MattiaCellotto Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Hey folks, I am currently looking into a 6 or 8 channels recorder that does 192KHz. I currently own a Maxx and have found it sublime, I have tried upgrading to a Mixpre 10T but preamps have big issues on the ultrasonic spectrum, I tried the 788T but it can only record 4 channels at 192KHz so I am now looking into a used Fusion as I'd rather not settle for the F8's preamps which I know to be noisy ultrasonically speaking (a friend provided some nice comparisons). I am wondering if anyone has any experience recording at 192KHz on a Fusion and generally speaking, what your impression was of the preamps compared to a Maxx or a 788T or a 702. Any suggestions for other solutions are appreciated, my budget is about 4K and I'd like to end up with a single recorder (not two recorders, not 1 record and separate pres). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohrenzeuge Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 you could go for a SoundDevices 688 which does 6 channels of 192kHz if that is enough for you. but it is a bit over your budget. I do not know if you can find a used one at 4k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattiaCellotto Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Yes that's exactly it a bit over budget, a bit rare to find used, and because it's only 2 more channels I am not sure it's worth the money tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanieldH Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Why wouldn't multiple c-linked 7-series Recorders be an option? What are applications for 6-8 channels ultrasonic recordings? The used market page at Sonosax offers some SX62R that might meets your specs. No clue about their ultrasonic preamp performance. https://www.sonosax.ch/second-hand-market/ It is a bit indifferent in its description if the SX62R dumps 8x 24/192 data onto its mass storage. Briefly lying over the manual I could not find any mention it does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Are we recording a documentary about bats????? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattiaCellotto Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I understand the skepticism, no I am not recording bats, I just record tons of things super-close and pretty much anything if you get close enough has ultrasonic content. I have a set of 2x mk8040, 1 x mkh8050 and 1 x Sanken CO-100K so I want to future proof my recorder in case I expand further (all these mics can get energy up to 60/70KHz and the Sanken over 100KHz). If you that's kind of silly, here is an article I wrote on an electricity library recorded with this rig, the last two sounds in the page are 1/4 speed and still sound decently crisp: https://www.asoundeffect.com/polarity-sound-effects-library/ Thanks for the suggestions, all valid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmitri Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 3/26/2018 at 1:35 PM, MattiaCellotto said: Hey folks, I am currently looking into a 6 or 8 channels recorder that does 192KHz. I currently own a Maxx and have found it sublime, I have tried upgrading to a Mixpre 10T but preamps have big issues on the ultrasonic spectrum, I tried the 788T but it can only record 4 channels at 192KHz so I am now looking into a used Fusion as I'd rather not settle for the F8's preamps which I know to be noisy ultrasonically speaking (a friend provided some nice comparisons). I am wondering if anyone has any experience recording at 192KHz on a Fusion and generally speaking, what your impression was of the preamps compared to a Maxx or a 788T or a 702. Any suggestions for other solutions are appreciated, my budget is about 4K and I'd like to end up with a single recorder (not two recorders, not 1 record and separate pres). Thanks! What issues did you encounter with Mixpre 10 T in the ultrasonic range? I'm really interested, because I wanted to buy it as a second recorder specially for an FX recording rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattiaCellotto Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 thanks dmitri, your comment on the knobs was very helpful, here you should be able to find the issue I am referring to on the facebook sound devices group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sounddevices/permalink/10156082729944906/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmitri Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, MattiaCellotto said: thanks dmitri, your comment on the knobs was very helpful, here you should be able to find the issue I am referring to on the facebook sound devices group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sounddevices/permalink/10156082729944906/ Many thanks, MattiaCellotto! Very useful info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.