"Serge Auckland" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:
Anybody any experience of the Marantz PMD660...??

http://www.solidstatesound.co.uk/marantz_pmd660.htm

I'm toying with the idea of mooching about (next year, probably) with a
view to grabbing 'naturally occuring sounds' - up to very loud, close-up
WW2 aircraft engines, possibly. Are these gadgets up to it, or are they
really only close-range voice recorders?

I'm kinda dismissing the Edirol, Nagra and Maycom options on the same
page, but the Fostex looks interesting...??

And why sodding CF cards - is there a particular reason...??

TIA (if any....)


Keith,

I know these sorts of machines pretty well from my past life.



Aha!! ;-)

The
Marantz is a fine machine, and a lot cheaper than the Nagra and Maycom
options.


Cheaper yet on eBay atm:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

These last two are aimed at radio journalists for interview
recording. The Edirol is a multi-track machine aimed more at film and TV
work, and you can edit down the 4 track to stereo using Audobe Audition or
similar.

The Fostex is probably the best suited to your application, although a
fair bit more expensive than the Marantz. If it were my money and I could
afford it, I would buy the Fostex, followed by the Marantz.


Don't do that or you'll have Trevor on your case....

OK, the Marantz it will be then - when I can scrape the necessary together!
Many thanks, Serge!!

You immediately get where I'm coming from though - I can't contribute
*music* to these recording sessions we're just starting, but I can add in
'natural sounds' by way of backing tracks in the style of....

...never mind!

(Yes, I know it's been done a million times before!! ;-)

For a larf, I have used an *accidentally recorded* 'natural sound' (x 4) for
a spoof lead-in on this track:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/TootLeadIn.mp3

:-))

Don't ask what it is - trust me, you don't want to know, it just *appeared*
when I wuz doing a mic check!!

(Needless to say I'll use a normal countdown for proper recordings - I'm in
a bit of a mischievous mood today!! ;-))

Incidentally, while you're here, I grabbed a pair of Oktava MK319 mics as
per the previous discussions and am very (*very* very) pleased with them,
but one little thing - they are wired 'out of phase' with each other and a
*factory stereo pair* pair of 'in phase' SE1As makes one of the Oktavas
definitely the 'odd man out'!

Easily put right with a phase reversal switch when necessary, of course, but
fit were you, would you be *bovered*...??

(I've had a quick look and they don't exactly have a 'red button' for a
quick disassembly!!)

I know I could send one back rather than risk buggering about with them, but
once kit's here I feel it is *family* and my responsibility - other than
DOAs, of course.....??

Stupid, I know....