I hooked a rode videomic to a iriver T30... at DVinfo.net

Mark Light · September 1st, 2005, 11:04 AM

and when I record, I can barely hear anything that I've recorded. Everything's so quiet

Pete Cofrancesco · September 1st, 2005, 02:06 PM

microphone preamp or a self powered mic

Craig Terott · September 1st, 2005, 02:32 PM

Make sure you don't have "line-in" input selected. Should be "ext. mic"

Adjust up the record volume level while you have your headphones jacked in so you can test the response. You'll have to turn it up quite a bit for one of these Rode mics.

Jack Smith · September 1st, 2005, 09:38 PM

Craig I think he has a T30 which according to reports so far does not have a mic in( no mic preamp) So I believe Pete is right ,your going need a peamp to bring the mic output level to line level

Mark Light · September 2nd, 2005, 01:49 PM

you guys really rock at this site- thanks for all the suggestions---- oh one more thing... if i get a 700 series i river... will it have a line in that will be adequate for the rodevideomic (i.e will I not need a preamp?)

Jan Roovers · September 2nd, 2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Light

you guys really rock at this site- thanks for all the suggestions---- oh one more thing... if i get a 700 series i river... will it have a line in that will be adequate for the rodevideomic (i.e will I not need a preamp?)

As you can see the Rode videomic has a sensistivity of 15 mV
( http://www.rode.com.au/downloads/Vid...hite_Paper.pdf )
which is convenient for the 700/800 series of iRiver.
The Giant Squid has a sensitivity of +/- 17,7mV. so they are very close.
( http://www.giant-squid-audio-lab.com/gs/gs-mono1.htm )
I think setting the sensitivity somewehere between 45 and 50 ( 48?) will give very satisfying results.
Reported before has been:
a sensitivity of 45 ...with a noise level of -63dB and
a sensitivity of 51 ...with a noise level of -57dB.
( http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ghlight=iriver )
( my iRiver 790 did even 2 a 3 dB better)

Let us know how you will go!

September 1st, 2005, 11:04 AM	#1
Mark Light Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 55	I hooked a rode videomic to a iriver T30... and when I record, I can barely hear anything that I've recorded. Everything's so quiet

September 1st, 2005, 02:06 PM	#2
Pete Cofrancesco Inner Circle Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,995	microphone preamp or a self powered mic

September 1st, 2005, 02:32 PM	#3
Craig Terott Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 691	Make sure you don't have "line-in" input selected. Should be "ext. mic" Adjust up the record volume level while you have your headphones jacked in so you can test the response. You'll have to turn it up quite a bit for one of these Rode mics.

September 1st, 2005, 09:38 PM	#4
Jack Smith Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ontario Posts: 445	Craig I think he has a T30 which according to reports so far does not have a mic in( no mic preamp) So I believe Pete is right ,your going need a peamp to bring the mic output level to line level

September 2nd, 2005, 01:49 PM	#5
Mark Light Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 55	you guys really rock at this site- thanks for all the suggestions---- oh one more thing... if i get a 700 series i river... will it have a line in that will be adequate for the rodevideomic (i.e will I not need a preamp?)