You're welcome, Curt. Wind and water are the most elusive and
difficult sounds to get. That's mostly because we're such a visual
culture (we have come to know the world through what we see) that
we've come to actually "hear" what we're looking at. As a result,
recordists have had the hardest time trying to figure out how to
record the sound of water so it conforms to what we expect in our
"mind's eye." When I work w/ students in the field, if I'm anywhere
near a shoreline (ocean or lake), that's where I take 'em, first.
Once they nail that illusion, the rest falls into place more quickly.
Bernie
On Apr 13, 2008, at 1:22 PM, Curt Olson wrote:
> Bernie Krause wrote:
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>> Yes. Try to find a barbed wire fence =96 preferably an older one where
>> the wires whistle =96 mount a stereo pair of lavs (ECM55Bs, for
>> instance) in the grasses below the wire that whistles and you'll get
>> the effect of wonderfully pitched wind. There's also wind in the
>> grasses. Wind across the dunes. Wind thru the leaves in trees.
>> Pitched
>> wind in small snags of wood as it curls around the corner of
>> houses in
>> the open. Pitched wind blowing through a partially open window. Each
>> type of effect is different and evokes a special image if they're
>> done
>> right.
>
> Wind and water are two subjects high on my list for upcoming projects.
> Your colorful response here pushes me along, for sure. Thank you!
>
> Curt Olson
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