Re: SP-TFB-2 with Edirol R-09HR or Olympus LS-10 ?

["Aaron Ximm" aaron_gmail]

> I plan to purchase the SP-TFB-2 binaural mics and either the Edirol R-09H=
R or the Olympus LS-10.
>
> I plan to record anything nature - birds, frogs, thunder, rain, streams, =
etc.

> My mind is kind of made up on the Olympus, but I just need to know if it'=
s good for quiet forest ambience, streams, leaves rustling maybe.

As someone who records 98% of the time with binaural mics,

I am duty bound to point out that electret binaural mics are not well
suited for quiet nature recording (e.g. rustling leaves).

It can be done, but the mics are generally much too noisy by nature
recordings standards, and unless you have an artificial head (or
mostly use the Krause Tree Method), you also introduce your own noise
very easily into this kind of recording.

There are other options that are iaffordable, but not as convenient to
carry, setup use... this group is full of experts on those options. ;)

aaron

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