Great example of the virtues of the recorder and event, Greg!
I believe the background at the beginning of the recording is quiet
enough to reveal a good deal of the character of the self-noise and
color of the built-in mics. As with Vicki's test, the low frequencies
are attenuated and there seems to be a lower-mid-range boost. The
mics' self-noise is "warm" - spreading under 3K. There seems to be a
bit more audible noise in the right mic and (understandably) LF
handling noise throughout.
Of general interest, Vicki has demonstrated that one can
significantly improve the noise performance, stereo imaging and
probably the handling noise with Shure WL183 mics ($170 USD) and most
likely, Klas's EM-21's or EM-23's.
There seems to be a bit more echo coming from the right and from the
deep center. Do you happen to recall if that is consistent with the
setting? Rob D.
At 1:02 AM +0900 7/3/08, Greg Peterson wrote:
>Here is a 3-minute recording of a Japanese bush warbler (uguisu):
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>On June 8th I took a bicycle ride up in the hills near my home in
>Shiga Prefecture, Japan. I took an Olympus LS-10 in my saddlebag.
>As I was struggling up a steep mountain road at about 4 p.m., I
>heard this caller, got off my bike, grabbed the LS-10, and started
>recording immediately. Wind screens were attached, and settings were
>24-bit, 44.1KHz, mic sense high, record level 7, limiter ON. I had
>no idea how high to set the input level. It peaked between -7dB and
>-6dB, so I could have set it lower with no limiter.
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>It's pretty noisy, with airplanes flying outbound from Kansai
>International Airport. Maybe I could have done better with a highly
>directional mic and a better (bigger, heavier) recorder, but if I
>had been serious about "pristine" nature recording, I wouldn't have
>taken any equipment at all. This recording was easy to make, like
>taking a snapshot. It delighted my family and friends, even though
>my goal that day was simply to ride a bicycle up a mountain.
>For my humble purposes the LS-10 seems just right.
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>Greg Peterson <<peterson%40notredame.ac.jp>=
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