Topic: Sony's new $600 recorder PCM-D50

[WiFiJeff]

The D1 track splits at 2GB were seamless.

A friend of mine got his D50 yesterday and is having a problem gettting it to see digi-in at anything other than 16 bit 44.1 or 48k, using a pro studio A/D machine.  Has anyone gotten it to take digi-in at 24/96, and are there any tricks to that?

Jeff

[udo]

It came today, I had no real time though to give it a further testing, also my external preamp and mics are not here. I like the feel of it a lot, though, as others mentioned already.
Here a picture, where I put the small windscreens of the C4s I never use over the internal mics, helped a bit actually.
The internal mics seem usable for "snapshots", I try to post two files.

[udo]

here two soundfiles done withe the internals laying on my desk in a horrible boomy room, and held out of the window, you can hear the moving of the leafs under my window (2n floor)

[motobill]

Udo-
Either you took that pic looking in the mirror, or you have a collectible d50 with backwards writing

[udo]

Udo-
Either you took that pic looking in the mirror, or you have a collectible d50 with backwards writing

I have no digital camera and made the picture with my apple macbook, which puts it out this way ...

[prof_peabody]

Udo-
Either you took that pic looking in the mirror, or you have a collectible d50 with backwards writing

I have no digital camera and made the picture with my apple macbook, which puts it out this way ...

It gives a mirror image so chicks can use it to adjust their make-up...

[timP]

Udo-
Either you took that pic looking in the mirror, or you have a collectible d50 with backwards writing

I have no digital camera and made the picture with my apple macbook, which puts it out this way ...

It gives a mirror image so chicks can use it to adjust their make-up...

not to thread jack, but that is BS^^^ right?
not the real reason it outputs a reverse image?

[prof_peabody]

Udo-
Either you took that pic looking in the mirror, or you have a collectible d50 with backwards writing

I have no digital camera and made the picture with my apple macbook, which puts it out this way ...

It gives a mirror image so chicks can use it to adjust their make-up...

not to thread jack, but that is BS^^^ right?
not the real reason it outputs a reverse image?

That is the real reason (sort of).  Most people are used to looking at mirror images of their faces, so by default the software for the integrated webcams in macs mirrors (flips) the image.  I remember catching somebody use their webcam as a mirror a few months ago in an airport.

Edit: flips it for the user.  I haven't used ichat in a while but I think the people at the other end see a normal (non-flipped image).

[Belexes]

A friend of mine got his D50 yesterday and is having a problem gettting it to see digi-in at anything other than 16 bit 44.1 or 48k, using a pro studio A/D machine.  Has anyone gotten it to take digi-in at 24/96, and are there any tricks to that?

Jeff

This concerns me.  I was going to opt for this recorder because of digi-in and 24/96, but if I can't get 24/96, I might as well opt for a used JB3 in the Yard.

Can any other owners chime in?

[udo]

It gives a mirror image so chicks can use it to adjust their make-up...
[/quote]

This is actually quite funny ... I always wondered why it does that

[mrsoul]

A friend of mine got his D50 yesterday and is having a problem gettting it to see digi-in at anything other than 16 bit 44.1 or 48k, using a pro studio A/D machine.  Has anyone gotten it to take digi-in at 24/96, and are there any tricks to that?

Jeff

This concerns me.  I was going to opt for this recorder because of digi-in and 24/96, but if I can't get 24/96, I might as well opt for a used JB3 in the Yard.

Can any other owners chime in?

The manual on page 28 states that linear PCM 44.1/44.0/96 kHz digital signals can be accepted for digital recording.  I don't have any thing that will give out that signal to test.  Is that pro studio sending out linear PCM signal?

[motobill]

So is there a mic preamp with phantom power and an optical out? I supposte that's what the v3 w/optimod is. Anything else out there?

[mrsoul]

So is there a mic preamp with phantom power and an optical out? I supposte that's what the v3 w/optimod is. Anything else out there?

Mic Preamp= Yes
Phantom Power= NO, it's Plug- In power for small condenser types...
Optical Out= Yes, miniplug optical/analog lineout combo

[Jamos]

So is there a mic preamp with phantom power and an optical out? I supposte that's what the v3 w/optimod is. Anything else out there?

Mic Preamp= Yes
Phantom Power= NO, it's Plug- In power for small condenser types...
Optical Out= Yes, miniplug optical/analog lineout combo

I think he meant is there any other external preamp/AD combo options out there besides the V3...
The only other one I can think of is the Edirol UA-5 which people have been using optical into JB3's for a long time with much success.

[motobill]

So is there a mic preamp with phantom power and an optical out? I supposte that's what the v3 w/optimod is. Anything else out there?

Mic Preamp= Yes
Phantom Power= NO, it's Plug- In power for small condenser types...
Optical Out= Yes, miniplug optical/analog lineout combo

Sorry, I didn't phrase the question correctly...once I own the d50, is there a front-end device that's a mic preamp with phantom power and an optical out (for connection to the d50's mini optical in)?
That was my question.