From: "David Kuhn" <>
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> Thanks Walter for your insight--as I suspected, studio engineeer and
> I are poles apart on this. I think I'll keep on getting the best
> stereo I can, mix the pieces to my taste, let him choose a channel
> of my stereo and do what he will, then compare the results. I'm sure
> to learn from this interchange.
The engineer might even pick up something, or be a lot more receptive
than it sounds.
> I'm off to the Big Island for a week of recording, mostly for this
> same project. Most interesting challenge will be to get ambience at
> a Hawaiian adze quarry at 13000 feet on Mauna Kea,where the wind has
> been up to 30-40 knots this past few days, but forecast to drop to
> 10 knots. I hope to use the MKH20/SASS for this, but still haven't
> come up with adequate windscreen for high wind, so will likely fall
> back to spaced MKH20's with my home-made zeppelins, which work fine.
> Most interesting sounds high up on Mauna Kea, for this project, are
> the 'Ua'u or Hawaiian Petrel, which nest there.
A fur cover can be made for the SASS. Not hard if you can sew. I've not
tried that in 30-40 knot winds, however.
Walt
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