Hi Justin, we got a SPS200 at BEK last fall, and are really pleased with it.
As for HD recorder, we initially tried using a 4 track Edirol with it, but that proved difficult, as it was not possible to precisely set input gains for all four channels to the same level. It was also vulnerable to having gain levels being altered accidentally if one did recordings while carrying the equipment. Maybe this is improved in more recent versions of the Edirol recorders. The Tascam DR680 has worked really well for us, and with phantom powering from the Tascam, all of the equipment, with a Rycote shield for the mic easily fits in a rug sack, and is a lightweight solution for field recordings. Best, Trond On Apr 21, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Justin Bennett wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm trying to persuade the institution where I sometimes work to > shell out for a B-format recording kit. The budget doesn't run to > an st350 + sounddevices, so I'm looking around for alternative > setups. They have 4 track edirol's but we've already noticed > how noisy their mic amps can be. > > Has anyone been working with the tascam DR-680 with a > TetraMic in a quiet field recording situation? anyone know > how it compares to the Edirol in that context? > > a Soundfield SPS 200 could also be a possibility. Again - > the Edirol doesn't allow you to gang the gains and the > new soundfield micamp only seems to work on 240v(!) so > we'd probably need another recorded anyway. > > any tips greatly appreciated, > > best wishes, Justin > > > > > Justin Bennett > [email protected] > http://this.is/justin > http://this.is/bmbcon > > NEW RELEASES AND FREE DOWNLOADS FROM http://spore.soundscaper.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
