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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #390 on: August 16, 2019, 06:45:47 PM »
Thank you, good to know.

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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #391 on: August 17, 2019, 03:53:13 AM »
Seems like the A10 might benefit from the hold system on the Zoom F1.  On that, there's a menu option to turn on the "record hold" feature.  Once that is engaged, when it is recording there is absolutely no way to stop it (not even turning off power) unless you press "stop" and "rec" at the same time.  And the record button has a ring found it so it is fairly hard to press in accidentally, let alone with the stop button pressed as well.   For all I know that may be an option on other devices, but apparently not the A10.

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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #392 on: August 17, 2019, 12:29:37 PM »
I think I remember reading in this thread that there is no way to turn off the mic in power?

If that's the case, is powering additive? In other words, if I use a battery box will the total power provided the mics be battery box voltage + A10 voltage?
there is no pip if you don’t use ‘mic in’

When you plug in to it, it prompts you for ‘audio in’ or ‘mic in’ as well as auto or manual gain
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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #393 on: August 18, 2019, 06:45:12 PM »
I think I remember reading in this thread that there is no way to turn off the mic in power?

If that's the case, is powering additive? In other words, if I use a battery box will the total power provided the mics be battery box voltage + A10 voltage?
there is no pip if you don’t use ‘mic in’

When you plug in to it, it prompts you for ‘audio in’ or ‘mic in’ as well as auto or manual gain

I was aware, but I appreciate your reply.

Unless I am running a preamp, I would always want to select mic in, correct?

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New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #394 on: August 18, 2019, 07:04:00 PM »
I don't run an A-10, but in the M-10, I will choose whichever gives me the most appropriate gain for the show. If I choose mic-in for a super loud show, I have to dial it down to about 2.
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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #395 on: August 18, 2019, 07:04:21 PM »
depends. some mics have higher output. id say in *most* cases without a preamp you would want mic in, but not necessarily *all* cases
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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #396 on: August 19, 2019, 12:07:55 AM »

Unless I am running a preamp, I would always want to select mic in, correct?

When I run a battery box to my M10, I plug into line in.
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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #397 on: August 19, 2019, 02:34:30 PM »
depends. some mics have higher output. id say in *most* cases without a preamp you would want mic in, but not necessarily *all* cases

This. Depends on the mics and the volume of the show.

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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #398 on: August 19, 2019, 08:38:36 PM »
Nothing to really add here except I just bit the bullet and bought an PCM-A10. Pretty excited for more pocket space, as I had been using a nearly 20 year old CNJB3 as my "stealth" deck.

For those of you with one already, what is this about Mic-line power? Will it supply voltage to the mics, removing the need for a bat box? I have a pair of AT831s that I got years ago from Church Audio he'd modified that I had been using with the simplest of battery boxes ever made, a straight chip on a 9V battery (again from CA).

Open to recommendations on bat box, been out of the taping loop for some time. Just looking for something that'll maybe last me another...20 years ;D

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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #399 on: August 19, 2019, 10:18:36 PM »
use same battery box, line in to A10
Nothing to really add here except I just bit the bullet and bought an PCM-A10. Pretty excited for more pocket space, as I had been using a nearly 20 year old CNJB3 as my "stealth" deck.

For those of you with one already, what is this about Mic-line power? Will it supply voltage to the mics, removing the need for a bat box? I have a pair of AT831s that I got years ago from Church Audio he'd modified that I had been using with the simplest of battery boxes ever made, a straight chip on a 9V battery (again from CA).

Open to recommendations on bat box, been out of the taping loop for some time. Just looking for something that'll maybe last me another...20 years ;D
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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #400 on: August 19, 2019, 10:32:37 PM »
Yeah, you can use your mics direct in to the mic in without a battery box (just like with an M10), but you'll get much better results with that battery box, since it provides much higher voltage.

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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #401 on: August 20, 2019, 01:00:24 AM »
Thank you both for the reply. Hoping it'll arrive by the end of the week so I can take it on a test run.

Yeah, you can use your mics direct in to the mic in without a battery box (just like with an M10), but you'll get much better results with that battery box, since it provides much higher voltage.
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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #402 on: August 28, 2019, 11:15:31 AM »
Mine is arriving Friday.

I have AT933's (SP version), CA-14's (Omnis & Cards)
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CA-9200 Pre and a SP Battery Box

Going to a loud Rock show next week in the pit and want to try it out. While I would love to get away with no battery box, am I best off using Omni's and SP BB? Any chance of no battery box/pre? Anyone use it without battery box and has samples?

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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #403 on: August 29, 2019, 09:51:14 AM »
you really need to power those CA-14's.  Not sure on the AT's.
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Re: New SONY PCM-A10
« Reply #404 on: August 29, 2019, 10:51:59 AM »
I tried going without a battery box for this show (noise rock band):

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlBz6g1ndWjHuExyISO6Sd2RE2P5?e=5zLDbc

It came out OK, but I think it would have been better with the BB. I had it set on recording level 1, so I didn't have anywhere to go if it had been much louder.

 

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