Hi Bob,
The Rode NT1A used to be shipped with the SM-1 shock mount. Though others h=
ave found their own DIY shockmount designs to be superior, I have found the=
SM-1 to work well for me, unfortunately the Rode SM-1 has recently been di=
scontinued (If anyone out there has a pair to sell, please contact me off l=
ist.) I replaced the elastic shock cording with thin o-rings from the hardw=
are store and they work even better. The only problem with the SM-1 is the =
metal hooks don't hold the bands all that well. Maybe there is a better alt=
ernative out there???
The main issue I might have with the Sony PCM-D50 is the stated limitation =
to a 4GB Memory Stick. Maybe it says that in the manual because that was th=
e highest capacity card foreseen at the time of print. Has anyone out there=
tried a 8 or 16GB card and can confirm if it does or does not work? Of co=
urse this is only important for long duration recordings.
John Hartog
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> Rob & Mike,
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> Thanks for your input. Rob, as you note... "The quality that you get wil=
l affect your interest...". Thinking more about it, I don't mind paying t=
he extra dollars for the right piece of equipment. I'm picky about quality=
. So I think I'm leaning more towards the SD 702. From everything I read,=
it seems that I can't go wrong with that.
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> I was doing more reading here last night and it seems that a matched pair=
of Rode NT1-A mics would be decent to start with. Feel free to shoot that=
down if I'm wrong.
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> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/message/38440
> https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/type/www/audio-reports/Rode_NT1-A_Mics/NT1-A_=
index.htm
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> And I see lots of opportunities to get creative with the mics....
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> http://www.rockscallop.org/how/barrier10.html
> http://www.trackseventeen.com/mic_rigs.html
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> This reminds me of kayaking. You bought a kayak? Great! Now there's th=
at nice $1000 Kokatat Drysuit for cold weather paddling, and how about thos=
e $500 carbon Werner paddles, and it would be great to have one kayak for t=
rips and another for day paddling....
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> Bob
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