>Rudy Trubitt wrote:
>> Nice Sound, Walt!
>>
>>
>> Last night about 3AM a small thunderstorm moved over us. It was doing
>> occasional cloud lightning. I recorded with the SASS plugged direct into
>> the HHb Portadisc (setting of 5). I had the SASS wind cover on to deal
>> with the breeze, and recorded at the edge of our front porch, just back
>> from the rain.
>>
>> The MKH110 mics I use have a frequency response down to 1Hz. I'm sure
>> they were producing signal at that end that was lower than the Portadisc
>> could record, most of the energy of the thunder was below 40Hz.
>>
>> Anyway, I put up a bolt for you. It's a full minute with all the echoes,
>> be warned, even as a mp3 this is 1.9megs, a long download with a modem.
>>
>> It's linked off the SASS page:
>> http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/sass_mkh110.html
>> or the direct link is here:
>> http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/Sounds/SASS-2.mp3
>
>Now if I can just subdue the whine that's lurking in that. It does not
>belong. Some sort of interaction through the power supply for the two mics.
>
>Once I get it running right I'm going to have a lot of fun with low sounds.
>
>I've had a goal for several years to do some good recordings of frogs
>calling in the rain and thunder. I've got some semi-nice stuff, but I
>think this setup might get some really good stuff. In the longer
>recording that it was taken from, the rain sounds right too. Only thing
>missing is the heavy vibration you feel.
>
>Walt
>
>
Walt--
The lows seem very packed and accurate, even on 8" woofers-- not
overly resonant. The SASS image- thunder directly overhead, crickets
and rain spreading away on the ground-- is working wonderfully too.
Thanks for sharing.
Rob D.
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