knod Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi, I'm in the market for a new or used field recorder and I'm counting my options. I usually record sfx and ambiences and some docs with no high channel count. Having a ULN 2 as a secondary interface plus a great set of preamps I was thinking to get a secondhand 744 and feed the line ins with those pres. Are they going to match for lets say a DMS or IRT-cross recording or I should trade the uln for a mixpre-d? Anyone used the uln in the field with a 4 pin xlr battery? Is it power consuming? The other option is an sd633 (and I have some thoughts on the zoom F8 also). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Get the other option. The fewer devices you'll have in your bag the happier you'll be. Less clutter, less power (probably), less weight and less risk of something breaking down. And the preamps will match. Everyone has thoughts about the F8. But what kind of thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knod Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I'm thinking that I'm not interested on more preamps than the digital interfacing (AES mostly). I'm not sure that I want 8 good preamps that i can't use them anywhere else than an sd card. Ok I can mix them on the analog stereo out but... Expandabilty and more options makes me feel more safe. The other thing is the availability. The shortest time that I can find is late january meaning 2 more projects with low end (non)field gear :-( Maybe I am going off my topic! I should write on the f8 topic! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundmanjohn Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 You can, of course, use AES to connect the ULN-2 to the 744, if you do go that route. It's not exactly bag friendly, but I've used a ULN-2 with an external battery via the XLR power connector. It's a while since I did that, but as far as I remember, the ULN-2 consumes about 10 watts, so would draw just under 1 amp from a 12 volt supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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