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  1. Vollmeise

    Field recording: external preamp to reduce noise?

    @Borjam: you're right, a large battery is compulsory especially if phantom power is needed. I'm useing the double USB-A to USB-C Cable with a large power bank to solve that. As seen in the picture, I don't use a bag for my mixpre, instead I mounted a strap to keep full access to all the side...
  2. Vollmeise

    Field recording: external preamp to reduce noise?

    Hi there, and thx a lot for your detailed and useful help. Lately I've tried these external amplifiers without the desired sucess. If the recorder's signal/noise ratio is poor, then it keeps being poor no matter how much you raise gain either by the recorder or by an external amplifier. What...
  3. Vollmeise

    Field recording: external preamp to reduce noise?

    Hi Henning and a warm thank you for your hint to the Cornell Raven Lite. It seems to work with Mac OSX also.. have to try it this evening. Do you know the iOS app Sonocord? Cheers
  4. Vollmeise

    Field recording: external preamp to reduce noise?

    Hi Borjam, thanks for your detailed reply. I'm sure your suggestions will help getting better sound quality with less noise.. but I have no idea how much better in comparison to my setup, which is about half the price. This afternoon I'll go to Treppendorf/Germany (largest audio store in...
  5. Vollmeise

    Field recording: external preamp to reduce noise?

    Hi there, some years ago I started field recording for evidence or ID purposes by using my smartphone and different audio apps. In most cases the recordings were usable, in some cases quiet bird songs or calls suffered from clearness due to way too much noise. So, lately I decided to invest...
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