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Re: Sonosax SX-R4

Subject: Re: Sonosax SX-R4
From: "emil klotzsch" onomatopoetik
Date: Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:09 pm ((PDT))
hi David,
thanks for the answer.

what makes me curious is why everybody buys sound devices and not a
sonosax. it seems to be high quality and they are a bit cheaper than
the SD.. (at leats when you need 4 preamp channels.)
i understand that for production sound it features do not compare to
the sound devices (thats what i heared), but thats not important for
us nature recordists.
so maybe the pre amps are a little bit more noisy?
most likely not, but what about the "sound" from the pre amps?

isn=B4t there anybody here tryed them both?

all the best
emil


Am 11.06.2011 um 19:49 schrieb davimon100:

>
>
> Hi Emil,
>
> I am fortunate enough to own a Sonosax SX-R4. What can I tell you
> that you can't otherwise find out from data spec. sheets?
> It's under a kilo in weight, is the size of a good read in
> paperback, has 4 XLR inputs with lovely quiet preamps, and up to 8
> channels are possible if used with a mixer or digital input. It's
> easy to use, being particularly easy to start recording (it wakes in
> a state of pause).
>
> To look at it you'd be forgiven for thinking there wasn't much too
> it. Unlike the SD suite the SX-R4 gives a minimalist light show.
> Channels can be paired and ganged and matrixed. One of the moans
> leveled at it - that metadata could not be edited in the unit - has
> just been addressed in the latest firmware update. Mine has a 60Gb
> hard drive and takes CF cards, too. That's plenty for a day in the
> woods. Mono, stereo and polyphonic recordings are supported. It has
> Timecode, too, in case you get to work with a camera.
>
> I can't compare it's performance to the SD units as I have not used
> one. Some SD users, however, made approving noises when they took it
> for a spin.
>
> It runs on six AA. I use a Hawk Woods Lithium battery pack, which
> keeps it going for an age, without adding much weight to the sound
> bag.
>
> It's way better than my current abilities and I hope to deserve it
> soon.
>
> David
>
> --- In  emil klotzsch <>
> wrote:
> >
> > hi there,
> > i think the SX-R4 looks very promising.
> > but i would like to know, has anyone here used one?
> > how does ist compare soundwise to a sd7xx?
> > and, are the preamps as quiet as the sd7xx one?
> >
> > would be interesting to know,
> > all the best
> > emil
> >
>
>
>













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sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.



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