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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: stunt_show on August 30, 2003, 09:01:59 AM
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Hey there,
This post refers to stealth taping...
Just a quick one I hope - let's assume I have my microphones and a suitable recording device (again, a whole new topic)...
Are there any battery boxes (specifically suited for NJB3 if possible) that power the mics and also act as a pre-amp? I hope I am not making a fool of myself for asking this question as I have not taped 1 second of anything yet, so forgive my ignorance please.
Or, do I need mics > battery box > ??? > NJB3
If so, what would that ??? be....
I would appreciate any detailed replies that could offer a suggested "rig" suitable for the NJB3. Or direction to a URL that shows pictures or text of how it works, etc.
Regards,
stunt_show
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??? = Denecke AD-20
All the detail you need... ;D
Armen
P.S. Ask spaceman about his planned rig.
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There's a yahoo group that may be of help to you - njb3tapers.
That being said, I know of quite a few people that are running Mics->batt box -> JB3. I tried that for a while, then decided to get an outboard preamp+a/d. The AD-20, as suggested by zhianosatch. It's a great unit, definitely stealthable. The only problem is that you'd be going mics->batt box->ad-20->jb3. A lot of little pieces. I, personally, found that frustrating. But I also wasn't stealthing and trying to sneak gear in.
I'm not sure what kind of mics you are running, but Sound professionals does make a battery box with a preamp built-in, and they also have a preamp that provides plug-in power. I actually ran their version of at853->analog preamp(w/ plug-in power)->jb3 with good results. I found that I wanted bass rolloff, though, which meant ditching that preamp and getting the AD-20. I believe it's pretty well accepted that the AD-20 has a better A/D converter than the one built-in the JB3, but the internal one really isn't that bad.
Yeah, sorry for the random mass of information. Hopefully some of it helped.
J
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I run the SP at853 > batt. box (with roll-off) > jb3 and have made several great sounding tapes....
like anything else, it depends on the venue and where you are within it.....
pretty stealthy though!
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the few at831 > BB95 > attn -20dB > AD-20 > MD tapes that I have made have all turned out sweet, all courtesy of armen.
if you get the AD-20, you'll definitely need the attenuators
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hey schwilly, i got an ad-20 for sale if you still want it
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I have an modified AD20 with an 1/8" in that provides power to the mics so you don't need a separate battery box. Perfect for stealthing. ;)
SoundPro's sells one like it, but they charge a shitload of money for it...
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hey schwilly, i got an ad-20 for sale if you still want it
new a/d eh chris?
sell it to someone else first if you can, it'll be a few weeks before I can put down for it.