naturerecordists
[Top] [All Lists]

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

Subject: Re: SP-TFB-2 with Edirol R-09HR or Olympus LS-10 ?
From: "picnet2" picnet2
Date: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:28 pm ((PDT))
I use a pair of EM158's mounted inside cheap phillips ear bud headphones - =
The outside a silicone tube 3mm in height cut into a C shape is used which =
then holds the foam pad thats placed the wrong way around away from the mic=
 capsule. It cuts wind noise better than the foam pad reversed and close to=
 the mic and also helps with front imaging (slightly).
Three EM158's increase the signal level / output which in turn requires les=
s gain from the recorder which reduces the noise from the preamps by around=
 2.8dB - but mounting those in the ear is a bit challenging :)

-Mike.

--- In  Marinos Koutsomichalis <=
.> wrote:
>
> on big problem also is that in nature and wildlife environments you
> usually
> experience wind... so windshields are really a MUST and if you use
> binaurals
> it' s quite tricky...
> No because there are not dedicated windshields, but because they are
> quite expensive and even if you make your own.. - well it' s really
> not discrete to  wander around with bulky things around your head...
>
> cheers
>
>
> On 01 =CE=99=CE=BF=CF=85=CE=BB 2009, at 3:17 =CE=A0=CE=9C, Aaron Ximm wro=
te:
>
> >
> >
> > > I plan to purchase the SP-TFB-2 binaural mics and either the
> > Edirol R-09HR 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
> >
> > --
> > 
> > quietamerican.org
> > oneminutevacation.org
> >
> > 83% happy
> > 9% disgusted
> > 6% fearful
> > 2% angry
> >
>
>
>
>








<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the naturerecordists mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU