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Praise for the SD 702T


jason porter

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Being mainly a "sound for video" guy, I rarely have the need for a high quality external recorder.

The other day I found myself on a 35mm film shoot for a potato chip commercial (actually, a "fake" commercial for corporate use only), hopefully it will show up on YouTube.

The director asked me how I would like to record sound (DAT, Nagra etc)  I suggested a few non-linear devices and we ended up getting a 702T because all of the DAT machines were out on rental (or otherwise unavailable)  Luckily (but unnecessary), for my peace of mind...I had the machine the night before the shoot to get familiar with it.  The pros at Trew Audio set up the machine for me before it was picked up, so all I had to do was power it up and press REC.  I chose to bypass my mixer and plug my Schoeps directly into the 702T (I was booming and recording) took a quick level check and off I went. SO EASY!

The only thing I didn't like was the included battery system.  The recessed release button is a pain, and the battery had to be changed 3 times in a 9 hour day.  Obviously, an external battery system would solve everything.

A 4 GB CF card was delivered to the transfer house,  about 600 MB of space was used for the whole day, 2 track mono.

I can't say enough about how simple yet powerful this machine is.

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http://www.remoteaudio.com/bds.htm

I couldn't be happier with a portable DC system -- powers a 442, 702T, 4 Lectro 411's, and a Lectro IFB -- with the IDX LiIon MP1's, will run all day  (OK, maybe I have to change batts once during the day.)  I even prefer to use it on my cart with the 702T and 442 (when I'm not using the Cooper) just to keep the draw down on the other (main) DC systems.  I'm sure you're already aware of their product line though.  I just thought I'd throw this in just in case.  : )

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