Edirol 09HR with XLR & Phantom Power?
I'm investing in an Edirol 09-HD for stereo wild track, SFX, voice-over, podcasts and a host of other 'stuff' including presenters who refuse to wear microphones.
Whilst the inboard mics have a good reputation and I have a special mic setup on order that works well with the unit, I'd very much like to use my collection of mics that have XLRs on them. It includes COS-11s, my CS-1, some ECM-55s, an AKG 230, a Coles Lip Mic and so on. What's the best way to connect them to my recorder - or should I have gone for a Zoom 4? |
You can get an XLR - to - mini adapter, a short cable with an XLR on one end, a mini on the other. You also should be careful with it because those little mini plugs can be yanked out easily, or bend and screw up the port on the recorder.
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@ Bill, I think the COS-11s and ECM-55s have space for an AA battery in the XLR barrel, so hopefully I can obtain a dual XLR into a single 3.5mm jack with right-angle connector from dear friends at Richmond Film Services. But a shame about the AKG. Anyone know of a teeny weeny pre-amp, probably looking like an XLR barrel? I live in hope... Probably cheaper to buy a reporter mic that 'likes' an Edirol. So if I flip the question - can the community at large recommend mics that like to work with the Edirol R-09? And preferably can terminate as 3.5mm? |
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Absolutely amazing results plugging my COS-11 (with AA battery in the XLR barrel) into it. Even the rather pathetic little mics that came with my Sennheiser radio systems sound better than they have as 'radio' mics per se (NB need to turn the 'plug-in power' on). So Condensers have the big thumbs up. Okay, so I also have a Coles Lip Mic (ribbon) - a quiet mic at the best of times. And there's an AKG-D230. Both have saved my bacon in the past. But they're not playing ball. What I'm getting is a buzzing interference that swamps the signal, and changes in 'texture' if I touch the metal barrel of the XLR connector only with the Coles. Normally I'd blame the cable, but what really bakes my noodle is that when the display dims, the pitch of the interference changes subtly. If I 'wake' the screen, the pitch changes back. Using these mics, the mic +2v power is turned OFF, the unit is in Manual (no ACG/Limiter), Low Cut is off, and Mic Gain is on Hi which is what I was told to use for Dynamic mics. Wonderful news if this is just a duff cable, but just concerned that the interference is changed by display changing. Or should I use a differently wired cable for Dynamic mics? Is the Screen/Live/Return wiring confusing the unit for a Dynamic's XLR? |
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Sorry that sounds so awful - almost like "I think it's a zoom lens because it has three rings not two". Quote:
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Many thanks for that. |
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