Charles
The same system I turn the pot to 56.7DBA and leave it regardless of
the distance of the subject. If the soundscape is quiet then so be it
but turning the gain up makes it unnatural. I never have any problems
with clipping if a subject passes the microphones screaming. If you
are consistent with your settings, all your recordings will compliment
each other if you ever have to use layering and mixing.
With direct cabling from MKH30/40, after setting MS for stereo, first
set your Tone Level on the 722 at -30dB. Then set input level at
Message: 56.
Subject: 7dBA (by adjusting the rotary pot just to the left of the "menu"
button and viewing the momentary reading on the screen). Because the
Sennheisers have virtually no variation between mics in the MKH
series, this will provide a standard calibrated input level of 64dBA
relative to a -30dB meter reading and will result in an accurate
assessment of signal ranges for later analysis.
Martyn
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Martyn Stewart
http://www.naturesound.org
Redmond WA
425-898-0462
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