Hi Guy,
>The clipping problem I had was on thunder that was a bit further away and
far below the
>level of distortion according to my 722 meters. That's what confounds me
and makes me
>wonder if it's a mic overload issue.
it wouldn't surprise me at all if the mic's frequency range wasn't being
compromised during those far off rumbles. the energy that these storms
display with these low rumbles is staggering. BTW i would love to hear what
you recorded... can you post them?
Mark R.
On 7/17/06, guyhand2 <> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Thanks to the quick reply to my thunder question.
>
>
> > 1) Close thunder is REALLY LOUD. If you have your sensitivity turned
> > low enough to not rail/clip/distort close thunder, you're going to
> > have near silence between the thunder hits.
>
> Believe me, I know that close thunder is really loud. Ironically, one of
> the best recording
> I've got is of a really loud thunder clap that sounded right overhead.
> That one didn't clip.
> The clipping problem I had was on thunder that was a bit further away and
> far below the
> level of distortion according to my 722 meters. That's what confounds me
> and makes me
> wonder if it's a mic overload issue.
>
>
> >
> > 2) I'm not quite sure what kind of distortion you might be talking
> > about if you can't see it waveform displays, and it's not necessarily
> > in the loudest portions. Are you hearing wind rumble on your mics?
> > Any chance of picking up some kind of electromagnetic interference
> > with all of the static electricity bouncing around?
>
> I'm sure it's not wind rumble. I had a zepplin on the mic and had it
> positioned in a
> sheltered spot. And the noise was not wind rumble, but sounded just like
> the digital
> distortion you get from a too-high level. As for static electricity, I
> don't know, but in
> general the lightening was flashing fairly far from my location.
>
> Guy
>
>
>
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Mark Ragsdale
www.moonbridges.com
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