most recent 30 from http://socialsounddesign.com 2013-05-24T11:28:58Z http://socialsounddesign.com/feeds/question/15435 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15435/borrowing-a-fostex-fr-2le Mitchell Scott 2012-09-19T04:42:26Z 2012-09-19T15:21:53Z

<p>Hey all,</p> <p>So my friend is letting me borrow his FR-2LE for a shoot this week since my H4n is being repaired. I usually use my SD MixPre with my Zoom.</p> <p>I'll be getting it the day of the shoot so I really won't have time to test it out. Will I need to use the MixPre with the FR-2LE other than for a sine tone, or are the preamps of the Fostex good enough on their own? Thanks.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15435/borrowing-a-fostex-fr-2le/15438#15438 Mike Thornton 2012-09-19T08:01:20Z 2012-09-19T08:01:20Z

<p>The Mix Pre preamps are much better than the preamps in the FR-2LE so I would use the line out from the Mix Pre into the Line input of the FR-2LE and work as normal.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15435/borrowing-a-fostex-fr-2le/15439#15439 Mark Durham 2012-09-19T08:07:40Z 2012-09-19T08:07:40Z

<p>The preamps in the Fostex are pretty good but I'd definitely use your MixPre as they are better. Also you will have a much easier time adjusting levels on the MixPre.</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15435/borrowing-a-fostex-fr-2le/15445#15445 NoiseJockey 2012-09-19T15:21:53Z 2012-09-19T15:21:53Z

<p>Agreed with Mark and Mike on this. Two major gotchas to be aware of, in addition: </p> <ol> <li>The headphone amp is NOY-ZAY. Far noisier than the actual recorded signal. Don't let that throw you.</li> <li>The CF cards need to be uniquely formatted for either stereo or mono. Super weird but there ya go.</li> </ol>