Hello and thanks for granting me membership!
Spent much time yesterday researching on how to improve my field
recordings. Found your "Community Tech FAQ for NatureRecordist List
Users" and would now like to submit a question following the guidelines
of "Details to include when Seeking Equipment Advice" .....
(1) The primary sound subjects you want to record and whether you want
these sounds to have as much separation from the background sounds as
possible or if you want to capture the spatial/biological context and
the primary subject at the same time. If you want to do both, tell us
which type is your first priority.
Primary subjects are all wildlife - whatever random birds and insects
are present. Would like to essentially capture the locations ambient
audio to give the effect of actually being there. I'm not attempting to
single out any species. These recording are mostly used as an escape
from my city life when back at my primary home.
(2) Describe the the settings you expect to be recording in most of the
time.
Mostly remote natural areas where its rare to hear traffic and other
human-made sounds. Mostly jungle, orchards, lagoons, and open fields. 8
miles of dirt road to get to my property, in one of the least densely
populated countries in the world, and 5 miles from the nearest power
lines.
(3) Describe your preferred recording style or "profile."
Portable / small back-pack size. Something that I can set-up, strap to a
tree or tripod mount, and leave rolling for an hour.
(4) Your total budget including mics, mic array, wind protection,
recorder and enclosed headphones. Provide a description of relevant gear
you already own.
Would like to purchase two mics for under a grand ($1K). Currently have
the Marantz PMD661 and all the cable & tripods I could ever need. Other
mics I have that may be of use???: one AT831b and one Shure BETA 98.
Also have a Mytek Stereo96ADC and a DC/AC car power inverter that I
could attach to my vehicle for AC power - but would prefer to keep it
simple for now.
You may listen (download or stream) my last session here:
http://field.brizbomb.com/ <http://field.brizbomb.com/> This will be
my primary recording location. These recording were done with the
internal mics of the PMD661 with the pre slammed. Did some minor
mastering and some wind mic rumble edited out all within Audacity.
>From the research I've done, it sounds like I should be hunting for some
AT3032's??? Maybe build a Jecklin or Schneider disk?? Tear-up some car
wash mitts for wind protection? I'm pretty happy with the recording I've
done with the PMD661 alone but wondering how much this would improve
with some properly arrayed quality mics. THANKS!
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