>From my own personal experience I use a MZRH1 and,=C2=A0due to a very lucky=
purchase, a=C2=A0Sound Devices MixPre in a CS3 case and I have to say I fi=
nd it very easy to use.
I set the MZRH1 up such that it's headphone out is set as line-out and I fe=
ed this back into the MixPre on the tape return. I spent a bit of time adju=
sting the tape return levels on the Mix Pre so that the system=C2=A0is at u=
nity gain.
In the field the MZRH1 sits in the front pocket of the CS3 bag with the cab=
les passing out through the zipped opening at the bottom. In the field I ca=
n usually leave the MixPre set as there is usually an optimum 'level' to se=
t the microphone=C2=A0gain at and then with the MixPre switched to tape ret=
urn and the MZRH1 in pause record I am ready to record. The beauty of the M=
ZRH1 is that it remembers all the settings so unlike the MZ900H and similar=
models once you have selected manual record gain and set the headphone-out=
as line-out and set a record level=C2=A0that is how it stays.
With the CS3 slung over my shoulder and a pair of binoculars around my neck=
I have a very mobile setup. The Mic's can be hand held or if I am not usin=
g them I can hang them off one of the many points on the CS3 case. There is=
in fact enough room in the front pocket of the CS3 case to take a zipped d=
ouble sided padded case with=C2=A0the MZRH1 plugged up and ready to go in o=
ne side and=C2=A0an MZ900H, standby machine, in the other. Plus plenty of r=
oom for a couple of spare batteries for each device and spare mini-disks.
For an even lighter load I can just carry the MZRH1 or MZ900H and a couple =
of K6/ME66's, or a pair of AT3032's using, a soon to be finished,=C2=A0home=
made battery phantom power unit.
I can see the attractiveness of such devices=C2=A0of the LS10 to people as =
a neat point and shoot device which would also lend itself to being used wi=
th a quality microphone pre-amp feeding its line input. If its line-input i=
s up to the job, and there is no reason why it shouldn't be, coupled with a=
decent mic-pre they should get very good results. But they also have the f=
lexibility of just stuffing the LS10 in the pocket and have it to hand whil=
e out and about in the field but not wanting to carry a full setup. Not som=
ething a Fostex FR2 LE would really lend itself to.
The LS10, and the slightly more expensive but=C2=A0possibly better spec'd=
=C2=A0Sony PCM D50, would seem to open up a whole new=C2=A0world of conveni=
ence for some people.
Phil
----- Original Message ----
From: Paul Jacobson <>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, 1 July, 2008 2:34:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Olympus LS-10 reviews
I have to agree 110% with Rob's comments. I'd also observe that
while the external preamp's certainly improve performance they also
bring a significant usability hit in the field. A compact recorder +
preamp is far more unwieldy than an recorder of similar bulk, plus
you end having to deal with additional batteries and cables (which
are an extra cost not shown in the price comparisons) . After
recording experiences with a HiMD and external preamp I'd not
willingly choose to use a recorder + preamp setup in the field again.
cheers
Paul
On Jul 1, 2008, at 2:32 AM, Rob Danielson wrote:
> For recording ambience in quiet locations (and all less critical
> situations) I feel that buying an external mic preamp to off-set a
> noisy mic preamp in the recorder is usually NOT the best investment.
> Consider these higher quality, "budget" _system_ prices:
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