--- In Rob Danielson <> wrote:
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> At 3:48 AM +0000 7/5/08, lilyplants wrote:
> >I ordered the Olympus LS-10 thinking it would be much easier to use
> >than my MD Sony
> >MZM100 with soundprofessional binaural mics. It is.
> >
> >But it doesn't seem sensitive enough (okay with on high sen, 24,
> >limiter on and clip off).
> >
> >I want it to sound as good as possible with ambient and music. The
> >Japanese warbler is much
> >better recording than I have achieved.
> >
> >What really confuses me are the sound samples. Those Sony PCM D-50 on
the
> >Wingfieldaudio.com site are moving (more overtones). The choir
> >sample of the LS is fatiquing
> >and uninteresting. YET the samples provides on this site show both
> >to be noisy although not
> >as noisy as the R09 (can't remember who did them (4 "point and
> >shoot" recorders).
> >
> >How does one account for these differences.
> >and Can one achieve better results with one of these recorders over
the other?
> >
> >I'm new to ambient recording. Thank you for your help.
> >lily
>
> Hi Lily--
> The "hi-sensitivity" setting does make make good sense for ambience
> recording. Maybe turn the Limiter off? Someone who owns an LS-10
> might be able to post the settings checklist they follow for
> recording quieter sounds and settings. Close-mic'd music should
> produce sufficient sound levels to work with.
>
> As for improving the performance of the LS-10, I'd definitely follow
> Vicki's recent comparison tests and suggestions including using Shure
> WL183 external mics. Other recordists have been posting recordings
> with comments. Here's a search of "LS-10" in the list archive:
> http://tinyurl.com/5bwupr Raimund's suggestion of using external
> mics with low self-noise and very high sensitivity is a good one
> though there aren't too many mics to recommend that meet these specs
> that are well-suited for recording ambience.
>
> In interpreting the samples provided in the review web sites, look
> for tests done in the field using high gain (and preferably with
> specified condenser mics, if external mics are used). Most of the
> conditions I've come across to date are not similar to those found in
> nature recording so they are not a very good indicators of the
> performance you might get. Rob D.
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