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Re: hydro recording

Subject: Re: hydro recording
From: Wild Sanctuary <>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:35:15 -0800
>Apparently, sound travels about 5X faster in water. Thus, for a binaural
>recording, the spacing should be around 33"-34" or thereabouts (perhaps 3
>feet would be okay).
>
>This is how submarines do it.
>
>They put mikes on each side of the tower on top the sub, at a place where
>the width is correct. The tower is covered with rubberized material and acts
>as a sufficient barrier, creating intensity differences as well as arrival
>time differences. A person in the sub listens over headphones and can
>determine directions of subtle sounds being heard (such as subtle sounds
>from another sub).
>
>Lang


Actually, believe it or not, some of the earlier Trident subs had 
over 3000 transducers implanted in their hulls. Imagine the imaging 
they got with those combos.

Bernie




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