At 3:39 PM +0000 9/7/08, Andrew Murray wrote:
>Hello all. I am a novice looking to get into sound recording and was
>fortunate enough to stumble across this group while prowling the net. I
>am in the process of getting equipment together and am looking for some
>advice re. microphones. I have an FR 2LE which I will use for recording
>natural/enviromental sounds which I want to edit on PC. Ideally I would
>prefer a dynamic omni-directional mic but am open to any advice.
Hi Andy--
I wish we had a listing of recording rigs and recordings one could
study systematically. Martin, John and Greg (and others) have
compiled some links to some recordists' sites:
http://naturesound.org/links.htm
http://www.rockscallop.org/links.html
http://gregweddig.net/links.html
>I don't know if a stereo set-up is essential if I am going to be editing
>the sounds anyway. Unfortunately budget is an issue so high end
>equipment is a no go at the moment. I live in Scotland where the
>weather dictates the need for wind shielding etc. so any advice on that
>front would also be greatly appreciated.
The photos Dobroide has taken of his DIY wind screen provide a good
introduction to the basic mechanics involved:
http://dobroide.googlepages.com/mini-zeppelins.html
For larger mics that often require shock-mounting as well as wind
protection, you can follow this up with a search of the archive:
http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=3Dwin=
d+protection+DIY+&submit=3DSearch!&idxname=3Dnaturerecordists&max=3D10&resu=
lt=3Dnormal&sort=3Dscore
Rob D.
> I realise that these issues have probably been done to death in the
>past but would really be
>grateful for any words of wisdom. Cheers, Andy.
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