Hi Richard --- Thanks for the link to the recording.
I like it a lot! and would be happy, I suspect, to listen to it in stereo t=
oo. Even more so.
I'm not really clear on what you want to accomplish, though.
To just do a nice stereo (which I'd like tremendously) virtually anything (=
M/S, A/B) would work well, I bet.
To bring out the Siamangs it seems like you'd need to (a) get closer or (b)=
do something like M/S but with the mid being more directional like a shor=
t shotgun. The only other alternative that I can think of is to use a parab=
ola (mono or stereo) and mix it with a local stereo recording.
Anyway -- siamangs have always interested me greatly so I envy you your cha=
nces to hear/see them and really appreciate your sharing your recordings of=
them.
Good luck!
SP
--- In Richard Folwell <> wrot=
e:
>
> I think I may know the answer to this one, but am posting it to both
> check I have understood the problem correctly, and to find out if I have
> missed anything.
>
> I have this recording:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3yg9wqp
>
>
> which I am fairly happy with[1] for balance between the siamang monkeys s=
everal kilometres away and the nearby cicadas, given the circumstances
> and the available equipment. However it is a mono recording done with a =
Rode Videomic, and I would have preferred it to have been stereo.
>
> At the time I chose to use the Videomic because I was aware that the soun=
d of the cicadas was nearby and loud, and was concerned that using
> my basic X/Y microphone would mean that the cicada sound would overwhelm =
that of the siamang.
>
> I am looking for ideas about how to do this practically, given that being=
in the location to do the recording did involve some scrambling
> (not serious climbing like with ropes and stuff) to get there in the firs=
t place.
>
> I think that the answer to this general problem is to add a figure of eig=
ht microphone to the directional one, and then do the mid-side
> encoding/decoding in post-processing. Using a parabolic reflector set up =
for stereo would obviously be another possibility, but might not
> meet my practical requirements - basically kit that can go into a single =
backpack.
>
> Am also open to "off the wall" ideas. Most of the recording situations on=
that trip were well addressed by having a decent wide stereo
> setup[2], but occasionally having something very directional (in stereo) =
would have been really useful.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
>
> [1] Apart from the handling noise. Note to self: "I promise to never,
> ever, do this again. I had a tripod available, it would have taken
> minutes to use it. However transient the event you want to record, it is
> never worth rushing if it compromises technique."
>
> [2] Which I now realize that I did not have, and am working on fixing
> that.
>
>
>
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