Re: interview with Steven Feld

["Danny Meltzer" dannymeltzer]

There's
> no substitute for a "great" field recording but creating 9-12 of
> these for a CD is a huge challenge for the best of recordists.
> Likewise, doing "nothing" with a recording in post can be a poor
> choice if one is trying to faithfully reproduce something. Perhaps
> the only good "answer" to this dilemma is being personally engaged in
> learning more about the options-- from mics, rigs and positioning--
> all the way through post. Rob D.

Rob I whole heartedly agree with you...this is the way I try to see
things.  As long as you are thoughtful and proactive about the choices
you make, you are on the right track.

As far as the Spectrasonics Atmosphers software...all I see is this:

http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/atmosphere.html

which is a synth.  That's pretty ballsy to use on a nature recording.
 Is that what Feld used?

Danny