Sony PCM-A10 (Part 2)

[robgronotte]

A10 internals on top of my head, secured with a Buff neck gaiter and beanie:

https://archive.org/details/harrington_jaffe_shiroishi2026-05-08.a10

Were you able to point the mics towards the PA?

[dabbler]

A10 internals on top of my head, secured with a Buff neck gaiter and beanie:

https://archive.org/details/harrington_jaffe_shiroishi2026-05-08.a10

Were you able to point the mics towards the PA?

In the same general direction...  I usually try to capture stage sounds from up close-ish as much as possible, especially for instrumental bands.
My front row spot was 15-20' from Max's drum kit and Dave's amp, which is further back than some of my previous recordings of this trio in smaller rooms.  I couldn't see the PA since most/all(?) of it was hidden behind a curtain at 2220.

All of the shows I've seen in the main 2220 room the past year have the performers on the floor in front of the raised stage instead of the stage itself.

In my experience with both the A10 and SP-CMC-8 cards, doing X-Y on top of my
head is pretty close to omnis in sound, the main difference is it rejects some noise from directly behind.

[Bullet1979]

I've tried to skim through this post to see any mention of the issue that I'm having but I'm only seeing people having only great results with this recorder so I'm assuming I must be doing something wrong...

I'm using the same MIC + pre setup that I've been using with older recorders with no issues (CA-14's + CA-Ugly, DPA 4061's + CA Ugly Battery Box)... but the input is too hot and I get clipping even when I set the level to 1.  I've set the External Input Setting to Audio IN -> Manual and "Loud Music" for the scene.  What's the trick?!