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How to have an awesome Labor Day weekend – get loaned killer gear!

Posted on September 7, 2009 by SCP

Arriving just in time for the start of the Labor Day weekend here in Hooterville was a loaner unit from the kind folks at Olympus – the LS-11 is here! Below is a progressive series of photos of the “out-of-the-box-experience” with the recorder, which _might_ be classified as device prOn.

Here’s the LS-11 as it was unpacked from the FedEx box:

The main box is opened. The Recorder comes in one box and the accessories in another.

Here’s a shot with all of the goodies shipped with a base Olympus LS-11 – case, wrist strap, connection cables, manual, quick start guide, warranty case, Cubase LE software and quick start guide, 2 x AA batteries for instant gratification, windcreens for the microphones, and the LS-11 itself.

Here’s a show showing the windscreens installed (there is a plastic fitting inside each windscreen that provides a satisfying “click” when placed over the microphones), and the LS-11’s relative size to a pair of AA batteries.

I used the included case to create a “go bag” for the LS-11, essentially adding a tiny tripod (in case on left) that I purchase a couple of years ago in Japan.

Here’s the unit with the tripod installed. I will experiment with placing a rubber isolation layer between the tripod and LS-11, to see if a difference can be determined when handling and low frequency rumble from the environment are present.

That’s it for now! The experiments start this week. I plan to do several environmental recordings, so spoken word recordings via interviews at CEDIA, and instrumental flute rehearsal recordings.