Walt et. al.:
This is a question I've worried about a fair bit.
Walt wrote: (about where to mount microphones)
> The higher you get the less cluttered the signal. Near the ground you
> are recording a mix of lots of reflections as well as the direct signal.
Is this because, by putting the mic well above the ground you're making
the sound reflected off the ground follow such a longer path that
(inverse square law) it has much less energy than the direct path?
This I understand, but the then same or better effect would be attained
by putting the microphone directly at ground level, since then there'd
be no reflections off the ground?
Or are you referring to some aspect of sound propagation through the
vegetation near ground level, in which case how does the optimal height
depend on the habitat? (I know and agree with you that the best answer
is "listen and you'll know" but could you offer some guidelines as
starting points?)
Thanks!
Steve P
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