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Re: Which is better regarding gain and sensitivity?

Subject: Re: Which is better regarding gain and sensitivity?
From: "Peter Shute" pshute2
Date: Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:42 am ((PDT))
I think I read somewhere that on some recorders, low sensitivity just atten=
uates the signal, so why attenuate it just to amplify again in the next sta=
ge? And on some, the high setting applies digital amplification (which you =
can do more safely yourself afterwards), while on others, no one knows what=
 the controls do. I may have misinterpreted what I read, but I took it to m=
ean that you need to try various settings out for yourself.

Peter Shute

Sent from my iPad

On 13 Jun 2015, at 12:50 am, 'J. Charles Holt' <mai=
lto:> [naturerecordists] <=
ups.com<>> wrote:



I've seen some people say it's better to use high sensitivity and low gain,=
 and other say low sensitivity and high gain, but never any explanation of =
when or why. Does it vary depending on equipment or situation (or both)?

- Charles










"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.



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