#16
|
|||
|
|||
I know the problem/share your desire for simplicity. In fact I just ordered a hand-held for myself. Amazon has the Tascam DR-40 for about $155 delivered via a 15% off promo right now (guess what I just rolled the dice on)...
I don't have it yet so no advice or comments. I have heard bad things about the mic pre noise on all of these handhelds and the DR-40 has XLR line in (unlike the H4N) which may avoid some of that. I already have a mic pre or two available already though so it's a relatively cheap experiment for me. The real solution is probably to learn to love what you got, hiss and all. "Character," or something..... |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
i was just trying the h2 again, and the sound really is pretty good. i tried a few different locations and ended up with it about 6-7 inches away.
the hiss is mainly noticable at the very end as the notes die away. and in a couple spots where the i hold chords for a bit. thanks again for your help, do post your thoughts on the dr-40. edit: having written that, i was just boosting the levels and adding some reverb and it's a bit hissy again. oh well. Last edited by mc1; 02-16-2012 at 10:24 AM. |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Fran
__________________
E ho`okani pila kakou ma Kaleponi Slack Key in California - www.kaleponi.com My YouTube clips The Homebrewed Music Blog |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Quote:
I'll defer to your experience on the second point. My suspicion was/is that the self noise is innately worse (nature of the beast there) but would be offset with better preamps and a better A/D (I have read that the HxN series isn't always true 24b...is that true?). I'll freely admit I haven't played with the H2 tho and time with the tools always trumps theory. I can't think of any other mics that would be even remotely in budget and have much chance of long-term usefulness though. |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
here is the raw file: http://soundcloud.com/mc1mc/tng i posted the end result here: http://soundcloud.com/mc1mc/tongue-n-groove show and tell thread here: http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=222479 |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
I can't listen to your tracks now but I look forward to it later.
At a guess the plugin you are using has some compression built in and is too aggressive. That's why your quiet passages are ramping up ("pumping"). Your recorder isn't using auto gain control, but volcano is simulating it for you. D'oh. Try a different maximizer. Alternatively, I bet there are compressor/limiter plug-ins that will let you bump the levels and squeeze the dynamics without mangling your final sound too much. Just a touch is good, more than a touch is evil. The result will sound quiet to modern CD/TV/Radio-acclimatized ears but c'mon, it's a single acoustic guitar, it shouldn't sound like the thundering voice of 10,000 NASCAR announcers. That's my spin anyway. |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#23
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Fran
__________________
E ho`okani pila kakou ma Kaleponi Slack Key in California - www.kaleponi.com My YouTube clips The Homebrewed Music Blog |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
i just burned it to cd to playback on my stereo, which gave similar results when turned up. but the same headphones on my laptop generate less hiss. maybe i'm getting a little hypersensitive. since you had a listen, any other advice for me? |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
i did one more recording this morning. the tracks are in the same place (see below), although soundcloud is having a little trouble and their server went down once already.
i think the recording and playing is about as good as i can get it. here is the raw file: http://soundcloud.com/mc1mc/tng i posted the end result here: http://soundcloud.com/mc1mc/tongue-n-groove |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
Nope. Well, the same advice I always give everyone, including myself - play more, record more, play more, record more.
Fran
__________________
E ho`okani pila kakou ma Kaleponi Slack Key in California - www.kaleponi.com My YouTube clips The Homebrewed Music Blog |
#28
|
|||
|
|||
I listened to your recordings; quite nice. I have heard much worse presented as much better. My only real advice now is to remember the old saw: A great camera won't make you a photographer, a great guitar won't make you a guitarist, and a great microphone won't make you a recording engineer. Ok, it usually stops at the first comma and is better for it but you get the idea - practice trumps money.
My DR-40 arrived Friday so I had a good chance to play around. It is what I thought/hoped it would be. Unfortunately I don't have experience with the immediate competition so my view is too narrow to be meaningful but I think it was $155.90 well spent. After playing around I do have to go back to my surprise about your distance. Seems to be working for you so this is just blather, but with the -40 I'm happiest overall when the distance is maybe 12-18". Shrug. |
#29
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
(fran - thanks again as well) |
#30
|
|||
|
|||
just to follow up on this. i was in a music store a couple of weeks ago and they had a H2n for $199CDN, so i decided to buy it. i was playing around with it yesterday, and it is seems to be a very noticable improvement over the H2. i could easily overdrive it with my fingerstyle playing and the H2n about a foot away, so i had to roll back the input a bit. with the H2, even at 4 inches away and the input level at max, i couldn't get close to overdriving it.
the self noise was also lower. and the controls have a better layout. so i'm quite pleased and it was definitely worth it. thanks fran. and thanks him as well. |