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Using AT shotgun mic with Sony PCM-M10?
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<blockquote data-quote="Peresmeshnik" data-source="post: 1835418" data-attributes="member: 86492"><p>Mitch, Ursinus, thanks kindly to you both for your informative replies. As you suggest, Mitch, my feeling is that this may simply be a case of a technical shortcoming (i.e. the AT-897's relatively low sensitivity) instead of a compatibility issue. I did try to post the same question to another forum ("gearslutz"), where one respondent believed that I'm not achieving the correct conversion between the mono AT-897 and the single stereo input on the PCM-M10 recorder. I, in turn, pointed out that when I bought the AT-897 from B & H, they recommended the following transformer, which I purchased along with the AT-897: </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/589872-REG/Pearstone_8111240_LMT100_Low_to.html" target="_blank">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/589872-REG/Pearstone_8111240_LMT100_Low_to.html</a></p><p></p><p>...which appears (?) to be designed specifically for converting a mono mic with XLR/M to a stereo/F input.</p><p></p><p>So I don't think the problem lies with the adapter. Rather, it just may be that the AT-897 needs a significant sound level in order to perform as designed. And, of course, birdsongs at a distance demand high mic sensitivity.</p><p></p><p>Since I can't afford either a ME66 or a NTG-2 anytime soon, I guess I'm going to have to search for an inexpensive means of strengthening the AT-897's sensitivity. So -- just in case the problem does, in fact, lie with my adapter -- I think I'll first try an alternative XLR mono-to-stereo-mini-plug cable and see what happens.</p><p></p><p>By the way, thank you, Mitch, for that link to Avisoft -- I have never seen that site before. I will study what they have to say and see if other viable solutions appear.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, if anyone happens to know of a way to increase the sensitivity of the AT-897 for budget portable digital recorder with a single stereo mic input, please let me know!</p><p></p><p>- James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peresmeshnik, post: 1835418, member: 86492"] Mitch, Ursinus, thanks kindly to you both for your informative replies. As you suggest, Mitch, my feeling is that this may simply be a case of a technical shortcoming (i.e. the AT-897's relatively low sensitivity) instead of a compatibility issue. I did try to post the same question to another forum ("gearslutz"), where one respondent believed that I'm not achieving the correct conversion between the mono AT-897 and the single stereo input on the PCM-M10 recorder. I, in turn, pointed out that when I bought the AT-897 from B & H, they recommended the following transformer, which I purchased along with the AT-897: [url]http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/589872-REG/Pearstone_8111240_LMT100_Low_to.html[/url] ...which appears (?) to be designed specifically for converting a mono mic with XLR/M to a stereo/F input. So I don't think the problem lies with the adapter. Rather, it just may be that the AT-897 needs a significant sound level in order to perform as designed. And, of course, birdsongs at a distance demand high mic sensitivity. Since I can't afford either a ME66 or a NTG-2 anytime soon, I guess I'm going to have to search for an inexpensive means of strengthening the AT-897's sensitivity. So -- just in case the problem does, in fact, lie with my adapter -- I think I'll first try an alternative XLR mono-to-stereo-mini-plug cable and see what happens. By the way, thank you, Mitch, for that link to Avisoft -- I have never seen that site before. I will study what they have to say and see if other viable solutions appear. In the meantime, if anyone happens to know of a way to increase the sensitivity of the AT-897 for budget portable digital recorder with a single stereo mic input, please let me know! - James [/QUOTE]
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