Welcome to the group.
Get the 722. The mic preamps are absolutely superb, among the
quietest I've ever heard. I had previously used a Grace Design
Lunatec V2, considered probably the best portable preamp ever made,
and the 722's preamps were close enough to that, I have never used
the V2 again. The 722's preamps are quite transparent, and very very
quiet.
As for mics, I recently did a test between my Schoeps MS rig, and a
friend's Neumann MS rig, using the KM100 series mics. What we found
was that they were sonically so similar, that they could be intercut
with almost no difference. So I think between them, it's just
preference. The Neumann's are slightly cheaper.
But I would strongly suggest you consider an MS rig using the
Sennheiser MKH series. They're noticeably quieter than the Schoeps or
Neumanns. If you're really trying to record gentle wind in leaves,
the Neumann's and Schoep's noise of the mic is very possibly going to
be audible. The Sennheisers are much quieter. I think the Schoeps
sound has more 'character' than the Sennheisers, but the Senns are
amazing mics. As others have and will point out, incredibly rugged,
nearly immune to humidity problems that may or may not plague Schoeps
and Neumanns (depending on who you ask).
Also, if you haven't recorded in MS, I think you'd find the stereo
image excellent, and at least as good as ORTF, especially when using
good mics.
So my suggestion:
722 Recorder
Sennheiser MS combo of either MKH30/MKH40 or MKH30/MKH50
On Aug 20, 2006, at 7:12 AM, evs wrote:
> hello everyone,
> i=B4m new to this great group, this is my first posting, but i read
> some postings on the website and did some searchings there,
> but now i have a question, some need for advice...:-)
> i=B4m planning to build my own recording rig.
> i will record mainly ambient. like very quiet wind, air, wind in
> leaves and so on, but my goal is to record quiet sounds, as i=B4m
> missing those things and because i love them.
> (and because i need them for my work. i=B4m into post production in
> film)
> for that i think i need good equipment which will give me results
> without (much) noise...
> i thought about the sound devices 722 or the fostex fr-2.
> i like the 722, i allready had it in my hands and it feels well build
> and strong and its handy, which is important to me. and i=B4ve heard
> just good things about the mic pre amps.
> the fostex fr-2 looks (on pictures) not so handy, but i=B4ve read
> somewehere in the internet that the mic pre amps and a/d converters
> are as good as the 722. and the fostex cost a 1000,-euro less...
> anyone compared this too recorders against each other? which got the
> better sound quality? any advice which would you take?
>
> coming to microphones, i=B4m thinking of buying a couple of neumann KM
> 184. cardioid is fine for me because i like to record most of the
> times in ORTF.
> the shoeps mics are more expensive and as far as i know its a matter
> of taste if you prefer shoeps or neumann.
> beside from that there are some cheap mics like the oktava MK-012,
> but i think maybe they will have a little bit too much noise for my
> application and would not be so perfect for recording subtle sounds...
> is this right? what would you advice me to buy? maybe you have an
> option where i did not even think about!
> any advice is welcome!
> all the best
> evs
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