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Re: Cheaper recorders cont.

Subject: Re: Cheaper recorders cont.
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_rob
Date: Mon Jun 4, 2007 3:29 pm ((PDT))
At 7:48 PM +0000 6/4/07, Adam Welz wrote:

re:
>
>I have read in other forums that the Edirol is noisier than the
>MicroTrack, but I can't find any comparision of these two with the
>MZ RH1 in terms of recorded sound quality.

Your Sennhieser ME 66 with K6 power module likely produces more
self-noise than either the Hi-MD or Microtracker's mic pres.

As Oryoki summarized. the RH-1 has the same mic pre chip/low-noise,
high-gain quality as any of the Hi-MD recorders. Here is the NH-900
Hi-MD compared to a Microtracker:
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/pages/MicroTrack_NH900_722_=
IMA-QT-present.html


  You might note that the Hi-MD recorder has considerably more gain if
you are recording subtle sounds

On the Gallery page you will find a test comparing Hi-MD and the Zoom H4.
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/


>
>A few people have emailed me to tell me to stay away from MiniDisc
>as the format is outdated. This, however is of no concern to me as I
>will be transferring all recordings to CD or hard-drive in AIFF or
>WAV format and not archiving anything on MiniDiscs or flashcards
>themselves - they'll just be the interim storage medium.

You might also want to consider how much you record and how often you
can get to a computer for uploading CF cards.  20- 1GB Hi-MD
(reusable) discs for $120 will hold 30 hours of 44K/16 material. The
disks can also record 7 hours+ in Hi-SP mode if you need to do longer
term site monitoring. Rob D.

>.
>
>It remains for Klas (or anyone else) to clarify whether the MiniDisc
>actually delivers less noisy recordings than the MicroTrack.
>
>Best
>
>Adam Welz
>
>


--
Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
Department of Film
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee






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