Subject: Now that is Pseudo ;) Oops!
On 6/18/05, Mark R. <> wrote:
>
> Hello Group Members,
> In some recent post concerning canyon frogs, there was some inquiry
> into the wonderful sound that was captured by Aaron Ximm. Although I cannot
> speak for Aaron's methods, I have some thoughts about the mics used and the
> use of the windscreen headband.
> Several years ago, I went on a search for recording gear so that I
> could record thunderstorms that are marvelously rich in sound in springtime
> in Oklahoma. At that time, I really didn't know what I wanted until I got
> deeper into the search. I ran upon the Sonic Studios site and it linked to
> Aaron's Quiet American site. The recordings there were fantastic in detail
> and exactly what I had hoped to find. So I purchased several models and
> found that although it looks a little funny to wear the windscreen headband,
> it took all of the guesswork of mic placement, because for the most part
> what you hear goes onto the recording. Place your head and ears in the sweet
> spot and you do your own monitoring with your naked ears. I own some in-ear
> binaurals and they sound fantastic *if* you listen on headphones for play
> back, but the Sonic windscreens and headband place the mics a little forward
> and outward of your ear, and to my ears provides very listenable recording
> with both headphones and monitors. I suspect this is why Aaron refers to his
> method as quasi or pseudo binaural and the key to it sounding nice on almost
> any system.
> Best,
> Mark
>
>
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