filippo toso Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 i'm testing a 2nd hand sonosax and i'd like to heard some sonosax user feedback. the pres are really warm and nice but i can heard a bit of analog noise due to the gain stage(don't know how to say in english in italian is "soffio" something like "breath"). i've have done a test using an mkh 50. to reach a good level, setting the gain to low, i must turn the knob around 3 o'clock. and analysing the recorded signal the response is: - noise level : -90db (without mike in but with knob at 3 o'clock) - peak level: around -14 db - rms level: around -30db what i'm asking is if this enough s/n ratio . btw the machine is very nice and light. another little issue is that the hpf is set to 135hz 6db slope that is a bit too high in my opinion, and that knobs are gain and not faders and can't go to 0. With 6 rechargeble batteries it last 5 hours, 2 of them recording continuously 4 tracks with 1 phantom on. i upload part of the file here so you can listen (you can here a bit the noise of sx r4 itself because mkh 50 was near it, in real world it won't be a problem) Filippo AX0538S4-02.A1.wav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Waldron Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 You cannot test mic preamp without microphone or some kind of termination, like 150 ohm resistor across pin 2 and 3, phantom off. Don't know what you mean by "without mike in but knob at 3 o'clock" I didn't bother listening to your file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngooch Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I've used sonosax SX-R4 for production sound. The preamps are very good sounding. The HPF is too severe, i agree. Also, make sure that your not inadvertently turning up the gain on a unused input. Easy to do if you have some input channels ganged together by mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I wish they had made the pots go to zero... philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngooch Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Me too. It has been a handy tool but limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlempen Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Hi Filippo, hi all! another little issue is that the hpf is set to 135hz 6db slope that is a bit too high in my opinion, The best solution for this is to invest in a pair of Rycote TAC!T inline filter cables http://www.rycote.com/products/accessoriesspares/tact/ I've been using these for a few months now and they really help with boom handling noise, especially with my Schoeps CCM4/CCM8 MS setup Cheers, Jürg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filippo toso Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Very interesting Jürg, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJW Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 The best solution for this is to invest in a pair of Rycote TAC!T inline filter cables http://www.rycote.com/products/accessoriesspares/tact/ I've been using these for a few months now and they really help with boom handling noise, especially with my Schoeps CCM4/CCM8 MS setup Cheers, Jürg Agreed. I have built the Tac!t pcb into my Minix mounts for my CCM41s or CCM5 rigs. Massively reduced handling noise but no audible effect on the human voice. Highly recommended. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thomas Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Agreed. I have built the Tac!t pcb into my Minix mounts for my CCM41s or CCM5 rigs. Massively reduced handling noise but no audible effect on the human voice. Highly recommended. Tim Nice! How did you get the glue undone? I asked rycote if they could build one into an MZL connbox but said they couldn't as the tac!ts are manufactured by a third party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJW Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Nice! How did you get the glue undone? I asked rycote if they could build one into an MZL connbox but said they couldn't as the tac!ts are manufactured by a third party OK I admit it: the designer sent me a couple of boards..... Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolo72 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Has anyone asked mr liberman [url="http://www.libermansound.com if he can mod the sxr4 to have switched pots ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAX Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 J -2 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jon Gilbert Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 J-2!!!! OMG!! Whoop whoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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