The Old and the New

Reading Time: < 1 minute I’m very attached to old things and at the same time devoted to innovation, so I’m always torn between using one or the other.For example, if I use a Mid Side microphone setup, I could use a Sound Devices 302 coupled with a Fostex…

TASCAM FR-AV2 Vs. ZOOM F3

Reading Time: < 1 minute A few weeks ago I did a simple test with an electronic metronome. The file is downloadable from Soundcloud. You can analyze the silence between one beat and another. Finally, I measured EIN Equivalent Input Noise with the 150 Ohm resistor method as described…

ZOOM F3 Vs. H1xlr

Reading Time: < 1 minute A few weeks ago I did a simple test with an electronic metronome.The file is downloadable from Soundcloud.You can analyze the silence between one beat and another.

naturesound.it Parabolic Microphones in the World

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ZOOM H1e Essential Vs. ZOOMF3

Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a debate, from time to time, about the PIP Plug In Power connection at about 5 volts, compared to the Phantom Power connection at 24-48 Volts. I did a practical test, to actually see what the difference can be between one and…

Zoom F3 microphones stereo baffle

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Sennheiser ME66 Ph. 48v Vs. 1.5v

Reading Time: < 1 minute Left Phantom Power 48v – Right 1,5v AA battery at the same Rec Level.

Warm Audio 47jr Vs. Rode NT1a

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tonight I tried to do a field recording to see/hear the difference between the Warm Audio WA47jr and the Rode NT1a.I recorded a nightingale singing.The files were normalized to -0.1 dBZOOM F3 – WARM AUDIO WA47jr – RODE NT1a Please not: I reversed the…

ZOOM F3 VS. ZOOM H1e – ME66

Reading Time: 2 minutes Stimulated by a fair comment received after a previous post on the “Field Recording” Facebook Group, I performed a test by recording simultaneously with the two ZOOM H1e and F3 recorders using a Sennheiser ME66 microphone on both. To power the ME66 on the…

ZOOM H1e Vs. ZOOM F3

Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, 1 may 2024 at 4.45 local time, with a light breeze, I recorded the song of a nightingale from a distance of about three meters. I used both a ZOOM H1e Essential and a ZOOM F3, both equipped with 32-bit float technology.With H1e…