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

Subject: Re: Marantz PMD-620. Rec level problems for birding.
From: "Emiliano Agust=EDn Depino" depinoe=
miliano
Date: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:18 pm ((PDT))

Hi Frank, thank you for you help.

For me now, the question is if I should buy a preamp, OR sell the PMD 620
and, for example, invest in a PMD 661. I would be spending the same amount
of money.

What do you think??? and what portable flash field recorder do you recommen=
d
me for birding????

Thank you all,

Emiliano Depino.



2011/8/20 Steenuilen Project <>

> **
>
>
> Dear Emiliano,
>
> I am a satisfied user of the PM620 and two Sennheiser ME66's. I ran into
> the same problem.
> To avoid the mic-in, and for stepless adjustment of recording level, I us=
e
> a Sound Professionals SP Preamp. This produces somewhat less audible nois=
e
> from the line-in compared to mic-in. This is also a more affordable optio=
n.
> I use both devices in an old Discman softcase for compact use.
>
> Sincerely,
> Frank van de Weijer
>
> ________________________________
> From: Emiliano Agust=EDn Depino <>
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 5:11 PM
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Marantz PMD-620. Rec level problems for
> birding.
>
>
>
> 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 level in" using an
> external condenser microphone.
>
> I'm setting the recorder like this, trying to have the highest gain as
> possible:
>
> 01 Input Auto
> 02 Rec Format PCM-24
> 03 Rec Channel Mono
> 04 Sample Rate 48k
> 05 Level Cont Manual (0dB)
> 06 Level Led -6dB
> 07 Manual Track On
> 08 Auto Track Off
> 09 Silent Skip Off
> 10 Mic Atten. 0dB
> 11 Low Cut Off
> 12 Mic Power On / Off .... I'm using a Sennheiser me-67 with an
> AA battery. I don't find difference with the power on or off, so I use it
> off
> 13 Input Jack Mono
> 14 Skip Back 3 seg
> 15 Key Lock All
> 16 Battery Alkaline
> 17 Auto power off On
> 18 Sp Mute Off
>
> The firmware version is A3.01
>
> I would like to know if I'm setting OK the recorder, or if I can make any
> test to know if is it working right. I just can reach rec level in near
> -6dB
> being at 2 meters from a bird, and birds that sing really loud.
>
> *Should I think in an external preamp or an external phantom power???*
>
> Cheers.
>
> Emiliano.
>
>
>
>
>












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



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