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Author Topic: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp  (Read 31414 times)

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mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« on: January 07, 2018, 12:10:37 PM »
Hi everyone:

Andyjah and I ran some identical Schoeps rigs this Phish NYE Run, and I thought others might want to compare. In the following, the only variable was the Micpre/AD stage. The rigs were as follows:

Andyjah: Schoeps mk22> nbob actives> Naiant PFAs> Sonosax SX-R4 (24bit/96khz)
Noahbickart: Schoeps mk22> nbob actives> Naiant PFAs> Sound Devices Mixpre6 (24bit/48khz)

The microphones were on the same stand, inches apart from one another in identical rycote shockmounts. Each of us used a 60° angle, and 30cm spacing, on Shapeways 3d printed bars. You can see the bar and the pattern via the pictures below.

Andy's file was downsampled to 48kHz, and the files are level matched and normalized. New member and new (schoeps) taper wforwumbo did the 96kHz> 48kHz conversion, and level matching. He disguised the files from me, so I don't even know which is which.

So here is "Tweezer" from 12/30, from both rigs:
File 1: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cRJR6iAtcIOW4B2CFLOVDU-clPV2KmvP
File 2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YYYvD1eqLFE78PnmJvb29TebvXRTKWlV

Please vote!!!

I'll reveal the sources via PM
« Last Edit: January 07, 2018, 01:05:06 PM by noahbickart »
Recording:
Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
Recorders: Sound Devices Mixpre6 I, Sony PCM m10

Home Playback: Mac Mini> Mytek Brooklyn+> McIntosh MC162> Eminent Tech LFT-16; Musical Fidelity xCan v2> Hifiman HE-4XX / Beyerdynamic DT880

Office Playback: iMac> Grace m903> AKG k701 / Hifiman HE-400

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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2018, 12:54:58 PM »
I didn't get such a good rig picture the night of this comp, but this is from night one:
Recording:
Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
Recorders: Sound Devices Mixpre6 I, Sony PCM m10

Home Playback: Mac Mini> Mytek Brooklyn+> McIntosh MC162> Eminent Tech LFT-16; Musical Fidelity xCan v2> Hifiman HE-4XX / Beyerdynamic DT880

Office Playback: iMac> Grace m903> AKG k701 / Hifiman HE-400

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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2018, 01:55:01 PM »
Just a quick tech note for those of you who may care about these things:

The downsampling of Andy’s tape was done using XLD, with the VHQ minimum phase setting (I find linear phase option for VHQ resampling creates too much of a group delay lag which to my ear is audible, even for perfect ratio 2x downsampling). Level matching and normalization (the latter of which I suspect I shouldn’t have done) as well as ID3 tag wiping were performed in Logic Pro 10.3; both raw files were within 1 dB-FS of each other before level matching, I didn’t check after normalization.

If any of you are critical of any of these steps, let me know and I’ll re-process the files if I agree with the criticism.
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2018, 02:44:52 PM »
I would be interested in hearing a sample of both recordings later without manipulation. I recognize the 96 versus 48 would give it away, but things like downsampling and normalization can change the sound. (perhaps after the voting is done)
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2018, 03:15:55 PM »
I would be interested in hearing a sample of both recordings later without manipulation. I recognize the 96 versus 48 would give it away, but things like downsampling and normalization can change the sound. (perhaps after the voting is done)

Andyjah: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=597091
Noahbickart: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=596987

You can select the Tweezer from each torrent to compare the original files.
Recording:
Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
Recorders: Sound Devices Mixpre6 I, Sony PCM m10

Home Playback: Mac Mini> Mytek Brooklyn+> McIntosh MC162> Eminent Tech LFT-16; Musical Fidelity xCan v2> Hifiman HE-4XX / Beyerdynamic DT880

Office Playback: iMac> Grace m903> AKG k701 / Hifiman HE-400

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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2018, 05:11:07 PM »
There should be a "I can't hear a difference between them" voting option.
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2018, 05:15:06 PM »
resample them both to 44.1 to even the field
Looking forward to hearing these.
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2018, 05:20:59 PM »
There should be a "I can't hear a difference between them" voting option.

