Yes, Bruce, you don't lose your bet -- I did plug the XLR's into
the mic inputs! I just couldn't get them into the RCA's. As far
as I can tell, everything is the same from bad session to good
session -- recorder, mics, cables, settings, etc. That's why I'm
suspicious of the weather. It can get VERY humid here in Iowa.
ac
Allen Cobb
http://timbreproductions.com
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From:
Behalf Of Bruce
Wilson
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 1:49 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] sibilance with NT1-A pair
Like the others, I'd look at the cables first. I'm thinking it
might
possibly be a severe impedance mismatch. If instead of 150 to
600 ohms the
preamp saw a couple thousand ohms, a capacitor in the preamp
would only pass
the very highest frequencies and block everything low. After
correcting for
overall volume the highs would be way up.
Thing is, you'd never get a high impedance from dirty
connections (or
something) in both mics at once. Your recorder doesn't have a
high-impedance
mic mode, does it? I have the same recorder and I don't recall
that function
being there, and I'll bet a couple thousand bucks you didn't
mistake the
line-in for the XLR jacks.
Bruce Wilson
http://science.uvsc.edu/wilson
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