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Re: NEWBIE QUESTION: NT1As

Subject: Re: NEWBIE QUESTION: NT1As
From: Rob Danielson <>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 01:45:12 -0600
At 2:54 AM +0000 2/2/06, pga7602 wrote:
>It sounds like this would be the type of setup I want.  Does anyone
>have a photo of this type of setup?  I want to know:
>1. How does 2 mics go into a rolls pb224 and have it routed to 1
>output for my HIMD?

2-NT1A's -> Rolls PB224 (its stereo) -> HiMD's Mic input.

Use standard xlr mic cables between the mics and the Rolls. I've been
using the small diameter Mogami lavaliere mic cable. Its lighter
weight and seems to produce less handling noise.

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>2. How do the XLR plugs get converted to a 1/8" stereo plug for the Rolls.=
..?
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Good question. With an adapter cable like this one Oryoki found:
http://www.audiogear.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?key=3DAdptMniSP2Fxlr&preadd=3D=
action

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>Again, I am really interested in know how to set this up.  If anyone
>has any examples or pics, please post.

Picture a phantom supply between the HiMD recorder and the mics. Rob D.

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>Thank you all in advance.
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>--- In  Rob Danielson <> wrote:
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>>  And like most condenser mics of the type Rich describes, the Rode
>>  NT1-A's require 48 volt phantom powering--which your RH-10 is not
>>  self-equipped to provide.  There are two popular, low cost, low noise
>>  portable supply units that recordists are using with their HiMD, MD,
>>  DAT recorders to support use of condenser or mics:
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>>  Rolls PB224
>>  http://tinyurl.com/9tutq (Primarily available in the US; battery
>>  replacement is easier; supplies 48 volts only.)
>>
>>  Art Phantom II Dual
>>  http://tinyurl.com/a6vtf (Slightly smaller in size; supplies 12 and
>48 volts)
>>  Rob D.
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>>    =3D =3D =3D =3D
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>>  At 4:29 PM +0000 2/1/06, Rich Peet responded:
>>  >
>>  >1. Most mics were designed for applications close to a sound source
>>  >that is loud.  For many types of nature recording we look for and find
>>  >mics that have a very low self noise so that we can crank up the
>>  >sensitivity without hearing a ton of hiss and the like. This mic is
>>  >very quiet and it is not as expensive as other mics at these noise
>specs.
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>>  >>pga7602 wrote:
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>>  >>  I have a MZ-RH10 with a Sony ECM-DS70P on it's way to my house
>>  >>  from BHPhotoVideo.com.
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>>  --
>>  Rob Danielson
>>  Film Department
>>  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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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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