At 12:35 AM +0000 8/19/05, robleshugodaniel wrote:
>Very interesting, Rob, thanks.
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>You say about the use of a RME Quadmic with an R4. I don=B4t know if
>someone proposed this before in this Forum.
Rich Peet has one and has suggested it a few
times. He must be tied up. You can mail him
directly about the powering suggestion he has.
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>What makes me think that one of the most helpful things in this Forum
>could be a list of the equipment used or tested by the members, and
>it=B4s goods and bad aspects and experiences.
This would make a good website project,
especially wth links to sample recordings made
with the described combinations.
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>This could be, I=B4m sure, a valuable reference for all.
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>Thanks,
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>Hugo.
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>> At 6:46 PM +0000 8/18/05, robleshugodaniel wrote:
>> >I agree with Rob. Not only very difficult to know what=B4s what these
>> >days recorders, but with photo cameras, celular telephones,
>> >computers...too.
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>> >My question about battery powered pres is still almost without
>> >answer...What do you use for nature recordings with excelent sound
>> >quality ?
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>> >Hugo
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>> >--- In Rob Danielson <>
>> >wrote:
>> >> If mic preamp components are inexpensive like Klas says, why
>> >wouldn't
>> >> a more specialized manufacturer like Edirol put in a quiet pre?
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>> >> a critical part of a recorder. The Sharp MT-90's mic pre (I just
>> >> tested it last night) is quite noticeably noisier than the newer
>> >Sony
>> >> NH-900 HiMD recorder. Very difficult to know what's what these
>days
>> > > with recorders. Rob D.
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>> Hi Hugo--
>> Sorry, I didn't mean to be evasive. I'd be happy
>> to head out into a quiet setting with your mics
>> and any of the external mic preamps you list.
>> When I compared the Sound Devices MP2
>> (transformered pre) with their new 722
>> (un-transformered pre) in a blind test, I
>> couldn't consistently distinguish between them
>> using headphones. If noise is a concern, check
>> to see its above -118 EIN dBU for those mkh's.
>> Most of the better ones will be.
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>> Personally, If I owned a 4 channel recorder, I'd
>> consider a 4 channel pre like QuadMic by RME.
>> Rich Peet worked out a little power ing issue you
>> might want to ask him about, but to my ears, this
>> unit is definitely on par with all of the better
>> pres, its small and it cost less. Rob D.
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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