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Re: great-horned owls and western screech owl

Subject: Re: great-horned owls and western screech owl
From: "Lou Judson" inaudio
Date: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:48 pm ((PDT))
Sounds to me more like the natural ambience of the place. Wind
hitting the mic is more like a rumble; what I hear there is the wind
in the trees and other vegetation.

<L>

Lou Judson =95 Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689


On Mar 12, 2009, at 3:36 PM, John Hartog wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> My approach to eq and amplification was fairly severe: would an
> unfiltered section help? There was a little wind, but I think what
> you hear is sounds of a stream through a valley or canyon
> approaching the noise floor thus blending with the artificial noise
> of the recorder and microphones.
>
> John Hartog
>
> --- In  "John Tudor" <>
> wrote:
>>
>> John
>>
>> Is the constant background noise wind?? If so, how have you
>> managed to stop the capsule banging around, and yet retain such
>> clear sounds? With my NT-1A, I have problems getting such clear
>> sounds without a LOT of wind protection (on a windy day). This
>> then tends to 'muffle' the actual target sound somewhat. If I use
>> less protection, I usually get a fair bit of diaphram noise from
>> the mic.
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>
>










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