At 8:39 AM -0800 2/23/07, dwight muller wrote:
>Rob thanks for the valuable info and questions that have served to
>open up my idea of what I want to achieve and allowed me to focus on
>specifics. Ill answer your questions as you posed them.
>
> >Of course, it helps to give us an idea of your budget.
>
> I luckily have a reasonably deep pocket to dig into so I would
>like to end up with a system that is fairly high quality,
>lightweight and durable.
>
>>1. What is your preferred recording style(s)?
>
> Portability is a high priority as i am in a fairly remote area and
>get arond here mostly on foot. Minimal mike handling would be a
>bonus although would not always be essential.
>
>>2. What is the scale of your favorite sound subject(s)?
>
> I am very drawn to getting a wide, deep sound stage that reflects
>the totality of the audial experience in a particular setting. So
>far I have placed the mic in an environment and let the MD run for
>the duration of the disc. Ceating soundscapes in the editing
>software also appeals to me - I believe that is what Bernie Krause
>does to a large extent? Which seems to need individual recordings of
>various elements of an environment which are later worked together
>into a complete 'picture' in editing software
> .
>>What is your ideal "final product?'
>
> I would like to contribute to an archive of sorts - for natural as
>well as human-made (are humans un-natural?) sounds. I believe there
>is such a database associated with this mailing list? I would also
>like to share these recordings online and I suppose I would
>ultimately like to publish to audiophiles but I imagine that would
>very much in a possible future...
>
> Initially I just want to record, edit and then publish to
>interested parties on the web.
>
> >What kind of monitoring equipment do you have now?
>
>I am using headphones supplied with the MD recorder for now, nothing
>special. When I edit on the PC I am using a really cheapo pair of
>plug in speakers that really only give me a basic ability to monitor
>the editing. If I want to hear more detail then ts on with the
>phones. At some stage I will have my Marantz amp and Taurin speakers
>setup - they are still in storage awaiting the day i have built a
>comfortable enough house to set them up in... We are living in a
>pretty simple and rudmentary setting here still and source our
>electricity from the sun via solar panels and 3 12v storage
>batteries. Im using a true sine wave inverter when I need ac power.
>
> regards
> Dwight
>
>
Dwight--
You should be able to get some good advice and direction with that info.
For $5k, I'd consider a SD 722 recorder and a pair of the tiny
Schoeps MK-2 omni mics http://www.schoeps.de/E-2004/omnis.html
mounted on headphones or shoulders. These mics could also be
transferred to small stereo rig for stand-work. Omnis are hard to
beat for reach and there are many mounting options. The drawback with
the MK-2's is they may give up on you earlier in damp, humid
conditions,.. but maybe not-- the stories vary. There are many
larger mic options but with this is one very low noise option you
could walk around with, mic hands-free and get great results. To
explore the small omni approach, you can start-off "low budget" with
a pair of Shure WL-183's.
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-reports/Shure-WL183s/index.htm They
are 10 dB(A) noisier than the MK2's, which is substantial, but you'll
still hear a significant improvement over your MS957. These can be
wired to plug into your existing MD recorder.
Reference quality headphones are probably smart for reliable
monitoring. The Sony 7905, Sony 7902, Sony V-900, Sony V-600 and
Sennheiser HD-280 are popular though Beyer and AKG make very good
headphones too.
The two sound archives I regularly explore are Soundtransit and
FreeSound. Someday this list might have a co-op digital archive up
and going where we can place lots of material in safe keeping and
properly tagged and researchable on-line. Seems very logical to me.
Feel free to ask questions-- there are many very experienced
recordists on the list. Rob D.
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Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/
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