Blue Mikey, huh? Incredible...
http://www.bluemic.com/mikeyforipod/
This needs to go on our list of amazing start-up gear!
Curt Olson
Rick Munday wrote:
>> Thank you for sharing this, Rick!
>>
>> To me, this is a stellar example of what is possible when everything
>> goes just right. Here we have an interesting scene that draws us into
>> a tasty sense of both space and presence. I only wish the recording
>> was longer. If anyone here wants something to aspire to, study this
>> and find out how he did it.
>>
>> So Rick... how did you do it?
>
> Wow! That comment floored me! Thank you.
>
> http://soundcloud.com/rickmunday/creaky-tree-lowden-miller-state-forest-1=
01710
>
> It's recorded using my iPod Touch and the Blue Mikey I posted about
> a week
> or so ago. Gain was raised about 6dB (guesstimate since it doesn't
> actually
> show the amount but it will amplify a maximum of 10dB and I was at
> about 60%
> so...).
>
> The iPod and Miley are mounted on my tripod in a PVC suspension tube
> I built
> using ideas gleaned from posts here and covered with faux fur. See
> photo on
> SoundCloud post.
>
> There's some equalization on the recording (also using tips from
> here) to
> remove some background noise. There's a reverb of sorts in the
> recordings
> which I found to be from my PVC mount, I will have to trim some of
> the upper
> ring off to avoid this in the future.
>
> Rick
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