Thank you very much John Rob and Greg for your generous advice.
The Fostex FR2 certainly seems have lower noise from what everyone
says. But I am excited by what you say Rob:
> I would add that you would probably
> not be able to hear the mic preamp/noise performance difference
> between these two recorders unless you use mics with around 12 dB(A)
> or _lower_ self-noise. The DPA 4060's have appreciable more
> self-noise than this rating with 23dB9(A).
If the noise in the D50 itself is acceptable, to gain full advantage
of it, should I be looking for a mic with similar noise performance
and the D50, i.e. around 12dB? It seems like the DPA 4060's may be too
noisy. So, I am very interested about what you say next:
> It seems that the Telinga
> EM-23 with 14 dB(A) self-noise is the quietest mic one can get in a
> reasonably small package (contact These
> mics would be a good match for the D50 recorder.
I have tried to find sound example with these mics, but could not. I
did however find the examples on the Telinga website, which were made
with other Telinga mics, I think many are by the DATmic Stere which in
itself seems appealing too. I wonder if the performance is similar? In
particular I have fallen in love with this recording of frogs:
http://www.telinga.com/
If I could make music as beautiful as this ..... ! I think this is as
touching as any music could be.
Do you suppose that these mics are good then also for music
recordings? I suppose my shakuhachi may be as loud as a bird, but I
would expect I might be about 1 meter or so close to the mics. If the
background could sound as lovely as some of those recordings I would
be very happy! But also the flute itself must be recorded suitably. Do
you know how these mics would compare with more conventional mics for
acoustic music?
If it turn out I would get one of these Telinga mics, I am very likely
to become fascinated with nature recording! Interestingly, the music
which I play was created by wandering Buddhist monks, who derived much
of the influence for their music (which is solo, free rhythm) from the
sounds of nature around them, including winds, birds and animals. Thus
we have titles such as "Deer calling from afar", "The nesting of
cranes", "Wind in pine trees".
Thank you very much
Justin
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