I've got so many bloody numbers going through my head i meant the
NAGRA ARES-MII and as the subject stated it was supposed to read PCM-
D50..
The above tittle was a hybrid machine crossing a marantz with a sony :)
Martyn
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On Jan 9, 2008, at 8:04 PM, Martyn Stewart wrote:
> > >>I received the Sony PCM-D50 field recorder today. I'll have a more
> > complete report in a day or so, but I decided to post a quick note.
> >
> > At first, I was disappointed by what appeared to be a preamp that is
> > noisy, or perhaps the built-in mics are noisy. Then I realized that
> > the sensitivity of the built-in mic is very high. I was driving the
> > preamp to clipping with a gain setting of 7/10. Backing off to a
> gain
> > setting of 5/10 made my voice recordings indoors sound much better.
> >
> > Outside, I tried recording wind chimes at a distance of 10 feet (3
> > meters). Again, a setting of 7 of 10 was the maximum before lots of
> > distortion and clipping.
> >
> > The built-in mics proved to be more sensitive than my Sennheiser
> ME20.
> > In other words, the built-in mics produce a louder recording than
> the
> > ME20 does, when capturing the same source material.
> >
> > Fortunately, the D50 has a -20dB cut filter, selectable by a switch.
> > With the cut filter turned on, gain levels of 8 or 9 were OK, with
> low
> > preamp noise noticeable.
> >
> > With this detail understood, I'm starting to like the D50!
> >
> > --oryoki<<<
>
> Oryoki, did you ever post a newer report on the PCM-D50?
> The wife is going "down under" in February and i want her to take a
> recorder with her but none of mine!!!
> I thought of the PMD-620 but I'm not too sure of all the reviews i've
> read, the PMD-50 or another Nagra but this time the MIII?
>
> Any help appreciated :)
>
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