By the way, Greg. I did see your tests and I thought they were
brilliant! I bought a stereo set of MKH-8020's back in March and love
the range and quietness of the microphones. I use them with a Jecklin
disk and a homemade windjammer, I also use them in Klas's Universal
telinga handle (modified) they are a microphone of choice for sure!
Martyn
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On May 28, 2008, at 6:05 AM, Greg Weddig wrote:
> I don't want to start a flame here Martyn, but not more than a few
> weeks ago I posted a recorded comparison of the new Sennheiser MKH
> mics from my Prettyboy Project (http://gregweddig.net/blog). I would
> like to think this is a real world field test. Danny Meltzer, Tony
> Cellis and I (together the Maryland Nature Recordists) were testing
> the same mics in the field last weekend, I was getting ready to post
> the sound files soon of our mini expedition to Blackwater Wildlife
> Refuge in Maryland (the recording was excellent!)
>
> Arcane discussions about preamp noise ratings and microphone
> sensitivity questions are part of nature recording but do they need to
> be part of this group? or are they more appropriate to the mic
> builders etc. I don't mind them, I skip them if I'm not interested,
> though some of them are interesting to me. Sperating the wheat from
> the chaff has always been a problem on news groups, listservs and
> others. While the moderated groups tend to be better, you cannot
> please everyone (as you point out).
>
> I think although I have a technical mind and, like Dan, have been a
> technical resource for many group members, at NSS workshops and the
> like; I read the technical posts, but I'm much more excited by trip
> reports, field craft ideas, and posted samples. I find it much more
> interesting than audio technical info (which I do for a living).
>
> Those with tech talk fatigue should learn to use their inbox filters,
> it's easy to do, a few keywords would file most of the tech talk to
> the trash or to a separate folder for later reading. Easy to do.
>
> I highly support your effort in maintaining a "clean" tech free group.
> For me I barely have time to read the two nature recording groups
> that I belong to now, not to mention RAMPS, and the industry listservs
> I follow for my job. I'll have to see if I can fit another group will
> fit in my schedule.
>
> /rant
>
> Respectfully,
> --greg weddig
> Baltimore, MD
> http://gregweddig.net/blog
>
> --- In Martyn Stewart <>
> wrote:
> [SNIP]
> > but here is the question, who in the last few months has taken
> > outside a new recorder and microphone into the field (not the back
> > garden of someone's house) and actually tested the recorder/
> microphone?
> > The last nature recorders and microphones I can remember tested in
> > real environments were the Sound devices and Nagra recorders?
> >
> > Martyn
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