I've got a problem that's proving hard to track down because it is intermit=
tent. Basically, static turns up in one channel of stereo recordings every =
once in a while. I'll describe this briefly here and post a few details (so=
nogram of static onset) at
http://math.uc.edu/~pelikan/eg.html
My hope is that someone here with more experience will be able to save me a=
lot of time with a comment like "Oh yes... that turns up every once in a w=
hile and is usually caused by..."
The problem (static sounds in one channel) occurs with an MHK omni microph=
one and an SD 702 recorder that also powers the microphone. It seems to tur=
n up about once every 1-10+ hours of recording:static suddenly appears in o=
ne (left) track of the recording and slowly, over a couple minutes, disapp=
ears. It also seems to go away if I turn
the power off and on again. I've got examples that have occurred while I wa=
s meters
away from the recorder and certainly wasn't manipulating controls, cables, =
etc. Thus far I've always had the same mic on the left track.
I have swapped cables around and believe I now know that the
problem is either (a) with the microphone on the left track (b) with
the left channel of the recorder or (c) with the interaction between
the two.
So far I've always used this microphone on the left track. I
haven't observed the problem when using the microphone with a Tascam
DAT recorder, but only have about 2 hours of that.
My next test is to put the suspect microphone on the other channel and wait=
to see if the problem reappears. As you can imagine, that'll be a PITA (pa=
in in the ...).
Can anyone suggest what the problem is based on their experience
with this sort of equipment? Or propose a means to possibly make the
problem_ less_ intermittent and thus easier to identify?
Thank you very much in advance for your advice, suggestions!
Steve P
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