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Re: Marantz PMD-620. Rec level problems for birding.

Subject: Re: Marantz PMD-620. Rec level problems for birding.
From: "ng2307" ng2307
Date: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:00 am ((PDT))
Hi Emiliano and welcome.

Regarding a preamp, imho one interesting choice is a Sound Devices MixPre. =
Built like a tank, it's really quiet, offers a lot of gain and is well test=
ed on the field. Sound Devices has recently introduced a new version of the=
 box, the MixPre D, wich offers digital outputs - the previous version, now=
 discontinued, is only analog.
I had a MixPre and loved it - together with a Sony D50 and a pair of AT 303=
2 it performed really well.

Anyway, to collect more precise opinions, what is your budget?

--- In  Emiliano Agust=EDn Depino <depinoe=
> wrote:
>
> Hi Yane, and all again. Thank you for your reply. Wich preap would you
> recomend me? What about a parabolic microphone, would it help?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Emiliano.
>
>
> 2011/8/18 Yane <>
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > --- In  Emiliano Agust=EDn Depino
> > <depinoemiliano@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, mi name is Emiliano Depino, and I have bought my new Marantz
> > pmd->620. I use it for birding, recording bird sounds for scientific
> > >purpose. The problem is that I can't find or reach a good "rec gain >l=
evel
> > in" using an
> > > external condenser microphone.
> >
> > If you're using the mic input, that's the most gain available. For more
> > gain, you need a preamp. The performance you're getting sounds reasonab=
le
> > base on my experience with this unit, using firmware 2.34 -- doubtful t=
hat
> > 3.01 has made much difference.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>








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