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RE: Wish to record nature sounds - need advice please

Subject: RE: Wish to record nature sounds - need advice please
From: "Brian Dasilva" <>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:41:45 -0800
aren't you going to need phantom power with the NT4?
  -----Original Message-----
From: Ryan 
  Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:18 PM
  To: 
  Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Wish to record nature sounds - need
advice please



  Thanks Grant and Gene, your knowledge is priceless.

  I went out yesterday and picked up a sony MZNH900 and am now looking
  at microphones and windshields.

  I think the Rode microphone you are referring to is the NT4.
  Regarding a fluffy cover from rycote, would you suggest that I get
  a "Softie Windshield System" or a "Full Windshield System"? if I was
  to buy the rode NT4?

  Apparently the NT4 comes with a WS4 twin-head Wind Shield. Would
  this suffice?
  saw it here: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NT4/

  Is it true that I should get an extra 20ft of cable to distance the
  microphone from the mini disc?

  thanks!


  --- In  Grant Finlay
  <> wrote:
  > Ryan,
  > forget about the vp88.
  > It's a great stereo mic for in the city but it's self noise is too
  high to
  > use in the country to record quiet ambiences.
  > The rode single point stereo mic has a great following,sorry can't
  remember
  > the model number at the moment. Don't forget about a windshield
  system,
  > rycote make a slip on fluffy cover for the rode that works ok.
  > Sorry can't coment on the minidisk as i use a  sony tcd d8 dat.....
  >
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  > >
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: Ryan 
  > > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:04 PM
  > > To: 
  > > Subject: [Nature Recordists] Wish to record nature sounds - need
  advice
  > > please
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Thanks in advance for your help.
  > >
  > > I'm excited to get rid of the digital camcorder and focus on
  > > recording the sounds of nature (jungle, waterfalls, ocean waves
  > > etc.) when I go on my holidays. I'm new to this area so please
  > > forgive my basic and naive questions.
  > >
  > > I've been doing some research on microphones and digital
  recording
  > > devices to buy and thought I should go with the following unless
  > > someone could recommend a better solution.
  > >
  > > RECORDING DEVICE --------------
  > > - Sony MZ-NH1 or Sony MZNH900 (both are mini disc recorders that
  > > have the ability to record in a linear PCM (un-compressed data)
  > > format. (I like this option for both it's price and it's small
  > > size.)
  > >
  > > MICROPHONE --------------------
  > > - Shure VP88 - Cardioid Stereo Condenser Microphone  (to get the
  > > true stereo effect, should I look at a different option i.e.
  > > seperated left and right microphone?)
  > >
  > > I would like to be able to capture sounds with a quality commonly
  > > heard on nature CD's that are bought in the store.
  > >
  > > Thanks again!
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > "Microphones are not ears,
  > > Loudspeakers are not birds,
  > > A listening room is not nature."
  > > Klas Strandberg
  > > Yahoo! Groups Links
  >
  >
  >
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  "Microphones are not ears,
  Loudspeakers are not birds,
  A listening room is not nature."
  Klas Strandberg


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