Filed this incredible observation in the history folder on my field
audio class resource CD. The other profound benefit of miniaturation
is beginners are more likely to record enough to catch the bug which
expands the market and prompts further development like affordable
and small low noise mic rigs. Rob D.
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At 6:11 PM -0700 8/31/05, Wild Sanctuary wrote:
>In 1987 I went to Rwanda for a month to record mountain gorillas at
>the late Dian Fossey's research site, Karisoke. Anticipating 40 hrs
>of recorded sound I took with me the following:
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>1 Nagra IVs recorder 20 lbs (w/ carrying case but without batteries)
>8 sets of batteries (the Nagra takes 12 D cells that last about
>5 hrs) 28 lbs
>2 pairs of mics (Beyer Dynamic M700s and Schoeps 541) 6 lbs
>120 7-inch reels of Ampex 457 tape (on reel of 1mil tape lasts 20 min
>at 15ips) 106 lbs
>Misc cables, field repair gear, headphones, etc. 5 lbs.
>Tripod 4 lbs.
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>The total weight of the recording gear for a month in the field in
>1987 came to 168.5 lbs (76.6kg) plus lots of bulk.
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>Weight today assuming the Sound Devices 722 for 40 hours of recording:
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>SD 722 (40 hrs @ 44.1kHz/24 bit w/ 15 hrs of rechargable batteries) 4 lbs.
>2 mic systems (Senn. 30/40 combo w/ mounts & windscreens, ECM55 lavs)
>4.75 lbs
>Headphones .5 lbs
>Tripod 1.7 lbs
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>Total weight of recording gear for a month in the field 2005 comes to
>10.95 lbs (4.98kg), a 94% reduction in weight over 1987 technology.
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>If carrying the gear long distances is an issue, one would want to
>reduce this even more with smaller MD technologies and even lighter
>mic systems.
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>Bernie Krause
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>Wild Sanctuary
>P. O. Box 536
>Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>t. 707-996-6677
>f. 707-996-0280
>http://www.wildsanctuary.com
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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