Re: Wish to record nature sounds - need advice please

[Grant Finlay <>]

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
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> Thanks in advance for your help.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.)
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> 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?)
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> I would like to be able to capture sounds with a quality commonly
> heard on nature CD's that are bought in the store.
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> Thanks again!
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> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
> Yahoo! Groups Links



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