Klas, you wrote,
> I have never seen the importance of pre record. When I record with a
> parabol, I switch the recorder on when I leave the house and switch it
> off when I get back home.
You won=92t miss anything that way! I presume you make a =93first cut=94 of=
your recording before archiving.
Pre-record buffer has always been very valuable for me. In my standard prot=
ocol at a location, I record 90 minutes in the evening, stand by during the=
night, and record 90 minutes in the dawn. During the night I have a remote=
control in the sleeping bag with me, and I flip the switch when I hear som=
ething of interest like an owl or coyotes. The buffer ensures that I get th=
e event.
Sound Devices serves me well in this regard (disclosure: I am a dealer). My=
788T recorder has a 10-second pre-record buffer at 48KHz sampling rate. At=
96KHz that is reduced to five seconds. The Sound Devices CL-1 remote roll =
switch can be operated by feel=97not possible with smartphone remotes..
Pre-record buffers have enabled me to catch the sound of a tree falling thr=
ee times.
-Dan
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