Rob Danielson wrote:
> At 1:44 AM -0500 9/21/05, Rob Danielson wrote:
>> Hi Curt--
>> Since it showing up on the line input too, it does make sense to
>> suspect AD or something unique with the recorders input stage. If its
>> in the recorder, wouldn't one expect the same results with a
>> comparable electret like a Sony ECM55B or 66B? Might confirm that
>> next?
>>
>> I don't think I hear the same kind of bottoming out sound with the
>> NT1A's->Rolls->NH-900HiMD that I get with 183-> HiMD (PIP) But, I
>> could check that.
>
> I've been working with several hours of thunderstorm MS recordings
> made with a Sony NH900 HiMD at record levels ranging from "7" to "14"
> and I've not come across any "bottoming out" with RodeNT1A/2A
> Mics->Rolls PB224->SonyHiMD NH-900. I can confirm that subjects with
> very low Hz concentrations do seem to induce more "bottoming out"
> effect with the 183's on PIP->NH900. It seems to me there's no
> "bottoming out" problem with the NH900 HiMD mic pre or A-D. I wonder
> if the pre or AD circuit could be different with the NH700. Rob D.
Or could it be the subject matter? I recorded a thunderstorm a few
weeks ago with Shure 183s directly into the Sony Hi-MD, at good levels,
also without any "bottoming out." Might there be something unique about
the sound signature of thunder that it doesn't cause the problem?
Curt Olson
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