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Title: Static throughout recording
Post by: DaveH on May 19, 2011, 11:15:07 PM

Just recorded another one of my daughters band concerts. This time however there was an annoying amount of static throughout the entire show. I used the same setup and gear as before, simply CA-1 > Sony PCM-M10. Only thing I could think of is cell phone interference? Would that be a reasonable explanation or is there something else I might be missing?

Title: Re: Static throughout recording
Post by: Belexes on May 20, 2011, 08:46:54 AM

Could you provide a sample of the problem?

Title: Re: Static throughout recording
Post by: DaveH on May 23, 2011, 11:10:46 PM

I will try to get a sample posted tomorrow.

Title: Re: Static throughout recording
Post by: doodee on May 24, 2011, 12:28:34 AM

If it's similar to the sample below the mobile phone is the culprit.

http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=41003

Title: Re: Static throughout recording
Post by: DaveH on May 24, 2011, 08:12:54 PM

Thanks for the sample. Definitely not the same sound. Mine is more of a crackle, something like the plug had a loose connection. I will look at the mics again and see if there is still a problem. Also I recorded my youngest daughters program with a different mic without any problem but I haven't tried the CA-1 since.