Hi all:
Gear talk:
I am in the market for a really good hard disk or compact flash recorder, t=
hat i can use
with great mics and have it not be a limiting factor. I currently use a So=
und Devices MP-2
preamp/ stereo mixer with a compact DAT machine, per some advice I read in =
Bernie
Krause's book. My mics are currently my limiting factor I think, by far.
I have read many people gushing over the Fostex FR-2LE, and below and appen=
ded here,
about its preamp.
How would its preamp and other sonic qualities compare to the Sound Devices=
722, which
I am currently considering? Any thoughts?
If I were to drop $2000 tp $3000 on a recording device, what is the best ba=
ng for the
buck? Ideas? Anyone want to do some vicarious shopping? I may even go fo=
ur track so I
can get into muti-micing like a Soundman or the new Core tetramic.
I am also in the market for a step up in microphones. I like stereo, and a=
m currently
thinking of moving away from MS and getting into AB or perhaps XY. MS is g=
ood for close
things, like close ups of herps, but I don't think it is all that great for=
large scale ecosystem
sound.
Any thoughts on a) which technique is better for subtle stereo ecosystem so=
unds and b),
which mics are the best?
I have been corresponding with another member about AB and he is himself de=
bating
between DPA compact omni mics, and the Sennheiser omnis.
Thanks for your advice!
George Paul
>
> Hi Raimund
> The Fostex FR2-LE has some great figures, and judging
> by your last recording the phantom power would seem to
> be fine as well on the machine. But then one would
> hope that they learn from past experience.
> So if you were to add the cost of say an Art Phantom
> II to the price of a Sony Hi-MD machine you are
> starting to get very close to the cost of the FR2-LE.
> So this may be the way to go as the recording machine
> at a reasonable cost?
> Thanks for producing the figures.
> All the best.
> Phil
> --- Raimund Specht <> wrote:
>
> > I just measured the Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) of
> > the new Fostex
> > FR-2LE and KORG MR-1000 recorders:
> >
> > http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm
> >
> > While there is absolutely no reason to worry about
> > the performance of
> > the FR-2LE preamplifiers, the KORG MR-1000
> > preamplifiers are only as
> > good (or bad) as those of the M-Audio MicroTrack
> > 24/96. This is still
> > good enough for many applications, but it is quite
> > disappointing for a
> > unit that is advertized by slogans such as
> > 'pristine' and
> > 'uncompromising, future-proof fidelity' that can be
> > found on their
> > website.
> >
> > Raimund
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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