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Offline attheshow

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How to test a homemade battery box?
« on: September 16, 2007, 08:28:06 PM »
I recently built a version of the greenmachine DIY battery box (seen on the Live Recording section of forums.minidisc.org). I know that it "works" in the sense that I get a stereo signal from the mics through it and into my recorder. Now I'd like to test it to see if it is adding or taking away anything from the recordings I make using it (i.e. unintended bass rolloff, crosstalk, noise). Is there a reliable way that I can check this? Any other sorts of tests that are recommended before I record an "important" show with it?
Mics: MM-HLSC-1, ECM-737, ECM-719
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Re: How to test a homemade battery box?
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2007, 09:12:18 PM »
Other than listening and closely examining in a good audio editor I can think of no way that does not involve expensive gear.    :(
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Re: How to test a homemade battery box?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2007, 07:01:13 PM »
Not an expert here... but a suggestion... what I would do.

- Find a cheap expendable CD player... like the old generic diskman at the bottom of the kids toybox...
- play a CD out from that into your battery box, like it was mics, and record into your recorder.  Yes, you are feeding 9V into the output of the CD player... which isn't a good idea, but I don't THINK it will fry the CD player short term.  If I'm wrong, that's why I said use a cheap expendable CD player. ;D
- take your recording and compare to the original looking for artifacts.
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Re: How to test a homemade battery box?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2007, 11:14:15 PM »
+T SmokinJoe I'll give that a try!
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Re: How to test a homemade battery box?
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2007, 10:23:35 PM »
how did u make it? i tried using the greenmachine DIY and it didnt work for me  :(
do you have pics of the process?
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Sony TC-WE435 (CASS)

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