Posted by Steve King on 09/18/05 23:22

"doc" <doc@drdimento.net> wrote in message
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> when i see an 1/8" jack i'm thinking as someone has already instructed
me, "it
> dosen't belong in the studio - - xlr does" i have a audio recording
> business and we don't have a single 1/8" jack in the place other than in
> our gadget bag in case we were to run into someone who wanted us to
> capture some sound that's only available on 1/8" output.

No argument with the above. I also believe that many professionals will
notice a difference between full PCM audio @ 48 kHz compared with 384 kbs
MPEG compressed audio, when using a good set of monitors in a good room..
That said, I didn't have the opportunity to listen to A/B tests. I just
thought, "Crap! That sounds good." I was prepared to hate the compression
artifacts, but I didn't hear any. Now, if it had been a Glockenspiel
recording, artifacts might have been more apparent.

As to your 'problem'. The guys at rec.arts.movies.production.sound, who
were generally dissappointed in the sound from the Sony VX2000 and the
PD150, were much more complementary about the DVX100 sound. Sounds like
your cameras are going to get a lot of use. That says XLRs for their
ruggedness. The DVX100 and the Z1U will both do what you need. The Z1U is
more money, but its HD capabilities may extend its profitable life by a few
years. Then, there is the XL2. Can't help you. No experience.

Steve King

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