Done.
Recording:
Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
Recorders: Sound Devices Mixpre6 I, Sony PCM m10

Home Playback: Mac Mini> Mytek Brooklyn+> McIntosh MC162> Eminent Tech LFT-16; Musical Fidelity xCan v2> Hifiman HE-4XX / Beyerdynamic DT880

Office Playback: iMac> Grace m903> AKG k701 / Hifiman HE-400

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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2018, 07:06:18 PM »
Such a big difference
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2018, 09:42:06 PM »

Option 2 seemed to me to be noticeably better.  Not sure why, but the sound was just more pleasant and cleaner.
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2018, 09:55:15 PM »
To me they both sound fine.  The first sample seems to have better low end saturation, but the second has better presence.  So I went with 'no difference'. 
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2018, 03:10:11 PM »
I look forward to listening and comparing both recordings.  Someone has already expressed my thought regarding what may or may not have been done with the recordings.  EQ?  Normalization? Etc.?  They should both be the same characteristics for a fair comparison.  Personally, I'd like to hear them completely raw, with the only alteration being to edit them to be the same bit/sample. 
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2018, 05:18:35 PM »
I look forward to listening and comparing both recordings.  Someone has already expressed my thought regarding what may or may not have been done with the recordings.  EQ?  Normalization? Etc.?  They should both be the same characteristics for a fair comparison.  Personally, I'd like to hear them completely raw, with the only alteration being to edit them to be the same bit/sample.

Nothing was done to either recording except the sample rate conversion and level matching.

I never touch my 24bit filesets anyway.
Recording:
Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
Recorders: Sound Devices Mixpre6 I, Sony PCM m10

Home Playback: Mac Mini> Mytek Brooklyn+> McIntosh MC162> Eminent Tech LFT-16; Musical Fidelity xCan v2> Hifiman HE-4XX / Beyerdynamic DT880

Office Playback: iMac> Grace m903> AKG k701 / Hifiman HE-400

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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2018, 05:31:57 PM »
I look forward to listening and comparing both recordings.  Someone has already expressed my thought regarding what may or may not have been done with the recordings.  EQ?  Normalization? Etc.?  They should both be the same characteristics for a fair comparison.  Personally, I'd like to hear them completely raw, with the only alteration being to edit them to be the same bit/sample.

Nothing was done to either recording except the sample rate conversion and level matching.

I never touch my 24bit filesets anyway.

shouldn't have to :)
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Re: mk22> Sonosax SX-R4 VS. mk22> SD Mixpre6 Comp
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2018, 06:34:50 PM »
I look forward to listening and comparing both recordings.  Someone has already expressed my thought regarding what may or may not have been done with the recordings.  EQ?  Normalization? Etc.?  They should both be the same characteristics for a fair comparison.  Personally, I'd like to hear them completely raw, with the only alteration being to edit them to be the same bit/sample.

Nothing was done to either recording except the sample rate conversion and level matching.

I never touch my 24bit filesets anyway.

shouldn't have to :)

Charlie, I couldn't agree more!  Personally, I do not alter the sound in any way.  All I do (my edits) is raise the levels , because I record conservatively when live, track out the songs, and fade in at the beginning and out at the end.  No EQing at all.
Normal: Nakamichi CM-700's >> SD 744T (or) Sony PCM-M10
Normal: Crown CM-700's >> SD 302 >> SD 744T
Fun times: 3 Crown CM-700's >> SD 302 >> SD744T + 2 Nakamichi CM-700's >> SD744T
Stealth: CA-14c >> CA 9200 >> Edirol R-09HR
Ultra stealth: AudioReality >> AudioReality battery box >> Edirol R-09HR
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