The hiss sounds to me to be mic. hiss most likely
caused by to high a gain setting. The effects of
humidity on the Rode mics. was a problem that I found
intolerable, a pity as otherwise they seem to be good
value. The clips I listened to were very nice, good
atmospheres.
Tony Baylis.
--- Robin Barber <> wrote:
> Hey Folks:
>
> Just wanted to share some soundscapes I recorded in
> Hawaii in January. They
> are located at: http://robinbarber.com/archive.html.
> Below is just some
> general information about the recordings:
>
> The soundscapes were recorded with a Rode NT4, and
> Sony PCM-M1 DAT, and a
> makeshift windscreen mounted on a camera tripod. The
> windscreen was made
> with wire screen (1/2 inch squares) covered in fake
> fur. The mic was in a
> mount screwed to the tripod which had no suspension.
>
> The only sound processing was cutting below 250 Hz
> and normalization. I used
> the low frequency filter because I noticed rumble in
> many of the recordings.
> Some of the rumble was from distant
> helicopters/planes, some was from
> humidity which affected the mic quite a bit, and I=92m
> wondering if some may
> have been ground noise transmitted through the
> tripod.
>
> I know it is considered very important to identify
> species in recordings but
> I don=92t know much about the birds of Hawaii, and on
> top of that, despite all
> the birds I heard, I saw very few of them. All the
> recordings were done in
> and around Hawaii Volcanos National Park.
>
> My purpose in making the recordings was to create
> =93sound pictures=94 of the
> places I visited. And lastly, as a beginner
> reviewing my work, my biggest
> complaint about the recordings is a prevalent hiss,
> which I gather is mic
> and/or pre-amp (PCM-M1) noise.
>
> Hope you enjoy these snap shops from Hawaii.
> Take Care
>
> Robin
>
>
> http://www.robinbarber.com
>
>
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