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Re: Sharp MD glitch

Subject: Re: Sharp MD glitch
From: Dan Dugan <>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:07:42 -0700
Mark R., you wrote,

>   I ran into the same problem in a different way with a Nomad J3. The
>writing was heard when the gain on the Nomad was turned up. Those more tec=
h
>minded than myself could probably explain, although I am pretty sure
>that better
>sheilding inside these units would help. I can't figure out why less gain =
on
>your MD brought this out though, unless you applied more gain than is
>onboard your unit in post.

I was recording a very quiet ambience at a rather low gain; I applied
a lot of gain to the file after transfer, trusting the 16-bit dynamic
range to pull me through. Unfortunately, the recorder wasn't up to it.

-dan


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