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Re: noise levels of small mics

Subject: Re: noise levels of small mics
From: "lilyplants" lilyplants
Date: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:48 pm ((PDT))
thank you for clarifying. I still have trouble understanding how I'm not he=
aring a difference
between the recorders, in this case I hear the edirol as more natural than =
the sony d-50
when the same mic is used even though noisy.

see below
>
> I agree that the Edirol R-09HR sounds quieter than the R09, but as
> Klas' just mentioned, the R09 is not among the better recorders in
> terms of pre noise performance.
>
> The noisy mics that Neal is using do not allow us to discern
> performance differences between the Sony D50 and the R-09HR. His
> comparisons of the recorder's using their built-in mics are useful
> for applications like recording voice.
>
> The "naturalness" of sound quality on close-mic'd voice is very
> subjective and much more dependent on the mic, not the recorder.
>
> >
> >Would a solution for recorder noise and lack of sensitivity be to
> >add a pre-amp/power
> >supply to the rig and by-pass the recorder's preamp. Is there
> >something like the DPA
> >MMA 6000 which costs less?
>
> What lack of sensitivity? What mic/recorder/subject?  In principle,
> no, one should not require the use an external mic preamp with any of
> the recorders you mention. Rob D.

I thought you were saying the electrets lack sensitivity and that the small=
 recorders like
the edirol have limited gain. I also though the main complain with the smal=
l recorders is
their pre-amp. so I wondered about using a better pre-amp with the line in.=


"Don't a number of the electrets have pretty low sensitivity too?
Perhaps something good to figure in because some of the new pocket
recorders have limited gain. Rob D."


thanks,
lily
> >
> >Lily
> >
> >>
> >>  > I can make EM23PIP's if I can put them into XLR housings. (Yes, a
> >>  > few people like Dan got spoiled before, but those days are over wit=
h.)
> >>  > There is a picture at
>
>><http://www.telinga.com/gallery/em23pip.jpg>http://www.telinga.com/galler=
y/em23
pip.jpg
> >>
> >>  Klas, those are just too big! Why won't you make any more short
> >>  cylinders?
> >>
> >>  > There is a foam wind-cover which you pull over the entire housing.
> >>
> >>  Which can be used as a base for a long-hair windscreen.
> >>
> >>  -Dan Dugan
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
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