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RE: Binaural otra vez

Subject: RE: Binaural otra vez
From: Wild Sanctuary <>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:32:30 -0700
Yo Martyn,

What are you doing up so late?

BK

>How dare you Bernie, I am, that client, I knew you were up to something,
>I will see my lawyer!!!
>Great stuff mate and yes, the Sony ECM 55b's work great, I took a pair
>with me to the tropical rainforests of Queensland and they worked great,
>no hassle.
>
>Martyn :-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wild Sanctuary 
>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 7:06 AM
>To: 
>Subject: [Nature Recordists] Binaural otra vez
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>Bernie
>
>Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
>P. O. Box 536
>Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>707-996-6677 tel
>707-996-0280 fax
>http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>
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Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-996-6677 tel
707-996-0280 fax
http://www.wildsanctuary.com


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