At 9:35 AM -0400 4/24/06, wrote:
>Hello,
>I am new to recording and have just purchased a Sony HiMD MZ-RH10, Sennheiser
>ME 62 (with k-6), Telinga parabola, and AKG K240 DF headphones. I thought the
>minidisc was supposed to power the mic!
>I get nothing through the headphones and nothing is getting recorded on the
>disc during most recording attempts. (Only once did I hear my voice doing a
>test recording). I suspect maybe I need some kind of phantom power
>to drive the
>mic and headphones.
Ramsay
Sorry to hear about your frustrations. Its best to always plug your
headphones into the recorder's headphone jack.
Isn't the K6 supposed to allow for either phantom or battery
powering? I don't own one but the K6 pdf says.
"The K6 powering module...can be powered either by its internal 'AA'
size 1.5 V battery or by 12 - 48 V phantom power. So all you need is
a battery."
My suggestion of HiMD on this string read:
>Sony HiMD recorder would likely sit on top of your list if used
>with a portable phantom power supply.
There are four (stereo) commercial units that I know of that work
with HiMD PIP mic inputs. The two least expensive are the Rolls PB224
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&Q=&is=REG&O=productlist&sku=178395
and the Art Phantom II
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ARTPHANII
The _monaural_ PB23 unit will probably work, though I have not tested one yet:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=155422&is=REG&addedTroughType=search
One also needs an adapter cable to get from the phantom supply's XLR
outputs to the HiMD's mic input. A 2-XLR3F->1/8" (or 3.5mm) stereo
miniplug "Y" adapter cable works. One can make this or buy it.
http://www.audiogear.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?key=AdptMniSP2Fxlr&preadd=action
Rob D.
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>Lost in the weeds,
>Ramsay
>
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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