At 10:49 AM -0700 9/17/08, Eric Benjamin wrote:
>Curt Olson wrote:
>>I'm looking for a clean, simple "bit bucket" to capture the line output
>>of a Sound Devices MixPre. The recorder's mics or mic pre is not a
>>major concern. Is it reasonable to hope that the Zoom H2 can handle my
>>needs successfully?
>
>Curt,
>I just acquiried a Zoom H2 and took some bench measurements on it. I'm
>sending you a graph directly. The line inputs are down about 0.4 dB at 20
>Hz, while the mic inputs are down about 7 dB at 20 Hz. A clear decision on
>the part of the designer to reduce handling and wind noise. Both
>inputs are down about 0.4 dB at 20 kHz (at 48 kHz sample rate). The
>dynamic range is
>about 87 dB on the line input.
Hi Eric--
I think 87 dB at unity gain is enough dynamic range for typical
natural subjects. Does everything seem pretty normal as per -10B line
input noise performance? I usually don't get added noise from the
-10dB line inputs even with very modest recorders. Thanks for the
testing! Rob D.
>I'll have more data later when I have time.
>
>Eric
>
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