Hi John,
Thanks for the info on the Rode NT1A. I've noticed your DIY handiwork out =
there. Experimenting with custom setups would be interesting.
I can get the NT1A locally for a good deal, but they only have singles, not=
the matched pair. How important do you think it is to get the matched pai=
r? I've researched here in the group posts but am still not sure.
On the D50, it looks like you can go to 16gb and maybe 32gb (not guaranteed=
according to the charts).
http://esupport.sony.com/perl/support-info.pl?&info_id=3D19
Bob
--- In "hartogj" <> wrote=
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> Hi Bob,
>
> The Rode NT1A used to be shipped with the SM-1 shock mount. Though others=
have found their own DIY shockmount designs to be superior, I have found t=
he SM-1 to work well for me, unfortunately the Rode SM-1 has recently been =
discontinued (If anyone out there has a pair to sell, please contact me off=
list.) I replaced the elastic shock cording with thin o-rings from the har=
dware store and they work even better. The only problem with the SM-1 is th=
e metal hooks don't hold the bands all that well. Maybe there is a better a=
lternative out there???
>
> The main issue I might have with the Sony PCM-D50 is the stated limitatio=
n to a 4GB Memory Stick. Maybe it says that in the manual because that was =
the highest capacity card foreseen at the time of print. Has anyone out the=
re tried a 8 or 16GB card and can confirm if it does or does not work? Of =
course this is only important for long duration recordings.
>
> John Hartog
>
> --- In "ssislander" <bc.email@> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Rob & Mike,
> >
> > Thanks for your input. Rob, as you note... "The quality that you get w=
ill affect your interest...". Thinking more about it, I don't mind paying=
the extra dollars for the right piece of equipment. I'm picky about quali=
ty. So I think I'm leaning more towards the SD 702. From everything I rea=
d, it seems that I can't go wrong with that.
> >
> > I was doing more reading here last night and it seems that a matched pa=
ir of Rode NT1-A mics would be decent to start with. Feel free to shoot th=
at down if I'm wrong.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > And I see lots of opportunities to get creative with the mics....
> >
> > http://www.rockscallop.org/how/barrier10.html
> > http://www.trackseventeen.com/mic_rigs.html
> >
> > This reminds me of kayaking. You bought a kayak? Great! Now there's =
that nice $1000 Kokatat Drysuit for cold weather paddling, and how about th=
ose $500 carbon Werner paddles, and it would be great to have one kayak for=
trips and another for day paddling....
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
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