Yeah. We did likewise, Scott. Also baited for other insects, as well.
But basically, the Aachen head simply failed (for us). Joe was
CERTAIN, when he heard the results, that what we got in terms of
great binaural sound was accomplished with the Aachen when, in fact,
it was mostly done with cheap Sony ECM 55Bs either tied to a local
tree, or clipped to the stems of my eyeglasses and holding my head
very still and hardly breathing for long periods of time so the
spatial perspective wouldn't change. Joe was so convinced of the
efficacy of the Aachen, we knew he wouldn't even entertain any
verdict other than great results come from expensive equipment. Of
course, we never mentioned it at the time. As often happens with
religion, politics, and sex, the truth can be revealed only much
later - well after the fact - when it is less likely to hurt so much.
Bernie
Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-996-6677 tel
707-996-0280 fax
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>My hand, with Joe Herrington's, was mosquito bait for recordings in that
>attraction!
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>Scott Shepard
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wild Sanctuary
>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 7:06 AM
>To:
>Subject: [Nature Recordists] Binaural otra vez
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>If one's looking for a reasonable binaural set up, just take two omni
>lavaliere mics (I use Sony ECM 55Bs), tie a rope around the trunk of
>a tree with the diameter equivalent to the distance between ears on a
>human head, attach the mics opposite each other, and voila! No
>hassle. No great expense (about $700.00 should do it). And they will
>last longer under humid condition than other types.
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>Once, on a project, we were given an Aachen head (with Schoeps
>capsules) implanted. Costs $25,000USD and comes in a 90lb. monster
>Anvil case. Our client had us drag the damned thing to a Costa Rican
>jungle where we set it up. The mics failed in 15 minutes (humidity).
>We implanted another spare set of mics and those failed, too.
>Finally, we tied the 55s to a nearby tree, recorded, and sent the
>binaural stuff to our client, who swore those were the best (Aachen)
>recordings he had ever heard (we never spilled the beans). Those
>same recordings are currently featured in the binaural hearing room
>at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida. So much for the claims of the
>fancy stuff.
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>Bernie
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