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1. Re: M/S recording setup

Subject: 1. Re: M/S recording setup
From: "Emanuele" lamacchiacosta
Date: Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:58 am ((PDT))
>
> The idea here is that you set the recorder input levels so that you
> can ignore the recorder and rely on the mixer meters only. What you
> need to do is hook the recorder up, then engage the line-up tone on
> your mixer. SQN suggest that you set the recorder levels so that the
> line up tone registers at -12dB on the recorder meters. You might need
> to set this higher for nature recording purposes but it should be a
> reasonable place to start.
>
The SQN probably has the BBC meter.
So the line up tone will 4 on the BBC scale meter. On the fostex has to
be -18dBfs.
:-)

Emanuele









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