-in-power box I could try?

-jeremiah moore



>Sorry for bringing up the WL183 again... ;)
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>But I remember someone saying they had experienced problems when using
>the WL183s with loud(ish) bass sources, and I was wondering if this is
>a problem that can be expected to be encountered a lot?
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>I will mostly be using the mics for normal-to-loud sound sources, so
>I'm depending on steady bass response.
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>Will a battery box or similar take care of the problem (if indeed
>there is one?)?
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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