Like ocean waves, this one requires some thought. Again, we hear what
we see. If we're looking at a puddle in the rain, we tend to hear the
raindrops hitting the water in the puddle. If we happen to be looking
at a large leaf in our garden or in the forest, we'll tend to hear
the effect of raindrops on the leaf.
There are two problems: One pertains to the type of mic you're using.
Condenser mics tend to be particularly sensitive to humidity and have
a fairly high attrition rate over time under those conditions. Two
types we've found help mitigate that problem - the Sennheiser MKH
series, and a couple of less expensive Sony products like the ECM 55B
lavs.
Best hope is to find a shelter in a biome in which you want to
record, with a relatively high (8 - 12 ft - w/in the 3 - 4 meter
range) shingled or thatched wood-construction roof. Record the rain
at different periods, lite, moderate and heavy, being mindful to stay
away from locations where water drips off of the roof edge (unless
you want that effect). Because the heavy rain will sound like
incessant white noise (the mic does not discriminate detail), you'll
need to vary, in a mix, the different period samples in the timeframe
you hope to create the illusion.
Good luck!
Bernie Krause
>Hello,
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>I have been wondering about some good ways to record in the rain, and making
>it sound realistic without sounding like rain is hitting a roof or a
>covering. Anyone have some ideas?
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>Thanks!
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>Bruce Rutkoski
>Natureguy Studio
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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