Late to your question but of course a lot depends on how much can you afford to spend… but as your Schoeps array is mighty pricey, that may not be an issue. Also
As others have mentioned - at the lower end price-wise ( but not quality wise) one option is the USA made Sound Devices MixPre 10ii. 8 very good preamps with XLR inputs, 32 bit recording (the ii version), battery powered, good headphone amp, solid build from a company renowned for its quality, especially in the film industry. However I am not sure how many channels can be ganged together on their MixPre10ii. My main quibble with the MixPre series - especially in situations where there are no 2nd takes - is that it records to a single SD card. While there is also a UBB thumb drive backup option, not quite the same thing as having simultaneous recording to another SD/CF card or internal SSD drive. They have a range of other recording / mixing devices with their new Scorpio currently at the very top with SSD internal drive plus 2x SD card recording…MUCH pricier but with many features you probably do not require… so check them out here - https://www.sounddevices.com <https://www.sounddevices.com/> Another choice, quite a bit more expensive, but considered to be among the absolute best in the world for its preamp quality is the Swiss made Sonosax SX-R4+, here: https://www.sonosax.ch/product/sx-r4p/ <https://www.sonosax.ch/product/sx-r4p/>. You would need to attach their add-on SX-AD+ in order to achieve the 8 preamps you require. You can find out a lot about what others in the recording ( mostly classical ) world think of these products by searching around on Gearlsutz / the remote possibilities forum. Of note is Tony Faulkner’s use of the MixPre10 & Hudson Fair’s high praise of the SX-R4+, both highly esteemed classical engineers… link here: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/remote-possibilities-in-location-recording-amp-production/ <https://www.gearslutz.com/board/remote-possibilities-in-location-recording-amp-production/> All of this said - I know nothing about the Schoeps 3D ORTF array but I noticed that it is ‘heated’ , a defense against humidity no doubt, somethings you occsionally hear about Schoeps having problems with. However, I have used them without issue in the Venezuelan jungle and caves without issue, but never days on end in intense rain, something you might expect in the Amazon. Still, if I was heading off to some remote rain forest / jungle for such a big project I would have a back up plan - both recorder and mic array. A lot of field recordists swear by the Sennheiser RF mics in a DMS array for their resistance to humidity. And only 3 channels needed on the recorder, for which there are a lot of solid options. Lots of talk about this setup on Gearslutz as well. Good luck! cheers, Peter > On Oct 19, 2020, at 4:12 PM, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Ha - theres no way I could afford it for myself its for a grant application > Im doing. My use for it would be in the Amazon making wildlife recordings > for various purposes. > I have also been interested in the Zyla 3rd order microphone don't know if > anyone's tried that ? Its certainly cheaper but its ambisonics so slightly > different > > On Mon, 19 Oct 2020 at 20:57, Steven Boardman <boardroomout...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Can the 788 gang all preamps? Didn't think it could.. >> >> Plus one for the zoom f8/n. >> Gangable, standard XLRs, good quality, affordable, small and versatile. >> You can even sync and word clock a load together, for loads of inputs! >> I have 3, and sync them all for 24 channels no problem. >> But as John said... >> If you are going to spend an basic annual salary on one set of mics, whats >> another 3 grand on another recorder and bespoke cables. >> >> Interested in what you are going to use it for Gus? >> >> Steve >> >> On Mon, 19 Oct 2020, 20:25 John Leonard Main, <j...@johnleonard.uk> wrote: >> >>> Even worse for connections, though: 4 XLRs and 4 TA3s - I had a six-way >>> version made up for my 788 when I had a DPA 5001which was rather nice, >> but >>> not cheap. Those multi-pin Lemo connectors are expensive. >>> >>> But if you’re going for the Schoeps set up, what’s a couple of thousand >>> bucks or so extra on top for the recorder and breakout? I’m sure someone >>> will do you a really good deal on a package. I think you’re in the UK, so >>> try the nice people at Pink Noise, SoundKit or Everything Audio, or the >>> BBList for a used recorder: there are a ton of them around at the moment >> as >>> everyone is either upgrading in the hope of attracting work when it comes >>> back, or selling up because they can’t afford to keep waiting for the >> work >>> to come back. SD 788s are often available used at reasonable prices. Or >> you >>> could go for the Zoom F8, which is inexpensive and seems to have many >> good >>> reports. I’m using a MixPre 10Tii with my OctoMic and am pretty happy >> with >>> it. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> John >>> >>>> On 19 Oct 2020, at 19:04, Suso Ramallo <rama...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sound Devices 788T >>>> >>>> Suso >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sursound mailing list >>> Sursound@music.vt.edu >>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, >>> edit account or options, view archives and so on. >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20201019/043ad358/attachment.htm >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sursound mailing list >> Sursound@music.vt.edu >> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, >> edit account or options, view archives and so on. >> > > > -- > Artist website: www.augustineleudar.com > Business website: www.magikdoor.net > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20201019/821eedda/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit > account or options, view archives and so on. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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