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Subject: Re: [gear] Sound Devices 788 T announced
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:24 pm ((PDT))
Speaking of dolphins, the Blind Ganges Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
vocalizes and hears out to
Message: 356kHz. 
Subject: We recorded it off an instrumentation device that fed audio
tape through the heads at 120ips (304.8cmps)...a whole 7" (19.05cm)
reel of 1mm tape went by in about 2 minutes.

Bernie


On Apr 13, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Gianni Pavan wrote:

> I record dolphins.... they go up in frequency....
> in any case I always prefer to record at 96 kHz to capture higher
> harmonics and also some occasional animal or insect that makes more
> than 20 kHz.
>
> Gianni
>
> At 20.06 13/04/2008, you wrote:
>
> > >only 48kHz sampling sounds to me as a big step back!
> > >If 8 channels at 24bit & 96 kHz could be a constraint, I would have
> > >appreciated the option to record 4 or 6 channels at 96 kHz, or
> maybe
> > >to reduce to 16 bit for recording 8x96kHz.
> >
> >Haven't we had this discussion quite frequently? I am asking those
> who can
> >explain, but even with Sound Device's low noise preamps, there
> would still
> >be nothing gained by going up to 96, would there? Wouldn't the
> noise and
> >definition at nature recording levels retain an optimum level for
> even the
> >lowest mic noise and SD preamp combination?
> >
> >Perplexed with Warm Regards,
> >
> >Mark R.
> >
> >
> >
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