Paul
August 28th 06, 04:15 AM
I just bought an Edirol R-1 recorder. Some people
will certainly consider it already obsolete, but I
think it's pretty cool. It fitted my immediate
requirements better than others like the R-09.
Sometime in the future I would like to add a couple
of real microphones through a two-channel mic preamp
and use the R-1 as recorder only.
I do not intend to put together a professional
recording studio, just a low-cost way of recording
maybe four acoustic instruments or voices in a
simple live stereo capture (like a jam in a living
room) or a single guitar-playing folk-singer
closer-up. No mixing and little post processing.
The final quality doesn't have to be perfect, but
the higher the better.
One item that seems to meet my requirements is the
M-audio DMP3 microphone preamp. However, it has
balanced output whereas the R-1 has unbalanced input.
The back panel of the DMP3 says only "balanced".
However, the DMP3 user's guide says :
"Generally speaking, if the DMP3 outputs connect to
a system that accepts a balanced line at +4dB
(nominal level) operating level, you should use TRS
plugs on the outputs."
....
"An unbalanced line on the DMP3 outputs connects to
a 1/4” TS (tip positive,sleeve ground) plug on a
shielded cable with a single conductor, and is
appropriate to use when your sound card or sound
system accepts a 1/4” TS plug, RCA plug, or the
right or left mono side of a stereo mini-plug.
Typically, the signal on unbalanced lines has an
operating line level of –10dB (nominal level),
though this may vary somewhat."
Does this mean that I can connect the output of the
DMP3 directly to the line-in stereo mini-plug on
the R-1 with no problems ? (with an appropriate
Y-cable ).
Some info on the web seems to suggest that I need
quite a bit more than that, see :
http://www.jensen-transformers.com/an/an003.pdf
- which would require two 80$ transformers.
Any comments would be much appreciated.
Suggestions for solid lower-end microphones for the
above would be welcome as well.
Thanks.
will certainly consider it already obsolete, but I
think it's pretty cool. It fitted my immediate
requirements better than others like the R-09.
Sometime in the future I would like to add a couple
of real microphones through a two-channel mic preamp
and use the R-1 as recorder only.
I do not intend to put together a professional
recording studio, just a low-cost way of recording
maybe four acoustic instruments or voices in a
simple live stereo capture (like a jam in a living
room) or a single guitar-playing folk-singer
closer-up. No mixing and little post processing.
The final quality doesn't have to be perfect, but
the higher the better.
One item that seems to meet my requirements is the
M-audio DMP3 microphone preamp. However, it has
balanced output whereas the R-1 has unbalanced input.
The back panel of the DMP3 says only "balanced".
However, the DMP3 user's guide says :
"Generally speaking, if the DMP3 outputs connect to
a system that accepts a balanced line at +4dB
(nominal level) operating level, you should use TRS
plugs on the outputs."
....
"An unbalanced line on the DMP3 outputs connects to
a 1/4” TS (tip positive,sleeve ground) plug on a
shielded cable with a single conductor, and is
appropriate to use when your sound card or sound
system accepts a 1/4” TS plug, RCA plug, or the
right or left mono side of a stereo mini-plug.
Typically, the signal on unbalanced lines has an
operating line level of –10dB (nominal level),
though this may vary somewhat."
Does this mean that I can connect the output of the
DMP3 directly to the line-in stereo mini-plug on
the R-1 with no problems ? (with an appropriate
Y-cable ).
Some info on the web seems to suggest that I need
quite a bit more than that, see :
http://www.jensen-transformers.com/an/an003.pdf
- which would require two 80$ transformers.
Any comments would be much appreciated.
Suggestions for solid lower-end microphones for the
above would be welcome as well.
Thanks.