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Re: better recorder or better microphone-dilemma

Subject: Re: better recorder or better microphone-dilemma
From: naturalcontemplative
Date: Tue Oct 8, 2013 11:20 am ((PDT))
The plug is stereo but it is wired for mono (same signal going to the tip and 
the ring).

John
  
 

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wrote:

 thanks for advice, but tell me the 3.5mm jack must be stereo or mono? 2 or 1 
strip on the plug?
 

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 Subject: RE: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: better recorder or better 
microphone-dilemma
 
 
   Hi Jacek
 
 Just make certain you purchase the correct cable for attaching the Mic 
balanced XLR to the PCM-M10 unbalanced 3.5mm jack. If you get the wrong one, 
the XLR 2(+) and 3(-)  signals will cancel each other. You need what is called 
a "dual mono" cable, which grounds XLR pin 3(-) and ties pin 2(+) to both the 
tip and the ring on the 3.5mm plug, thus sending the (+) signal to both left 
and right channels on the recorder. 
 
 The Hosa XVM-102F is an example of a dual mono adapter cable.
 
 What you do NOT want is something like the Hosa XVS-102F, which is intended 
for certain stereo microphones that carry one channel on pin 2 and the other on 
pin 3. The cables look identical, so it can be confusing. 
 
 John 
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wrote: I decide to buy a sony pcm m-10 and sennheiser me66/k6. In future I'll 
change recorder for more advanced propably. I know that sony is without xlr but 
many people use this recorder and have great results. I've heared that sony 
have low self noise, 5s pre recording buffer  is also good addition
 
 
 
 
 


 
 

 
 



 
 
 








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