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Masaki Hatsui

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About Masaki Hatsui

  • Birthday 07/14/1973

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    Geneva, Switzerland
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    Probably a one and only Japanese location sound engineer in Switzerland
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  1. Thank you very much for these inputs. One point that differentiates this microphone from the other bass drum microphone is that it is not a dynamic microphone but rather a condenser microphone. Its price tag is indeed higher than that of other competitor, but less than other 40xx series mic. What intrigues me from its price tag is, if it is whether an equivalent of the recently released 20xx mic rather than more familiar (for us) 40xx series despite its numbering...
  2. Hi there, Basically, I don't have much interest in microphones focused on musical instruments, but I've just looked at the specification of this microphone and thought it might be interesting to record something other than a kick drum. It seems to have a very flat frequency response with a slight boost at 10k, Distortion, THD < 1% is 156dB SPL RMS, 159 dB SPL peak, Max. SPL, THD 10% is even 164 dB SPL peak. This may be a good candidate for recording a gunshot, an aircraft engine, etc. Does anyone who uses it for PA or music recording have any comments or impressions to share?
  3. Finally! The most awaited. 😁
  4. I'm still not clear if your audio level on the transmitter was reached 0dBfs. Even the Neverclip or 32bit ADC or whatever, your signal clips at 0dB if you don't engaged compresser/limiter on your TX. If the gain on the transmitter is at 20dB, I can imagine that it is a digital clip. Does the distortion starts under 0dB level? Or the waveform is just a brickwall? An advice of lower gain setting is kind a nonsense. It works when you have a scream, but in a quieter level you just do not using full 24bit resolution.
  5. Hi, I definitely am interested in getting one. Please add me to the list. Masaki
  6. It's completely off topic but which manufacturer makes that red quick release accessory (not Ambient quicklock)? I certainly saw one but can't remember...
  7. You can still find the user manual on their website. On page 15 Their mic preamp is one of the best. If I remember, Jacques was saying it was developped with one of the best op amp but is very power hungry. I assume it is based on AD797 but not sure of it. If you lookout the schema, A to D converting method is completely different between R4 to R4+. It's not just a simple difference of "preamp" quality. On R4+ there's no analog preamp as we usually call. Odd thing on their input, its "low" cut is a -6 db/octave at 135Hz, which is not an usual high pass we use. It's much more like that of Nagra IV, or a Schoeps Cut 1. Another odd thing is its output, which is only one unbalanced L-R on TA3.
  8. Henri, Sewers (is that the word for couturistes?) continue making bags but no more at Kortwich. I have ordered my boom bag this winter, as Ambient nor Kortwich do not makes the bag anymore. Price stays the same or just a small difference (can't compare as I don't have the old price list). Ask Dieter for order in Switzerland.
  9. I think there's no one talked about it here. I was surprised to see this announcement on the Neumann's website. Does it mean Neumann ceases their whole range of digital microphone or just the interface? Anyone (maybe someone in Germany?) knows of more details? Masaki
  10. I think there's no one talked about it here. I was surprised to see this announcement on the Neumann's website. Does it mean Neumann ceases their whole range of digital microphone or just the interface? Anyone (maybe someone in Germany?) knows of more details? Masaki
  11. A comparison between 32bit float pre to NeverClip isn't just a simple math calculation. I remember the day when 32bit float DAW appeared, Protools was still using 48bit integar for their gear. The comparison was not an easy debate. Here, I don't know how exactly a 32bit float AD converter can treat a signal. 32bit float is still a 24bit plus 8 bit of exponent. It's digital noise floor is the same as a 24bit. Even if it can handle a sgnal above OdB, its caractor depends how you design a physical dynamic range electronically. NeverClip can handle a signal goes over 24bit limit but their recorder stays on a 24bit file format (so you have to put it in a 24bit = it may clip). And as we see several folks report that all digital signal chain contains also a digital noise floor, I believe it really depends on how it is physically designed the circuit.
  12. My understanding of the difference is especially for its sensitivity. 4018 V/VL version has a sensitivity of 5 mV/Pa; -46 dB re. 1 V/Pa. 4018 d:dicate capsule has 12 mV/Pa; -38.4 dB re. 1 V/Pa which is almost 8dB of difference.
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