On 6/20/06, Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>
> Hi Bruce--
> I'll take a stab at it. I'd seek a place with very low ambient
> background levels early and do it on Sunday morning. I'd try to
> include some kind of vertical relief in the setting so there would be
> some pronounced reflections. Animals, but not overly busy*. Fewer or
> no insects (if that's an option). As for the mic set-ups, with the
> rig at least 6 feet high, maybe:
>
> 1: Blumlein (is there a variation on Blumlein to try- this one was
> popular as I recall)
>
Fwiw I'd be curious to hear the "Faulkner" technique too, which I think is
20 cm spaced and baffled Figure-8's; I discovered a discussion of by
accident recently...
http://gearslutz.com/board/showthread.php?t=3D70271
> 2: AB with wide cardioids spaced 20 inches (0.5 m)
> 3: AB with omnis spaced 20 inches (0.5 m)
> 4. AB with omnis spaced 6" and a barrier
> 5. AB with omnis spaced 13" and a barrier
> 6. AB with omnis spaced 19" and a barrier
> 7. Wide Spaced AB omni's (whatever your cables will permit)
>
> 8: ORTF with cardioids
> 9: ORTF with wide cardioids (11 o'clock position)
>
> 10: MS with cardioid mid
> 11: MS with wide cardioid mid
> 12: MS with omni mid
>
> 13: XY with normal cardioids
> 14: XY with wide cardioids
>
> 15: NOS using wide cardioids
>
> Photos of each mic set-up would be very useful for the website
> presentation.
>
When we finally ship the product I'm working on at my day job -- by summer'=
s
end I hope! -- I'm game for trying this all out with my (multipattern)
MKH-800s, which have the advantage of using the same mics in each
configuration.
I fantasize I can do it in Milwaukee collaboratively with Rob brandishing
the clipboard...! :)
aaron
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