correct is critical. I use the trims at about 90%, beyond this I
believe I get unnecessary noise (and below the signal drops off
quickly - I find them reeeally sensitive for such a small knob), I
then don't touch them but adjust the record level with the main gain
which a varies between about 30% and 100% depending on the strength
of the source. At these settings (with a parabola) I have no
difficulty in making recordings between -36 and -12 on the FR2LE
indicators, and need to be careful about exceeding this with a strong
source.
The Fostex forum has a recent useful thread on these trim
relationships (but look there quick as it will soon migrate to a new
site and its not clear they will preserve the existing knowledge -
daft!).
C
--- In "Lindsay Cargill"
<> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> My FR2-LE settings with the Telinga Pro6/Twin Science are thus:
Left
> mic trim 3.00pm (goes to 4.00pm but as others have noted noise is
> more evident, at least in phones). Right trim 3.30pm (boosted
> slightly for quieter omni capsule in Twin Sci - this is mainly for
> monitoring purposes eg. the appear even). The main volume control
is
> at 3.00pm, though I sometimes turn it up a bit more for faint
calls.
> So not that much more headroom avialable. I do everything at
> 44.1kHz/16 bit - call me ole fashioned ! Even with the amazing
reach
> of the twin science I still try to get as close to the subject as I
> can.
>
> Overall, I think the unit is excellent and I slightly prefer my
> recordings with this than unit than the big brother FR2 which I
also
> own. It may not have quite the dynamic range of the FR2 but the wee
> recorder just sounds "cleaner" with this particular mic. I am sure
> Klas will have some useful input on this matter and indeed has
> already indicated this previously.
>
> Lindsay
>
>
> --- In Chris Edwards <chris@>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Lindsay Cargill wrote:
> >
> > | I use an FR2-LE with a Telinga Pro6 Twin Sci in a parabola and
> get
> > | similar levels (maybe up to -24)to you when recording crossbill
> > | flight calls.
> >
> > Any reason not to raise the mic trim or rec gain levels a bit ?
> >
> > Or is this an intentional plan to leave headroom, for that
> unexpected
> > Winter Wren etc ?
> >
> > I guess if you're recording at 24bit there shouldn't be a problem
> leaving
> > this amount of headroom.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > (thinking of getting an FR-2LE)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > | Might occasionally get a bit more but certainly nothing like -
> 12db as a
> > | "normal" range ( unless a Winter Wren is 15ft away!).
> > |
> > | Lindsay
> >
>
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