RE: attenuating HiMD mic input (was draft procedure..)

[Rob Danielson <>]

At 8:01 PM -0500 8/31/05, Gene Dorcas wrote:
>Ok.   Thanks.  I'll not spend the time trying it.
>
>Thanks,
>Gene
>
>
Hi Gene--
Are you sure you're using manual gain on your HiMD recorders? I did a 
test this afternoon with Low Sens and low manual gain settings on an 
NH900. Found that I could easily tame the hottest mic signal I could 
produce with the 183's. You should be able to quickly adjust gain 
with these mics and HiMD recorders in the field to maintain good 
saturation without clipping. The only exception are very loud sounds, 
like a truck passing right in front of you, that can exceed the 183's 
SPL limit. You can see if this is happening because the result is 
distortion even though the meter says the record  level is still 
within acceptable range. Rob D.



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