I seem to have a constant battle (as I am sure all of us do) with the wind.=
Although I have been very fortunate in accumilating disks and disks full =
of field recordings, I have also lost many really great sounds due to the w=
ind. I will give a more extreme example I have dealt with over and over ag=
ain.
Although this is very accessible for me, the ocean is one thing I would rea=
lly like to capture. The problem is that wind inevitably partakes in every=
ocean surrounding... there never seems to be a clear day where you can get=
away with throwing your portadisc down and catch a huge segment with no in=
terferance. Wind usually winds up inviting bad distortions etc. I have tr=
ied a couple of techniques which work, but they always severely tamper with=
the integrity of the recording.
1) prop something, or perch up behind a rock to block the wind and knock th=
e mic down to 90 degree angle. The problem I find is that the sound usuall=
y comes out lopsided where one side sounds decent and the other is strange =
almost tube like sounding.
2) find a cave and wait for the tide to drop and track in there. Although =
it sounds cool and I can use it for something else, it still doesn't really=
represent the ocean and proposes a huge tube effect.
I am aware that the ocean carries the lagest frequency range on this planet=
spanning out of human hearing both high and low! With a minidisc and it's=
limitations (including frequency range cuts on both high and low end where=
a lot of the power and umph is) I am not expecting it to sound as majestic=
as it really is in real life, but at least a decent representation would b=
e great!
I have had issues in many other places as well including hill sides, valley=
s, canyons, storms... you name it.=20
Is there a way to capture the wind so it compliments the tracking and not d=
estroy it?
Thanks and take care!
Greg=20=20=20
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