MIC CHARACTERISTIC
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wabbit
Evil has Ears
Re: MIC CHARACTERISTIC
To a very small extent this is true. When you buy a top end mic they will send you a frequency graph of your actual mic. There are minuet differences between each one...but with a top end mic I don't think anyone can hear it even if you A/B them.
Oktava mics are infamous for having vastly different freq responses for each individual mic. With them you can actual hear the difference.
To a very small extent this is true. When you buy a top end mic they will send you a frequency graph of your actual mic. There are minuet differences between each one...but with a top end mic I don't think anyone can hear it even if you A/B them.
Oktava mics are infamous for having vastly different freq responses for each individual mic. With them you can actual hear the difference.
chi_red
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Re: MIC CHARACTERISTIC
Thanks alot Ptalsky, wabbit and Dave Fisk
I purchased a recorder(Marantz PMD670) last week and I am doing a lot of test. My mic is AT4073a and now I am seeing what this mic can really do. I love my new recorder.
Anyway, I posted this because I noticed that my mic sounds very different from Matt in STL's sound test on AT4073. I am sure surrounding, recorder, windscreen, voice differences etc must be factors for the difference. I asked my friend who has done some pro sound works and he said that no mics sound the same and that made me wonder. :-/
Anyway, my mic sounds very clean, sensitive and sounds pretty natural to me. But it seems like it has much more response to lower frequencies(sounds like it has more bass) than what I hear on Matt's test .
I have tried on 4 different people and different rooms(dead to very lively rooms), but it sounds like it has very different personality than Matt's. So I was just curious.
Thanks alot Ptalsky, wabbit and Dave Fisk
I purchased a recorder(Marantz PMD670) last week and I am doing a lot of test. My mic is AT4073a and now I am seeing what this mic can really do. I love my new recorder.
Anyway, I posted this because I noticed that my mic sounds very different from Matt in STL's sound test on AT4073. I am sure surrounding, recorder, windscreen, voice differences etc must be factors for the difference. I asked my friend who has done some pro sound works and he said that no mics sound the same and that made me wonder. :-/
Anyway, my mic sounds very clean, sensitive and sounds pretty natural to me. But it seems like it has much more response to lower frequencies(sounds like it has more bass) than what I hear on Matt's test .
I have tried on 4 different people and different rooms(dead to very lively rooms), but it sounds like it has very different personality than Matt's. So I was just curious.
Re: MIC CHARACTERISTIC
Chi, I have had my PMD670 for about 2 months now and love it! I've used it on 3 projects already, and I'm going into my fourth next week.
Interestingly, I just lost a job because the director was afraid of the PMD670. He thought we might lose sound (I have no idea what he meant by this) but he said if I had a DAT I would have gotten the job. Unfortunately, I think too many people in Hollywood do not understand new(er) technologies and would prefer to rely on what they know. Oh well. He'll be spending that much more time capturing the audio from his tapes. ;-)
Chi, I have had my PMD670 for about 2 months now and love it! I've used it on 3 projects already, and I'm going into my fourth next week.
Interestingly, I just lost a job because the director was afraid of the PMD670. He thought we might lose sound (I have no idea what he meant by this) but he said if I had a DAT I would have gotten the job. Unfortunately, I think too many people in Hollywood do not understand new(er) technologies and would prefer to rely on what they know. Oh well. He'll be spending that much more time capturing the audio from his tapes. ;-)
chi_red
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Re: MIC CHARACTERISTIC
That is too bad about the job,
Wouldn't most people think the oppoiste way.
PMD670 has no moving parts, less chance of breaking something or something going wrong.
DAT....many moving parts....
anyway, I am really loving my PMD670.
I just bought Porta Brace Case for PMD-650 and 680 Recorders for my lovely recorder ;D
I don't think it is specifically made for PMD-650, but it almost fits perfect.
I am going out tonight and record some more sound!!
By the way, what kind of battery do you use?
I have been using AC power or alkaline AA batteries.
but I am thinking about buying rechargeable AA size Ni-MH 2500mAh batteries instead of Marantz Ni-MH battery and charger.
That is too bad about the job,
Wouldn't most people think the oppoiste way.
PMD670 has no moving parts, less chance of breaking something or something going wrong.
DAT....many moving parts....
anyway, I am really loving my PMD670.
I just bought Porta Brace Case for PMD-650 and 680 Recorders for my lovely recorder ;D
I don't think it is specifically made for PMD-650, but it almost fits perfect.
I am going out tonight and record some more sound!!
By the way, what kind of battery do you use?
I have been using AC power or alkaline AA batteries.
but I am thinking about buying rechargeable AA size Ni-MH 2500mAh batteries instead of Marantz Ni-MH battery and charger.