PD170, PDX10, and sound at DVinfo.net

Shawn Mielke · November 2nd, 2003, 06:44 PM

Can anyone help give me a sense of what the PD170 is going to sound like, just by going by the spec? I've never used a pd150 and don't know enough about dv audio to make any sort of educated guess, but I shoot with a PDx10, would like to get a 170, and form a 2cam shoot unit. I've asked around here about how interchangeable the audios are between the 150 and the x10, and am told that they're fairly different (certainly for music). Thoughts are appreciated.
Cheers,
Shawn

Shawn Mielke · November 4th, 2003, 05:29 AM

Dumb question? Vague? Highly uninteresting?

Bryan Beasleigh · November 4th, 2003, 09:13 AM

No one really knows, other than it's supposed to be much better.

Mike Rehmus · November 4th, 2003, 10:31 AM

I doubt that it sounds much better, just a bit cleaner when everything is quiet.

Christopher Toderman · November 5th, 2003, 02:50 PM

The PDX has good sound. The 170 should be good too. It does not matter if it is better. I'm sure that you'll be picking sound from different locations and probably with different kind of mics. The location of a mike will most influence the sound you'll be getting. The next factor is the mic type. PDX or 170 is least important. So the interchangability should be excellent. And you can do adjustments in post.

Shawn Mielke · November 5th, 2003, 03:11 PM

Makes sense to me! Thanks, all.
Shawn

November 2nd, 2003, 06:44 PM	#1
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	PD170, PDX10, and sound Can anyone help give me a sense of what the PD170 is going to sound like, just by going by the spec? I've never used a pd150 and don't know enough about dv audio to make any sort of educated guess, but I shoot with a PDx10, would like to get a 170, and form a 2cam shoot unit. I've asked around here about how interchangeable the audios are between the 150 and the x10, and am told that they're fairly different (certainly for music). Thoughts are appreciated. Cheers, Shawn __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

November 4th, 2003, 05:29 AM	#2
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Dumb question? Vague? Highly uninteresting? __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

November 4th, 2003, 10:31 AM	#4
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	I doubt that it sounds much better, just a bit cleaner when everything is quiet. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

November 5th, 2003, 03:11 PM	#6
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Makes sense to me! Thanks, all. Shawn __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

November 4th, 2003, 09:13 AM	#3
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,922	No one really knows, other than it's supposed to be much better.

November 5th, 2003, 02:50 PM	#5
Christopher Toderman Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York Posts: 60	The PDX has good sound. The 170 should be good too. It does not matter if it is better. I'm sure that you'll be picking sound from different locations and probably with different kind of mics. The location of a mike will most influence the sound you'll be getting. The next factor is the mic type. PDX or 170 is least important. So the interchangability should be excellent. And you can do adjustments in post.