Anyone ever seen anything remotely like this?:
I was running a DPA MMA6000 into a Sony D50, started up perectly fine, MMA6000 green light blinking and D50 signal strong. I checked the D50 meters just before the music began, they were flat, no signal. Quick check showed that the MMA6000 was dead, no blinking light at all (and no usual 3 1/2 hours of red blinking light to warn of dying 9V battery). I tried switching it on and off, changing the gain settings, shaking the little bastard, NADA. A very dead parrot. Polite applause as the recital started, I am resigned to getting nothing. At intermission, I check and see the green light blinking again, and when I download the tape to my computer I see that the signal died when nothing in particular was going on, no bumping or upset, and sprang back to life when the loud applause following the first number came in. This seems totally weird, not a cable issue as the MMA6000 light was dead. I sent it in to DPA US, they can't find anything. Could be battery, but how would a loud signal to the mics bring a battery back to life??
Anyone?