Hi, everyone,
I'm a newcomer, with one or two uploads to contribute. I'm a bit of a techie, and have decent recording equipment but
am looking to improve results with better microphones and techniques. Hopefully I may get some tips/suggestions from the forum!
MC
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DSTig
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Great to see a fellow sound geek. Welcome aboard. What kind of gear do you use?
Tig
Tig
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mc2003
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Over the last couple of years I've been experimenting with various bits of domestic gear, that you might take on a trip with you.
The best combination I found so far is an old Sony PC100 video camera as a front end to a Sony walkman mini-disc recorder.
It gives very good gain with not bad recording quality, but of course the older electronics are not brilliant on S-to-N.
I built a custom pre-amp using cascaded OP470 op amps which give excellent gain and pretty good noise figure, with an electret condenser mic insert which is small enough to sit well in a gap under my motel door. It's amazing how much sound can be recorded off the floor. Unfortunately, my job changed, and I haven't had much chance to use it in anger. I got one decent recording which I'll upload - I used Wavelab to post-process it a bit, but I'm hoping to do much better in the future. I'm looking at something like a Sony PCM-D50 next time I'm in the USA, early next year, hopefully. Right now, I can only drool!!
How about yourself?
MC
The best combination I found so far is an old Sony PC100 video camera as a front end to a Sony walkman mini-disc recorder.
It gives very good gain with not bad recording quality, but of course the older electronics are not brilliant on S-to-N.
I built a custom pre-amp using cascaded OP470 op amps which give excellent gain and pretty good noise figure, with an electret condenser mic insert which is small enough to sit well in a gap under my motel door. It's amazing how much sound can be recorded off the floor. Unfortunately, my job changed, and I haven't had much chance to use it in anger. I got one decent recording which I'll upload - I used Wavelab to post-process it a bit, but I'm hoping to do much better in the future. I'm looking at something like a Sony PCM-D50 next time I'm in the USA, early next year, hopefully. Right now, I can only drool!!
How about yourself?
MC
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DSTig
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Re: Just checking in
I'm not nearly as talented building gear, but I love to experiment. My main recorder is a Zoom H2, but I've played with a couple different low end digital voice recorders. I picked up a recorder that's disguised as a USB flash drive, too.
My first toys as a kid were cassette recorders, and my education was in broadcasting and audio production, so I guess I was destined for this kind of hobby.
Looking forward to hearing your posts!
Tig
My first toys as a kid were cassette recorders, and my education was in broadcasting and audio production, so I guess I was destined for this kind of hobby.
Looking forward to hearing your posts!
Tig