It was Raimund who pointed out that the best results with Olympus
LS10 could be had using the 'low' setting, even if on volume '10'.
And indeed I have found this to be so. I have compared similar
sounds recorded on 'high' volume 3 and 'low' volume '10' and there is
less noise with the latter by a noticeable amount. If you were
recording, say, on 'high' volume 5, then the same subject with 'low'
volume 10, then increased the levels of the latter in post, to match
the levels of the former (say by up to 6 dB), there would still be
less noise.
However if you are wanting to record a bird with a relatively soft
song, say using ME66 gun mic, you are probably better off to go with
'high' volume 5 to get a fully saturated signal.
Using Primo EM172 plug-in mics and also ME66 gun mic with my LS10, I
use 'low' volume 10 as my default setting.
Vicki Powys
Australia
On 06/06/2011, at 5:34 AM, Klas Strandberg wrote:
> So it was just a rumor.
> Thanks Raimund.
>
> Klas
>
> At 20:29 2011-06-05, you wrote:
>>> Question: Why does the LS-11 perform the lowest noise level at the
>>> "low" setting?? Or doesn=B4t it?
>>
>> Hi Klas,
>>
>> No, the lowest noise floor can be obtained at the "SENSE HIGH"
>> setting (-122dBu(A)). The LS-5/10/11 however also provide a very low
>> noise floor at the LOW setting as long as the 24 bit mode is
>> activated.
>>
>>>
>>> With the Clip-On's I can record either at "high" and "2- 2,5" on the
>>> wheel or "low" and "10" on the wheel. Both settings give about the
>>> same margin to unexpected sounds.
>>> Which is the best recommendation that I can give customers and why?
>>> High or low? How big is the noise difference?
>>
>> I'm not sure. Maybe there is no significant difference. I must admit
>> that I have used the Olympus recorders only a few times so far. I
>> instead use the Sony PCM-M10 that provides (for my taste) nice
>> results also with its inbuilt mics.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Raimund
>>
>>
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>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>> Krause.
>>
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>>
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