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Re: Aspen Grove with the Jeklin Disk

Subject: Re: Aspen Grove with the Jeklin Disk
From: "hartogj" hartogj
Date: Tue Oct 5, 2010 7:28 pm ((PDT))
Hi Kevin,

The spaciality sounds good in that it provides an interesting perspective. =
It certainly provides enough space for all that going on in that aspen grov=
e. The sense of depth and breadth is nice, however that effect may be provi=
ded by the calling species as much as the array itself. The raven persisten=
tly provides a sense of distance, that is reinforced by the woodpecker drum=
ming. All the little birds give a sense of being immersed within it all. Th=
e passing fly clears an isle between our front row and the stage.


Hi Curt,
I have certainly too been inspired by the dynamic perspectives of soundscap=
es you have created with your parallel boundary arrays. Thanks for your com=
pliments towards my robin recording, and yes "Jecklin-type varient" is a fa=
ir way to put it.  It was recorded with baffled, head spaced cardoid (NT1-A=
) microphones with about 60 degrees angle between capsule axes.

It is good we can share ideas, and become inspired by each others work.

John Hartog


--- In  Curt Olson <> wrote:
>
> Thank you for posting this Kevin,
>
> I agree with Mark that it delivers a nice sense of space combined with =

> good localization of  individual callers. I think I detect a slight
> "hole-in-the-middle" effect, but it's not profound. Overall, an
> excellent example of what Jeklin rigs can do. Come to think of it, if =

> I recall correctly, two of the most impressive nature recordings I've =

> ever heard were captured with Jeklin-type variants (john and Rob,
> please correct me if I'm remembering this wrong)...
>
> 1) John Hartog's June 2005 clip "An early morning chorus along
> Murderers Creek," located about 2/3 down his Sound Journal page:
>
> http://www.rockscallop.org/JVp2.html
>
> 2) A goose fly-by captured by Rob Danielson last April along the St.
> Croix river in Northwestern Wisconsin. You can hear it about one
> minute into the audio clip near the bottom of this write-up on the
> 2010 Midwest Nature Recordists Campout:
>
> http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/2010/crex.html
>
> The recent talk here about Jeklin rigs has me pondering how one could =

> deal with three practical concerns that have kept me from going very
> far down that road: ruggedness, compactness and wind protection.
>
> Curt Olson
>
>
> Kevin Colver wrote:
>
> > I built a home-made Jeklin disk and recorded with a pair of
> > Sennheiser ME62 mics this summer.  Here is a sample of how it did:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/3y9a66e
> >
> > Listen and feel free to give judgement on how the array does with
> > spaciality, ect.  I posted it mainly for our nature recordists
> > because of Rob's discussion about his Jeklin.
> >
> > It's also at www.7Loons.com or at the iTunes Store under the
> > "Soundscapes for Birders" podcasts.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin Colver
> >
> > www.7Loons.com
>








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