I have been following the postings for a while now without introducing myself, which I can see is not very cyber-mannerly. My real name is Jim Kelly but ended...
Tony, If you have maxed out your budget on a 1000 dollar scope you will need to shop to get into recording. I am going to attempt to guide your research, in...
Interesting exchange recently on another list, which I thought may have interest for the people investigating the noise floors of inputs on CF recorders: ...
Thank you for this John, I have forwarded this off to many conservation groups. Martyn **************************************** Martyn Stewart Bird and Animal...
Thank you to all for the help on cables for the 744. I got a few from Trew Audio as you cant buy from Sound devices unless you are a dealer. By-the-way, I love...
The PMD660 is one I am looking at, what I read about it said that it is not designed to use CF cards bigger than 1gb, that may be the reason the noise went...
I have a PMD 660, and have had no problems with Sandisk 1Gb CF cards. Tony Greif <tonyaltn@...> wrote: The PMD660 is one I am looking at, what I read...
Thats good news, I use the Sandisk 1gb CF cards for my photography, how do you like the 660? I am very interested in this unit and would like to hear more...
You might also take a look at the Oade Brother modifications to the PMD 660, they have replaced the guts of the machine that produce less noise. Check it out: ...
Core-Sound recently announced a phantom power supply that sounds like it has the right stuff. From the Core-Sound press release: "2Phant is a portable,...
Sorry this is some way off-topic, but I believe there are quite a few here who have experience of music recording. My friend is recording songs by Fauré and...
Hi Romilly, Try adding a touch of compression and a nice parametric eq used delicately before adding the reverb. The compression should bring a more focus...
I agree with Mark that experimentation with a good Parametric EQ plug is worth a go. Maybe try to lessen the presence/volume of the resonant room-produced...
... Product scout extraordinaire, Oryoki. First time I've seen signal to noise spec published for a phantom. Len is defining a 7dB addition of noise when mic...
Thanks for those suggestions, though before trying I'll have to ask what a parametric eq (plug) is if it's not an x-band equaliser. I should add that the...
... http://www.elementalaudio.com/products/eqium/ 15 day free demo ... With this micing, you may not have a stereo recording of ambience to start with and...
Hi Rob-- I'd be interested in your comments too. tnx, dave ... -- dave a. anselmi • PracticalMysticProductions.com "if you zoom in on a banana tree there...
Hmm, I have to admit not knowing what an "x-band" equalizer is. Unless the x means variable center freq, in which case that sounds pretty much like para. (I...
... is. ... sounds ... Mea culpa, inventing jargon. I meant "x" as a variable, as in 3-, 10 or 30-band (graphic) equaliser, as available in Sound Studio. Many...
Thanks for the clarification - I thought I'd wandered onto the wrong list. X band is 8 to 12 gigahertz, a little outside the range of what my little Marantz...
Hi, Tony! I picked the 660 in part because it did use the CF media, so I could use it with my camera (Nikon D70S, a great camera!!!), thereby reducing the ...
Sounds good to me, I beleive I will also use a parobolic with my setup. One question ... whats Raven? Is it software? I think this is the way I will go also,...
Online retailers planetminidisc.com and minidisco.com are now offering the Edirol R-4 four channel recorder for $1199 USD. That's 25% less than the typical...
I know some people had issues with the preamps on thse things. Could anyone of our preamp noise gurus sum up the situation on this recorder? How much noise?...
The Edirol web site has a page of specifications, but I don't see a S/N figure for the mic inputs www.roland.com/products/en/R-4/specs.html The Edirol R-1 two...
Looks like a neat program, especialy for the money. But my computer wont run it, I built it from spare parts...most of wich are just sitting in the case...
Hi Oryoki, ... Check the [Nature Recordists] thread: "I have an Edirol R4 and now I'm looking for a portable pre" ... There was a long discussion on which...
Thanks for the search and recap Derek. I think the R-4 exhibits both low gain and low head room as we see with the stock Marantz's and I believe also with the...
