At 6:48 PM +0000 7/6/06, Julius Thyssen wrote:
>"Bruce Wilson" <> wrote:
>
>> We're smart guys, and there is a lot of experience here.
>> Shouldn't it be possible to organize our thoughts
>> into recommended mics for different applications,
>> divided into cost classes? I propose we make the dang list.
>
>A wiki could be good for that.
>
>> It's not like we'll put crappy mics in the list that
>> will stick someone with a mic they can't use.
>>
>> Applications like:
>>
>> Ambient soundscapes (wide-angle, low volume)
>> Individual animals (narrow-angle, low volume)
>> Cityscapes (mid to high volume)
>
>For all these, and if you're a newbie, and want
>to have a decent not too expensive starting point,
>I can recommend Audio Technica AT899c Subminiatures
>like these:
>http://www.fullcompass.com/Products/pages/SKU--56849/
>
>You'll need an optionally filtering amp with it, like:
>http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?item=SP-SPSB-6
>
>> If not a recommendation list, then a list of people on the
>> list willing to be a mentor (or Elmer, as we call them
>> in ham radio) either online or for newbies in your area.
>
>To be honest, I can't really get into that mindset.
>If you're willing to learn, you'll try and discover things
>ALL by yourself. It's usually the best and often only way
>you'll learn about recording things.
>Most of us never had the internet when we started out,
>we might have read a few magazines, but mostly just did it
>and tried it all out, spent some money on guesses,
>made mistakes buying non-perfect equipment, then tried again,
>and so on.
>
>> These topics have (mostly) all been discussed here, but they are
>> difficult to find in a search through past messages.
>
>Nobody ever said it would be (or should be) easy..
>There's no such thing as 'teaching' a person how to instantly
>make decent recordings, you'll learn by doing them, and you'll
>need a real good hearing. Not every person out there should be
>making audio recordings either. If he/she does not have the
>patience in life to find out how things work (without others
>doing all the work for them), I doubt he/she will be good at it.
>--
>Julius B. Thyssen
>
>
All valid suggestions. Like Clay, newcomers have been using the
archives to a much greater extent; the interest is there. We could
also consider improving newbie access to the many fine, existing web
pages that individuals in the list have already made by including and
linking these in the group links section. Rob D.
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