Hi Vicki!
What an incredible sounding bird! I've never heard one of these before
(they don't often turn up on the Cambridgeshire fens) and I was just
stunned. How wonderful to have such a quiet place to record; dreamlike.
I have never been able to have my LS-10 on any other level than 10, so
to see you using 5 amazed me. And even on level 10 the meter was never
topping out. So far, apart from using the built in mics, I've been using
a MKE300. I'm awaiting a ME66/K6 combination to use with this, and will
be very interested to see if it makes the difference in recording level
that you achieved with the 67. Have you updated your firmware with the
latest from Japan? I should add that I too use high sensitivity and low
cut filter on. I have started to use 48/24 as I read, that as in
photograpy, a greater bit depth sampling rate was better from an editing
point of view. If you weren't aware, it should be obvious I'm just
starting out on this fascinating road. Having heard your recordings
though, I feel I made the right decision re recorder. I would be very
interested to see, or have you describe, the 'better windshield' you made.
Many thanks for sharing your fantastic recordings, not only wonderful to
hear, but instructive also.
Max
Vicki Powys wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have uploaded three mp3 files (all less than 1 MB) to the members
> files area. The subject is a Superb Lyrebird recorded in the forest
> at Mt. Airly in NSW. In each recording I was about 10-15 metres
> away, with little or no breeze. No filtering has been used, so that
> you can compare the raw result for three different recording
> combinations. With the LS-10, I recorded as WAV 44/16, and high
> sensitivity mode.
>
> 1. LS-10, built in mics, low cut on, recording volume 5
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> 2. LS-10, Sennheiser ME67 mic, low cut on, recording volume 2
>
> 3. Sony TCD D10 DAT with Sennheiser ME67 mic, recording volume about
> 2-3.
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> There is more system noise in (1) but the sound quality is still very =
> good. I had the low cut switched on because of occasional breeze. =
> The addition of the ME67 to the LS-10 in (2) was an improvement and
> there was less system noise, altho the quality of the sound would
> have been less thin with the low cut switched off. The DAT recording =
> (3) has less system noise and the best sound quality.
>
> I might add that using the LS-10 with built in mics was a dream for
> stalking the elusive and shy lyrebirds! I could carry it in my
> pocket and had no tangle of leads and mics and monopods. The results =
> are very acceptable for scientific study. I have had to make a
> better windshield for the inbuilt mics, but otherwise I am very
> pleased with the LS-10.
>
> Has anyone tried the LS-10 with lavalier mics e.g. WL183s?
>
> Vicki Powys
> Australia
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