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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: anatta on February 23, 2011, 05:02:04 PM
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N00b question on set up: I have decided on Sony M10 for more or less exclusive nature recording applications (low to moderate sounds). I'm thinking external PIP EM172 (14db) for mics. But to equip the set-up for recording down to the quietest (nature) sounds possible with the EM172s (Frogloggers.com says they really should be fed 5VDC (http://www.frogloggers.com/Binaural%20BT-BI172.htm) and M10, do I just want a BB, or is some kind of preamp better for the quietest applications?
And then, with whatever (BB or preamp) is recommended, should I go mic in, or line in? Again, the goal is to get the lowest noise (hiss) rig for quietest nature sounds withe the EM-172s. I realize there is a naturerecordist site, and I have been prowling there, and that Tapers generally is oriented to musical performance sound levels -- but I thought I should ask my question here anyway, given the encyclopedic expertise of many contributors regarding technical issues.
Thanks for any help
Frank
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I have no experience of the M10 but according to this page, http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm , dynamic range is very limitied at high gain settings of the mic preamp. Will the dynamic range be better at lower gain settings? The EM172 are specified to 40 mV/94 dB. At maximum gain it will only allow about 62 dB before overloading. You should run them with low gain settings.
Roger
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line in is better imo
with a preamp for sure
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line in is better imo
with a preamp for sure