Digifish's test results show very clearly the low level of self-noise of the
R-09HR's built-in preamp when used with good external mics.
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Flintstone
I'd agree with that. The internal pres do a very good job (from a hiss/noise perspective they are at first impression similar to the R44, something to find out). Remember that the ticking-clock test is a tough and revealing comparison. I am confident that for recording most bands, that you would not need anything more than an R09HR + Phantom-box + nice mics.
I will be making some field recordings of things at various levels over the next week or so. As I have an R09, R09HR, R44. All have internal mics so...
R09 - internal mics / external mics + internal Pres / external + MixPre
R09HR - internal mics / external mics + internal Pres / external + MixPre
R44 - internal mics / external mics + internal Pres / external + MixPre
...would seem to be in line for direct comparison.
digifish
I'd be glad to hear.
Especially the internal mics for field recordings, as you said they were quite OK..
So long as the source is loud enough the R09HR internals do a respectable job...I have this one up at Freesound, that I was pleasantly surprised...
http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=57857You will need to create an account to download the file (and why not
) the online preview is quite compressed. It was raining all weekend, so I didn't get a chance to do any field recording, still high on my 'to do' list.
digifish