naturerecordists
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: field recording with digital mics

Subject: Re: field recording with digital mics
From: "evs" onomatopoetik
Date: Thu Dec 7, 2006 1:31 am ((PST))
yep, you are right. there are only the neumanns i know. i thought
there are more, but i only know the neumann d series. i realized this
yesterday after writing the post..
maybe i have seen those on two different advertises, or read an
article or what ever, and thought that there are a few, sometimes
your brain will trick you;-)
anyone working with one of those neumann digital mics?



Am 07.12.2006 um 05:39 schrieb Lou Judson:

> Good questions. I have a few to add:
>
> Which digital mics, other than Neumann D? Digital is a common buzzword
> to sell gear - like Sony headphones have had a "digital" tag on them
> for years but they are stictly analog. The manufacturers flacks use
> the
> word as a comeon, when they might mean "compatible with digital" ...
>
> Googling does not bring up and digital mics or speakers for that
> matter
> - transducers are at least half analog, where they interfac with the
> air...
>
>    If the mics are digital, the preamp is built in. Which recorders
> have
> compatible digital inputs.?
>
> But mostly, which mics do you mean...
>
> Lou Judson =95 Intuitive Audio
> 415-883-2689
>
> On Dec 6, 2006, at 8:35 AM, evs wrote:
>
>
>> hi everybody,
>>
>> i=B4m just curious if anyone ever tryd to make some field recording
>> with some of those new digital mics.
>> i=B4m a little confused as i=B4m reading so little about it, but there
>> are a few out yet..
>> they must have really low self noise (right?). so it could be
>> interesting for recording subtle atmos. anyone knows anything about
>> this?
>> and what kind of preamp you have to use? which field recorder can
>> record with a digital mic?
>>
>
>
>
> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>





<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the naturerecordists mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU