I'm looking forward to hearing the tornado! Good luck and take care.
Kevin
On Monday, June 20, 2005, at 05:37 PM, Mark R. wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
> =A0 Thanks so much for the concern. I try to calculate and minimise my =
> risk as
> much as I can. I guess growing up in tornado alley as I did, you get=20
> used to
> the danger. Rubber soles and dry ground are required. Call me crazy,=20
> but I
> can't wait until I get that chance to record a tornado rumbling across =
> the
> plains. No wife ;^)
> =A0 Best,
> Mark
>
> On 6/21/05, Kevin Colver <> wrote:
> >
> > Mark,
> > Having experienced the thrill of a lightening strike to the tree I=20
> 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=20
> despite
> > the good life insurance coverage I have.
> >
> > We need you around for another day, so please set up the equipment=20
> and
> > then stand clear and lie low until the lightening has passed. :-)
> >
> > Kevin Colver
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of Mark R.
> > Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 6:48 AM
> > To:
> > 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=20
> 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=20
> springtime in
> >
> > Oklahoma. At that time, I really didn't know what I wanted until I=20
> got
> > deeper into the search. I ran upon the Sonic Studios site and it=20
> 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=20
> 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=20
> 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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> >
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> > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > A listening room is not nature."
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