Can you post a sample somewhere? Are you sure it's static, and not
the mic or mic pre-amp 'crunching' while overloading? There is so
much bass in a thunder clap that often it'll distort the mic.
There are some tools, processing programs that can help de-crunch an
audio recording. I've had mixed results with Waves X-Crackle for
ProTools.
If you can post a sample somewhere, some of us might be able to do a
quick test, or at least hear the character of the distortion in
question.
Tim
On May 30, 2006, at 12:22 PM, David Westling wrote:
> 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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