Part of the reason I added video is to dismiss a few things. Even if you d=
on't use the video, it's nice to have the reference, if only to document wh=
ere and how you placed the mics. And which mics you used if you have optio=
ns. There's a few options these days that are okay in low light situations=
that just didn't exist for the most part a few years ago. Not to say grea=
t, but with a full moon, some stabilization, and a prolonged exposure. Add=
itional information where none may otherwise exist.
As far as situations. Maybe it's the military thing. But you get into a s=
ort of attack mode. Even in the absence of real weapons, car keys can make=
an effective stabbing weapon. More effective that poking at a wild animal=
with fingers or fists alone. Not that it's any substitute for not being a=
t risk. But I'm not as easily deterred as others. And I know when it's ti=
me to leave as well.
Being a musician by trade affords me a better awareness of what makes a sou=
nd and from where it's coming from. Not that sounds mean much without a co=
ntext. Which only the person who made the recording has. Although it migh=
t be that the lip smack was a tail smack on the water / mud. Which might b=
e the platypus, not the beaver. And other relatively unknown possibilities=
. In the absence of additional information recording the sound and the thi=
ng making the sound.
- James
> --- On Thu, 7/29/10, Scott Fraser <> wrote:
>
> From: Scott Fraser <>
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Infrasound microphone
> To:
> Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:40 AM
>
>
> << I've been longing for some MKH8020's which spec okay down there=
> according to the manufacturer anyway. But not cheap, and not the most =
> favored of the not cheap mics.>>
>
> Not-cheap is in the wallet of the beholder, but the MKH 80x0s are in
> the same price league as all the other major players in the high end
> sweepstakes, i.e. about the same as similar Schoeps & Neumann
> offerings. I'm not sure with whom they have not found favor. In the
> classical music realm they have uniformly been eliciting dropped jaws =
> & making our DPAs, Schoeps's, & Neumanns seem distinctly second tier. =
>
> I haven't heard the omni version yet but the 8040 is simply the most
> astonishing small diaphragm cardioid mic I've ever heard in 35 years
> of classical recording.
>
>
> Scott Fraser
Most of what I've heard, is that if it wasn't for the extended low end of t=
he 80x0 series, that they would RATHER use some OTHER rather specific mic(s=
). Not to say that they aren't amazing mics and a value at their price poi=
nts. Hence why I want some. But I've seen many comments that favor the ol=
der MKH20 / MKH40 over their modern MKH8020 and MKH8040 counterparts. And =
other mics that are on par with the new kids on the block.
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