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Thanks for the ShureB58 sample Bob, sounds great! PL passed. Hope you get the Rode working. -Frank Hello Algy, I have uploaded a recording that was created using a Shure Beta 58 microphone into a Marantz Professional PMD 660 recorder. I also have a Rode NT1-A mike but am having trouble being able to...

Thanks Ernst, PL passed for your headset USB390. What kind of feedback were you looking for? In general I think headset microphones don't sound as good as the 20$ (u.s. dollar) logitech wand mic (A5730 model # I think). -Frank Hello all, Here http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/sj/lonelyasaclou...

Thanks Chris, PL passed. Hey again, this is the last of my gear. I scraped off the dust and it read ATR20 at the end. I hope that's enough info. plus I just re-done the file so you get more than 30 seconds this time :P AudioTechnica CARDIOID ATR20 - http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/sj/lonely...

Hi Chris, Thanks for the re-submission of the sansa and the 3 new samples. I guess that sansa is just a lemon or for whatever reason is now malfunctioning? On the new samples: windows vista laptop , PL passed. sony, PL passed. For the Audio technica, there's only 30 seconds of recording there. If yo...

Thanks for the samples Chris. I'll be doing the PL. The ID3 tag title should include make of mic and other info (see spec from first page of thread). The quality of the laptop built in mic sounds about what we've come to expect for laptops. :) I consider the PL a pass for this sample. For the sansa ...

Thanks for the headphone sample Elaine. I took a look at the sample in audacity, normalization barely changes the waveform, just shrinks it a tiny bit, so according to audacity, the average volume falls within spec. However listening to it, certain frequencies do feel too loud. I tried an amplify (d...

Thanks for the samples Chigozie. I'll do the official PL. The volume on the iphone sample is a little low as Algy pointed out. However I didn't notice it so much while listening to it until I looked at the waveform in audacity. I enjoyed listening to your style and interpretation in the reading. :) ...

Thanks for the blue yeti sample Elizabeth. PL Passed. The closet seems to work well in eliminating echo. I take it you're probably using a laptop then? Or else a really long usb cable to wherever your pc is relative to the closet

Thanks for the samples Elizabby. Glad to have another new mic added to our collection! http://www.amazon.com/Rode-Podcaster-USB-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B000JM46FY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303917150&sr=8-1 The Rode mic sounds really nice, when I have more leisure time I'd like to listen to sever...

Thanks for the two samples Carol, They both passed PL. I couldn't find your editors key studio series usb mic on amazon, but it turned up on google: http://www.editorskeys.com/sl150-usb-studio-microphone-extras.html The mic sounds really good. Glad to have a new mic in our collection! When I have mo...

Hi Chuck, thanks for the Samson sample. Technical PL comments: The intro and ending silences sounded long to me, and checking in audacity, I see that is the case. The spec calls for 0.5-1sec intro, and 5 seconds ending. I think we may need to re-record the section with the "jocund". One ot...

Thanks for the samples Liberty. I'm here to make technical PL comments, but I have to say I enjoyed your readings. Even though it's just audio you can tell when someone is smiling a lot on their readings :) Looking at the waveforms in audacity, I'm surprised by the low level of background noise for ...

Thanks for the Yeti sample Sarah. Technical PL passed. I too would be interested to hear the Blue Yeti in the non-usb mode. I recently purchased the new Blue Yeti Pro (USB and XLR compatible, with added directional capabilities) and have been playing around with it at home. Here's my recording of th...

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/sj/lonelyasacloud_wordsworth_samson-c01u_SJS.mp3 Samson C01U USB Condenser Microphone 01:57 Thanks for the samples Scott. Technical PL passed for both, although for future reference, there should be 5 seconds of silence at the end on the Olympus sample. Were...

Thanks for the V88 sample Peter. Technical PL passed. I have a backlog of samples to PL, when we get a slower period I'd like to come back and listen to it again back to back with your other MXL's to hear what differences I can discern. The MXL V88 sounds terrific! I almost forgot... here's my other...