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I believe I have the AT 2020 and AT2021 (Studio Pack) It has a 21mm max diameter for Rycote Baby Ball Gag Windjammer Len: 162mm. The AT 2020 has a 52mm diameter, 101.5mm len. On Condenser vs. Dynamic Microphones |
Some good
general information on microphones.
Current Option.
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Excellent Foley (Sound Effects) site:
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Vendors:
www.dvshop.ca, www.vistek.ca,
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10 Commandments of Indie Film Sound
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Part II
Excellent Info on Converting Cassettes to Digital Waves
Repairs and info on Nakamichi Decks.On Lousy Bose Speakers
| Audio editing: noise gates. | Notes: condenser mics can be damaged by very loud noise; dynamic mics have a more rugged diaphragm and can probably handle it. More. |
| dynamic mics:
Sennheiser 421
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condenser mics: Sennheiser
MKH60 |
| ID3 tags only apply to MP3's. Waves do not have tags. | The Sound
Room will ship to Canada by UPS: They are highly
recommended especially for Oktava mics (carefully matched pairs).
Bill, We ship to Canada via Global Express Mail (EMS). The
shipping
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| Device | Cost | Audio Format | Resolution | Medium | input | phantom | |
| Sony PCM-D50 !!! | $500.00 | wave only | 24 bit, 96 khz | flash | 1/8" | no | Excellent built in mics |
| Sony HD
Minidisc Sony Hi-MD MZ-M100 Or Sony MZ-RH1!! This is a very good prospect. Different from mz-m10 |
$350* | PCM uncompressed | 16 bit 44 khz 1 | minidisc | 1/8" stereo | no. | Then, why not the M-audio Microtrak? |
| Marantz 660, More | PCM | 16 bit 44.1 khz | CF | ||||
| Marantz 670 | essentially same as 660 | Some questions about preamps. | |||||
| Edirol R-1 | $470 CDN | PCM uncompressed | 24 bit / 44.1 kz | 1/8" stereo | But! no XLR inputs, no preamp. | ||
| Edirol R-4 | $1600.00 US | ||||||
| DAT | Obsolete | 16? x 96 | DAT | ||||
| Roland R-9 | $399 U.S. | Intriguing. | |||||
| iRiver | |||||||
| Fostex FR-2 | $1299 U.S.* | HD & CF | |||||
| Sound Devices 722 (2 track) or 744T (4 track) | $2650 (722) U.S. | This is high end. Uncompressed PCM | 24 bit / 192 KHz | HD & CF | XLR ** | 48v | may have noisy preamps? Availability. |
| M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 | $500 U.S. | uncompressed | 24 bit / 96 kHz. | CF | 1/4" | 30v *** | #2 more |
| PDAudio Mic2496 | $1200 U.S. | must be combined with piggy back PDA like iPaq. Bad idea. | No. | ||||
| Edirol R-09 | Appealing. No extensive reviews yet. | ||||||
| Tascam HD-P2 | $999 U.S. | seems very promising | 24 bit / 192 kHz | CF | XLR | 48v |
!! At Vistek: $1349.00 CDN. Now: $1006 at Saved by Technology |
| Samson Mixpad 4 | $150 | 4 channel preamp, mixer | |||||
Headphones: SONY MDR7506 |
$125 | Recommended by Scott Dorsey | closed | B&H Photovideo Price | |||
| Grado SR-125 (or 60 or 80) | $200 ? | Best pure audio? | Sound Room | ||||
| Sennheiser 280 | |||||||
| BlueTubeDP | $200 U.S. | Good Preamp. | |||||
| or Beachtek DXA-4 | $249.00 | Here. | Try Vistek. | NB does not have phantom power. | Can also be used with Minidisc. | ||
| Phonic Preamp | $60 | Hmmm. | |||||
| Beachtek DXA6 | $349.00 | Phantom powered, good reputation, can use on Minidisc as well. | DOES have phantom power. | Vistek |