Topic: Marantz PMD-671 in the field part 4...

[F.O.Bean]

nope. i think my bigger fear is clipping due to boomy bass.

i use wavelab to edit, how do you go about doing the rolloff in that?

you shouldnt clip cause of bass. run more conservative levels especially when recording in 24 bit. i wasnt aware the ua5 had bass roll-off. there is a help section in wavelab that will walk you through the process. like i said, i have never used roll-off in the field or in post.

what? this is untrue. the higher quality mics dont have to worry about bass distortion, but the mini-at's and many other lower quality mics clip before ANYTHING ELSE, because of bass!

I have also NEVER used a bass rolloff in field or post. But I dont run muddy mics

[greppson]

also, does anyone know if i can change it so the screen light stays on longer? i didn't see anything in the manual...

[greppson]

yeah well akg 480s are put of my range right now. :lol

[sygdwm]

also, does anyone know if i can change it so the screen light stays on longer? i didn't see anything in the manual...

hold the display button for a second or 2. although, i am not familiar w/ audix's, hypers tend to have a slight bass roll-off versus cards typically. ymmv.

[greppson]

also, does anyone know if i can change it so the screen light stays on longer? i didn't see anything in the manual...

hold the display button for a second or 2. although, i am not familiar w/ audix's, hypers tend to have a slight bass roll-off versus cards typically. ymmv.

yeah. i've been liking the cards more lately though. well, i guess if i didn't really worry about the bass rolloff with the ua-5 there is no reason to worry with this then.

[sygdwm]

personally, i would only hold to the ua5 if you plan on doing on-the-fly-matrices. otherwise sell it and your audixes and you might have enough for that set of akg's you want.

[greppson]

well the ua-5 is the next sale. 

then once i find some akgs up for sale i'll see what i can get for the audixes.

[greppson]

ran the 671 last night. awesome stuff.

had some trouble with my recoridng though, not really sure what happened...

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,89660.0.html

any thoughts?

also does everyone run the ANC switch at flat or do they use that to do some bass rolloff?

[wheresjerry]

I run mine at the flat setting, and using Rode NT-4's seem not to have any problems with bass.....

[greppson]

so... still trying to work out my problems... but, is there a way to turn off the playback? i am wondering if that is what is causing the problem.

when i don't have headphones plugged in, it plays through the internal speaker so i usually just turn it all the way down. is there anyway to just turn it off? i thought there was a setting, but i can't seem to figure it out in the manual. i think i am just being dense...

[greppson]

Ok... got a new internal batt sled for the 671 from marantz and it solved my power issues partially. Not loosing the ground anymore... but, now it turns off sometimes like the batts are dead, just after they are fully charged.

They are new batts as of a month ago and I've used them without any real problems with charging issues. Last night, fully charged, about 54 minutes into the show, the box shut off. Luckily I was checking levels JUST at that moment and was able to get it back up and running before missing too much.

Is there some sort of shim I need to do or something to modify this so that all the connections are working?

Thanks!

[gmm6797]

so... still trying to work out my problems... but, is there a way to turn off the playback? i am wondering if that is what is causing the problem.

Did you ever find an answer to this?  The playback speaker is nice @ home, but no good in the field... and I assume it uses extra battery power as well

[gmm6797]

Ok... got a new internal batt sled for the 671 from marantz and it solved my power issues partially.

How? Where? Cost?  Id like to have one just as a back up

[gmm6797]

FWIW, I bought a 16gb AData CF card that does not work in the 671.  It was formatted in the PC, but the error kept saying it needed to be formatted in the PC

I sent an email to Marantz yesterday, I hope to get a response this week.

Anyone have anything over an 8gb working in these?

[shackaholic]

Hey all,

Recently bought an ACM 671 so I have a few questions.

1) Is the 10-14-88 one of the better batteries recommended for this unit? I'm looking to be able to record 24/48 with phantom power. If I were to buy one of these, would I need to buy anything else to power it, as in extra equipment to connect the 10-14-88 to the 671? I already have 16 2500 mah rechargeable batteries but would like to also run external power.

 http://www.batterygeek.net/Portable_DVD_Player_Battery_p/10-14-88_batterygeek.htm

2) Any recommended manufacturers of 8 gig cards? I remember reading old threads here that stated some had problems with certain brands of 8 gig cards.