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Re: Recording quiet landscapes (SD 302 question)

Subject: Re: Recording quiet landscapes (SD 302 question)
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:21 am ((PDT))
> I've seen a SPL Meter being used by an audio guy to set his levels
> much like a photographer would use a light meter (or perhaps as a
> reference for later mastering) is this a normal practice?

No, but it's a nice thing to do. One might say into the recording
"ambient level 42 dBA slow."

> Since this thread started as a 302 question, I'll add a further
> 'mixer' question to the mix (so to speak)
>
> I'm looking at getting an 8 channel firewire pre/mixer for my laptop
> for some different recording I want to do. I also may use it with
> the 702. I've looked everywhere online to find the use of the AES/
> SPDIF input on the 702 without success. If my firewire pre-amp/mixer
> has AES/SPDIF out, is this the best way to connect it to a 702?

So far as I know, firewire on the Sound Devices products is for
connection to computers for transfer only. Using it with an input
interface is a great idea, though, and I encourage you to write to SD
about supporting that.

-Dan Dugan






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