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Subject: thunderstorm recording
From: "David Westling"
Date: Tue May 30, 2006 12:22 pm (PDT)
Hello all, I'm new to the group.  I made a recording of a nice
midwestern thunderstorm recently.  It came out well, except that the
static charges from the lightning strikes are clearly audible.  I'm
using an ancient Tandberg 9000X R2R recorder (mfd. 1973, but works
fine) at 7 1/2 IPS and two different mics, neither of which are
designed for nature recording, an Audio-Technica ATM-11 and a Shure
PG58.   I just placed the mics in my open window cavities shielded
from the rain and wind and let 'er rip.  Is there a way to minimize
or eliminate this static charge sound?  Thanks for reading.

David Westling
Chicago IL



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