Dear Nature Recordists,
In the last couple of years I have been exploring whales and their
acoustics. On the way, I noticed that this is a very inter-disciplinary
subject, and information concerning it is few and far between. The
topic of cetacean acoustics covers a wide range of sciences, from marine
biology to signal processing, from the use of computers and hydrophones
in the field to the physics of sound propagation in the ocean. My hope
is that a public forum to share and discuss these things would be
helpful. To that end, I'm hoping that a discussion group dedicated to
this topic would be of use for students and researchers alike. I hope
you'll agree.
If you're interested, send mail to:
Or sign up online at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CetaceanAcoustics/
Cheers,
Mark
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>From Tue Mar 8 18:22:50 2005
Message: 1
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 09:12:07 -0400
From: Lang Elliott <>
Subject: Re: earthworks
According to the specs presented on the earthworks mike website, I would not
recommend using them for nature recording because of high internal noise
measurements of 20dbA or more (= A-weighted noise measurement):
http://www.earthwks.com/f_mic/qtc1_spec.html
You will hear all that noise when you boost the gain for nature recording.
Also, how would you use two omni mikes to produce stereo?
Lang
Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone has used earthworks mics in the field? I'm
particularly thinking of using a matched pair of their omnis (tc40k or
qtc1) for stereo soundscapes or (perhaps) documentary recording of live
performance at my place.
All this talk about mic pres has gotten me wondering what, say, a pair of
qtc1's into a grace v3 into a portadisc/dat might get me beyond my current
other-end-of-the-scale rig (consumer MD & sonic studios DSM binaural-esque
omnis)... I do wonder about how robust they would be in more, shall we
say, challenging environments (e.g., on a smokey diesel ferry in
Bangladesh).
My application would almost always be stereo soundscape, not parabolic or
shotgun style isolation of particular elements [at a distance]... one
thing that attracted me to the earthworks though is their use for close
miking applications...
Best regards,
aaron
http://www.quietamerican.org
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