I can post in the 70d verified sd cards list. I have [2] PNY sd cards for my 70d. Mine seems to like sd cards better than a microsdhc card in an SD adapter. But I could just be imagining that! And I am sooo OCD, that I do a quick format and THEN a full format of my sd cards in my 70d before I use them for a show/festie lol
If I have a good card that the 70d likes in, then the quick AND full formats finish pretty quick. Now when I did the full format with a couple of cards the 70d did NOT like, the full format would take like 10-15 minutes. The 70d didn't tell me that they were bad cards, but when I recorded onto the bad sd cards until they were 100% full in front of my TV, they had random clicks and all types of weird shit wrong with them throughout the WHOLE card. Even sounded like digi-noise at points ?!?!?!
BUT, since using verified cards[Mainly my 64gb or 32gb PNY 95x SD cards], my 70d has been rock solid!!!!! I had an unverified card in my 70d the ONLY time it gave me a problem[with the digi-noise and clicks and shit], so I lost a half day's worth of music at a festie this past summer. No big deal at all, because Steve[Tonedeaf] was recording there too, so I have everything my microsdhc card F'D me on thanks to Steve
And it was only a half day because weather was horrible and we left pretty early that day. So LUCKILY, I didn't miss anything really special since none of the bands I missed were high up on my list lol
The ONLY thing I really have to focus and concentrate/remember about my 70d that I sometimes forget, is that when the 70d is in HOLD, even the gain knobs are locked. I know most[90% I'm guessing hahaha] of you already know that, and I think its a GREAT feature for really securing a recording, ONCE you get good levels going. But I sometimes forget that and then I remember immediately after touching my gain knobs that hold is ON
I have found that its best to leave HOLD ON after you accidentally switch the levels, and then wait until the END of that song to turn hold OFF and fix your levels, if at all possible, so that they don't spike or go crazy and sound weird as hell, if you were to just turn hold off immediately and then try to fix your levels. Its MUCH less noticeable between songs if you do forget that hold is on when you're changing/fixing levels, than it is during a song. Trust me lol! Made that mistake one too many times
Does that make sense though? All I'm saying is, if you mess with your levels while hold is ON, wait until the song is over before you turn hold OFF to fix the levels. Boom. Much shorter statement huh? I should just erase everything else, but it took me too long to write haha
Anyway, hope that helps someone avoid what I have done too many times
I'm heading over to the 70d Media List and verify my PNY cards! I also have a LOT of music links that I will be posting soon in the Kickdown Section from the [3] festies and [2] Phish shows that I did this past summer. So check them out, because I ran my mk4>NBob KCY>Naiant PFA>70D just inches apart from my mk41>Schoeps KCY>Schoeps VMS 02IB>70D at basically every show/festie I did this summer, so you all can hear the 70D preamps with Schoeps straight in. I'm telling you what, the PFA>70D is ALWAYS on par or better than my mk41>vms recordings from this summer!!! Ive been VERY impressed with my 70D's sound. I hope that it sounds as good indoors as it does outdoors at festies and Phish
WAY too much music to list band by band or set by set, so I'm just posting one whole day's worth of music per thread, that way all of my links can be available in one thread versus 50 separate threads. I'm not sure if its the mk4's or the 70D preamps. IMO Its a little of both
The mk4's always have a more natural sound, and outdoors at festies with no walls or ceilings, the ambiance is usually great. And as long as the sound is good, the mk4's usually smoke the 41s. However, indoors, its another story. The 41s usually take the cake indoors! But what I hear from running mk4>70D, is that the 70D preamps are very detailed and neutral and have great transients[correct word?], letting the microphone of your choice really shine! In my case, Schoeps! If I could 100% trust my 70D like an SD recorder or something high end like that, I would buy another PFA[sooner than I plan to buy a new one], and have NO problems running both pairs of my capsules[mk4+mk41] into the 70D. Both pairs of caps straight into the 70D for a nice low profile, compact setup for indoors and in tight spots, where I would still run both pairs of my caps. That's how much I like mine so far!!!
I know that I ALWAYS fluff whatever I'm running at the time, but I don't just fluff any old product. I do it because they are GREAT products and I would recommend them to a friend! Otherwise I keep my mouth shut for the most part lol! I should quote "most"!!! And if I really believe in a product, maybe I can help the manufacturers sell a few to our little taping niche, while hopefully pleasing the buyer/taper
Sorry for the mile long post! I've been meaning to pop in this thread for awhile now! Oh and I know its the wrong thread, but the Zoom F8 is really nice! I got to see Tonedeaf's last month. Never thought Id fluff a Zoom product, but I am
I always said the same about Monster, but I got Monster iSport Victory earbuds this past summer, and they are incredible IMO! I've had easily 20+ pair of earbuds over the years, but all at or lower than $100. I paid a little less than $150 for mine, and they were worth EVERY penny! They allow me to hear things that I've NEVER heard in my recordings before, in songs that I've heard a million times before. I'm glad that I have another HQ pair of phones! I used to have nice Sennheiser headphones, but sold those with my 722. Now that I have a FiiO E10K + E11K, I can properly drive my Monster earbuds, or any headphones/earbuds for that matter, allowing them to sound heavenly! Even if I'm listening to MP3's streaming from my Google Play account on my phone in the car, they sound incredible! And sitting at my PC with the FiiO E10K DAC/HP Amp and the iSport Victory, it just takes it to the NEXT level! I can even master my recordings ANY time of the day OR night, because they sound that good and neutral, that I don't need the speakers ON to master something! No Bass Boost or any shit like that. But its AWESOME to be able to edit/mix/master/etc my recordings at like 4am if I cant sleep or something. Now I can go back and forth between the earbuds and my speakers, which is possible with the FiiO E10K[DAC/HP Amp], and find the PERFECT mix for sets that need a little tweak to them! Makes me feel MUCH better now, since I'm not just relying on either 1. Speakers, or 2. Earbuds. Having the ability to master my recordings with BOTH is a really great thing IMO!