Rob Danielson wrote:
>
> A metronome at 5 metres might be a pretty "hot" reference signal.
> Its possible that the "Low Sensitivity" setting might not provide
> sufficient gain for quieter sounds and environments. Its worth
> further investigation, for sure.
>
> Coincidentally, earlier today, I thought of Aaron's DSM temple mount
> preference in relation to your WL-183 rig priorities. Rob D.
Yes, this is a relatively loud test signal. Though, I believe that
this is an adequate model for a loudly singing Lyrebird.
For recording softer sounds, one should perhaps better use the HIGH
MIC SENSE setting. The problem with the Lyrebird was obviously that
the REC LEVEL was turned down to 2, which caused the higher overall
noise level. In other words, it is not appropriate to attenuate the
microphone signal and then amplify it again in the next stage.
Note that the MIC 2 input of the TASCAM DR-1 also provides a
relatively low gain (input clipping level: -28 dBu), while its
inherent noise floor (-115 dBu(A)) is still good enough for the
K6/ME6x series.
Regards,
Raimund
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