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Re: Anyone use the Sony PCM D50?

Subject: Re: Anyone use the Sony PCM D50?
From: "peter" quies_still
Date: Mon Jan 7, 2013 11:04 am ((PST))
one more thought about the microphone quietness question. It all depends on=
 what you're after and on what kind of speakers you're planning to play you=
r recordings on.
If headphones and home speakers are enough, then no worries. Anything more =
professional and most built-in mics of quiet environments will simply sound=
 like white noise.



On 07 Jan 2013, at 19:15, peter wrote:

> the Mixy is very portable:
> Dimensions: 171 x 49 x 131 mm (6.7=89 x 1.9=89 x 5=89)
> Weight: 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)
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> I'm afraid I can't answer your question about the self-noise of the inbui=
lt mics.
> I've seen comparison website links pop up on this mailing list here from =
time to time but I can't find that now.
> Anyone else?
>
> On 06 Jan 2013, at 23:04, ambient_jungle wrote:
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>> How portable is the pre-amp/mixer you are using? Many times when I go in=
 the mountains, I carry my gear in a backpack which also includes several t=
ripods at least 2 portable audio recorders, and some times a dslr camera an=
d or video gear. I couldn't imagine a pre-amp/mixer being very small - at l=
east none of the studio stuff I've used years ago.
>>
>> You also mentioned that the d50's mic weren't as quite.. would you say t=
hey are quieter than most other all in one devices in it's price range.. ma=
ybe like the ls-100?
>>
>> --- In  peter <> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm very happy with my d50.
>>> Used the internal mics at first. They sound pretty good for internal mi=
cs. Don't forget to buy the wind cover though, yon't be able to use it outs=
ide much without it.
>>> In more quiet environments, the internal are too noisy, as you'd expect=
. So I switched almost immediately to binaural mics.
>>> And when the opportunity arose, I invested in a pre-amp/mixer that conn=
ects digitally to the d50.
>>> Now I can use all my microphones and it's still very portable. And I ha=
ve quality comparable to the bigger recorders (Sound devices, etc) thanks t=
o the Mixy preamp.
>>>
>>> (As an aside: I was ready to buy a Sound Devices recorder but when my l=
ocal pro audio shop heard I already owned the d50, they suggested buying th=
e Mixy instead. I'd have the same, if not better (their words) sound qualit=
y, and less noisy to boot! The fact that the Mixy costs almost twice as muc=
h as the SD 702 might have influenced them saying that though....)
>>>
>>> I haven't done any testing with other smaller recorders, but neverthele=
ss I'd say it's the best recorder you can buy for under 500.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 05 Jan 2013, at 22:26, ambient_jungle wrote:
>>>
>>>> So I am looking at maybe buying a Sony PCM D50. I know it's an older m=
odel, but from different reviews I have read, I hear it is still one of the=
 cleanest sounding recorders on the market with in the $400 to $500 price r=
ange.
>>>>
>>>> I primarily like to record natural ambient sounds, whether that is in =
a city or far away from people, like in mountains and or forests. At this s=
tage of my "hobby" I prefer to use an all in one system. Less gear to carry=
. I would consider getting an Olympus LS-100 and have the XLRs there when t=
he time comes that I want to use external MICs, but I believe that is still=
 someways down the road, and I've read the D50 records better with less low=
 noise than the LS-100. Since many times, my recordings are very low noise =
of the world around me, it is my hope to eliminate as much system noise as =
I can, from the device itself.
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering if anyone else has used the D50 with the internal mics=
 and what your experience have been with that? If you have used it with ext=
ernal mics, how did you have it set up and how was your recordings?
>>>>
>>>>
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