Hello everyone,
Can someone reassure me that this problem can be solved ?
I used one of my 2 Sennheiser MKH30 yesterday in a M/S setup with a MKH60,
recording with my Fostex FR-2LE.
As soon as I pushed the standby button, I started to hear rather loud statics
through the headphones.
Turned the recorder off, then on again, and the problem repeated itself.
Several times. Turned the phantom power on/off, used a different set of XLR
cables... nothing stopped the problem from occuring. I tested both mics alone
and the problem occured with the MKH30 only.
The way it happens can be better described as a growing bubble of static : the
noise starts very low, then it grows louder and louder for a some time (20-30
seconds or more) and becomes so loud that I need to turn the volume down to
near 0.
At some point, for no obvious reason, it then slowly "shrinks" back and
disappears.
I decided to try and record our garden soundscape anyway, and I ended up
recording a full 2 hours with the problem repeating 3 times during the 2 hours.
The strange thing is that everything was perfectly stable for the 2 hours, with
no movement, no change in controls, etc.
What coud that be ? A defective condenser ?
Thanks.
DL
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