Mark,
Having experienced the thrill of a lightening strike to the tree I was
standing next to while recording thunder-lightening, may I suggest an
alternative method rather than recording a storm out with all sorts of
electrical wires on the body? Man, I saw blue-white sparkles all over
those branches! My wife just won't let me do it any more! That despite
the good life insurance coverage I have.
We need you around for another day, so please set up the equipment and
then stand clear and lie low until the lightening has passed. :-)
Kevin Colver
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From:
On Behalf Of Mark R.
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 6:48 AM
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Subject: [Nature Recordists] Psuedo Binaural
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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"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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