Just want to make sure about these “two cables”. Do I have to buy them and take them with me all the time when I’m going to film a concert or the sound guys on location, they have already got them for their routine work?

Well, which will be the best setting for recording stereo concert in this way, for instance,Rec format/Simple Rate etc?

Do you think that the sound source via their Sound Control Panel to PMD661 would be much better than PMD661 “int stereo” setting?

Is it possible to record “Stereo concert” with a mix board (sound control panel) connecting to PMD661 on location? or should I buy any specific cable for doing so?

Thanks,

During playback, press STOP.

Then press RECORD.

The unit then starts recording. You don’t have to turn the unit off.

You can’t just hit pause though, you have to actually press STOP first.

Hope that helps you.
sean

Many people have commented on how noisy headphone output amplifier is in the PMD661. During testing I initially assumed the same – but have now come to a very different conclusion; If the preamp gains are set at zero and the headphone volume is set to max, any residual hiss would have to be from the headphone amp. But when I do this what I hear is practically silence. Likewise, if I use the line-in from an external preamp with the it’s gain down at zero, same thing.

Therefore, the large majority of noise I hear when monitoring appears to originate from the mic preamps, not the headphone output amp. I can only hope that when my replacement arrives (see above) the new unit will be very much quieter in this respect.

Anyone please care to comment?

I have today received my PMD661 and have been putting it though it’s paces. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of preamp noise – it sounds like distant rain! This is from the actual recorded clips not via the built in headphone amp, which I know can be a bit noisy. I have also compared my sound clips with those posted in this review and they are very different – the ones here are very quiet by comparison. So I think this may be a faulty unit.

For my tests I have used a Rode M3 condenser and a Heil PR22, one in each channel, with the levels set to peak at around -6db. Can’t think that I’m doing anything wrong as I do a lot of audio production. I hot-swapped the mics to my mixing board as a reality check, and the noise level is night and day. But I want to double check before returning the unit for replacement. I can send you a clip if you would care to listen, and any helpful input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Terence

For my tests I have used a Rode M3 condenser and a Heil PR22, one in each channel, with the levels set to peak at around -6db. Can’t think if I’m doing anything wrong – I do a lot of audio production. I hot-swapped the mics to my mixing board as a reality check, and it is night and day. I want to double check before returning the unit for replacement. I can post my clips on my website if anyone would care to listen, and any helpful input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Terence