omichalis
Date: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:10 am ((PDT))
There are also the soundfield ambisonics microphones - I' ve work with them=
outdoors but always not in extreme conditions. I' m quite happy with their=
sound !
I read somewhere though that Chris recently used one in his trip to antarct=
ica..
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On 26 =CE=91=CF=85=CE=B3 2010, at 5:51 =CE=BC.=CE=BC., Bernie Krause wrote:
> Four 4060s aligned in a tetrahedral pattern will provide the basis for
> ambisonic surround that can be delivered by anything from 3 to over
> 150 channels. And, yes, the surround provided by an MKH 30 and two 40s
> facing opposite directions (used by Martyn, Chris Watson, and a few
> others) provides a wonderful double MS result that can likewise be re-
> programmed in an ambisonic configuration. The beauty of the double MS
> configuration is that only three channels are needed.
>
> Bernie
>
> On Aug 26, 2010, at 6:48 AM, Martyn Stewart wrote:
>
> > I actually had a chance to use the DPA surround setup on a project
> > and was very impressed with them. I'm told they are the same
> > capsules as the 4060's. I use normally 2 MKH 40 back to back with 1
> > MKH-30 effectively.
> >
> > Martyn
> >
> > Martyn Stewart
> > .........................................
> > www.naturesound.org
> > www.soundofcritters.com
> > .........................................
> > 425-898-0462
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Aug 26, 2010, at 6:19 AM, clay <> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:29 AM, corticalsongs <=
m
> >> >wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Any thoughts on using surround sound for wildlife? Are the mic
> >>>> specs
> >>> suited to wildlife?
> >>>
> >>> I would say that all you need is 4 mics to start. As far as I can
> >>> tell the
> >>> fancy surround mics are all pretty noisy right now, perhaps thier
> >>> intended
> >>> use was the concert hall or foley stage. If you are recording a
> >>> jungle at
> >>> night, they would be fine, but as Dan pointed out, they are
> >>> probably too
> >>> noisy for most quiet places in North America.
> >>>
> >>> David
> >>>
> >>> __._,_.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> I was thinking three mics would work, if one were Figure-8, plus
> >> front and
> >> rear facing cardiods?
> >>
> >>
> >> There is something called a Tetramic that might be useful, but still
> >> relatively noisy.
> >>
> >> http://www.core-sound.com/TetraMic/1.php
> >>
> >> clay
> >>
> >
> >
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> >
> > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> > Krause
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> >
> >
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