Topic: FR2 / PMD 670 users...speak out!

[BobW]

There's aYahoo! group called portable_tapeless_recordists that may have some info.

Why not drop by or crosspost:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Portable_Tapeless_Recordists/

[Nick's Picks]

i used an external mono preamp (behringer mic100) at practice and the levels looked ok, but the distortion is through the roof.  is a better preamp and then also attenuators the next step?  there is a -20db switch on the mics, should i flip the switch?  man, this is bugging the hell out of me.

Using a preamp in front will not help you , as the signal is still going through the analog section of these boxes..and that is what you want to avoid.
Had you used an A/D in front of it as well, and treated the unit like a DAT deck fed a digital signal, you'd be golden.

[phrazelle]

heh heh heh.....uuughhhhhh.............yeah, i had the phantom power turned on on the marantz, and i had the phantom power turned on on the preamp.......totally overloaded the mic.  after i killed he decks phantom, it worked like a beauty.  cant wait untill i have the $ for a oade ua-5 mod.....they look so sweet.  thanks people for the advice.

[BobW]

The fr-2 records flawlessly at 24/192 on sd discs only!  And, not to mention that the only ones it will reliably do this on are the "industrial type" discs, which range in price from 400-1000 dollars per disc.  Likely the toshiba drives will begin to support these rates within the next year, but not until, and at this price, it just isn't really feasible at the moment for most of us.  Also, the fr-2 only supports 192 using the analog in only, not digital.  I hope this helps and if you have questions, I will try my best to answerr them.  I have a direct contact at fostex from Japan who answers all of my specifics!

Daryan

That's Compact Flash , FWIW....

[timP]

I held/played with the marantz 670 that does 16 bit at Guitar center...
man, I would buy one in a second if it did 24 bit..
i don't stealth so size doesn't matter..
thing felt fairly sturdy and had nice meters and layout of buttons

come on 24 bit!

[spreetaper]

i got a pmd670 for christmas, and took it to colorado for the keller/yonder show.  i skipped my preamp due to not having a battery pack, and it was a mono preamp (still building the rig).  i had my levels at -6 db and still distorted the hell out of the vocals.  i figure its not using a preamp that did that, but im not sure.  i took it to band practice last night and used my mono preamp and the levels peaked out if i turned the main input knob over 2.  sensitive is one word for this deck. 

oh, and if you use the phantom power on the deck, it will eat the hell out of your batteries.  8 AA's are supposed to last 6 hours, but i only got 4 out of it w/ phantom power on.

one more thing, if you use a 4 gb flash card, you can pull 6 hours of 48khz wav no problem.

anyone with one of these that has ideas on how to make the thing tame down a bit give me a shout.

I've been using my PMD-670 since the start of 2005.. have done 3 shows.. all went perfectly..
for example just saech pmd-670 on archive

I'm running an mp-2 as my pre > line in (rca) and I am thrilled with the pmd-670...
I wouldn't even consider running mic in on this thing.. not for a second..if your not running an external pre or the device hasent been modded then u better start saving now

My D8 recently started crapping out left and right and i didnt want to spend more money to get it serviced.. so i dropped for the 670 and no regrets at all.. it takes a little time to setup but once you do its soo easy to use.. takes me 4 seconds to turn it on and start recording
now i think they will have to change it from the 2 week rule to the 2 day rule..hehe

[eric.B]

I've been using my PMD-670 since the start of 2005.. have done 3 shows.. all went perfectly..
for example just saech pmd-670 on archive

I'm running an mp-2 as my pre > line in (rca) and I am thrilled with the pmd-670...
I wouldn't even consider running mic in on this thing.. not for a second..if your not running an external pre or the device hasent been modded then u better start saving now

My D8 recently started crapping out left and right and i didnt want to spend more money to get it serviced.. so i dropped for the 670 and no regrets at all.. it takes a little time to setup but once you do its soo easy to use.. takes me 4 seconds to turn it on and start recording
now i think they will have to change it from the 2 week rule to the 2 day rule..hehe

hiya howareya..

I was wondering if you could provide some feedback pertaining to the quality of the A>D conversion in the 670 when running line level in when contrasted towards other A>D converters you have heard.

thank you in advance...

ericB

[spreetaper]

well

with my rig i have i've used the following

D8
D100
PMD-670

imo the 670 is way better than the D8 and as good if not better than the D100...

[eric.B]

well

with my rig i have i've used the following

D8
D100
PMD-670

imo the 670 is way better than the D8 and as good if not better than the D100...

very cool... thanks for the response..

[John Kelly]

I held/played with the marantz 670 that does 16 bit at Guitar center...
man, I would buy one in a second if it did 24 bit..
i don't stealth so size doesn't matter..
thing felt fairly sturdy and had nice meters and layout of buttons

come on 24 bit!

I think many of us are waiting on news of the PMD671.

[F.O.Bean]

I held/played with the marantz 670 that does 16 bit at Guitar center...
man, I would buy one in a second if it did 24 bit..
i don't stealth so size doesn't matter..
thing felt fairly sturdy and had nice meters and layout of buttons

come on 24 bit!

I think many of us are waiting on news of the PMD671.

hells yeah

keep the jb3 for 16 bit for long festies, and the 24-bit stuff for smaller shows

[John Kelly]

I held/played with the marantz 670 that does 16 bit at Guitar center...
man, I would buy one in a second if it did 24 bit..
i don't stealth so size doesn't matter..
thing felt fairly sturdy and had nice meters and layout of buttons

come on 24 bit!

I think many of us are waiting on news of the PMD671.

hells yeah

keep the jb3 for 16 bit for long festies, and the 24-bit stuff for smaller shows

You read my mind.
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[F.O.Bean]

I held/played with the marantz 670 that does 16 bit at Guitar center...
man, I would buy one in a second if it did 24 bit..
i don't stealth so size doesn't matter..
thing felt fairly sturdy and had nice meters and layout of buttons

come on 24 bit!

I think many of us are waiting on news of the PMD671.

hells yeah

keep the jb3 for 16 bit for long festies, and the 24-bit stuff for smaller shows

You read my mind.
+

backatcha bud