Wow, John!
Way cool, indeed.
Thanks so much!
The sagebrush rocks.
I gotta try that one for sure.
I could go with mono, although I have lavalier mics I could try for the ste=
reo thing.
How wide is the Telinga dish?
I thought about a homemade job using a 14" "wok" lid.
However, that might be dangerous territory.
Either way, I need something I can use for several things, so the dish or t=
he shotgun might have to be it.
Thanks so much for all your help.
Do you have a Kindle book reader?
--- In "hartogj" <> wrote=
:
>
> Hi Scratchpaws,
>
> Do you want stereo?
> How tall are your trees?
>
> Here is an example from my sound journal, of the wind and red alder recor=
ded using a Telinga parabolic dish with Shure WL183 microphones. The source=
of creaking was located about 30ft up though also resonating down the trun=
k, and the leaf canopy was 40 to 50 feet high.
>
> http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/041212_RedAlder.mp3
>
> If the canopy is fairly low, maybe 20 feet or less, then spaced omnis pla=
ced on the ground with the tree in-between might work. Depending on the loc=
al topography, recording from ground level can restrict the horizontal soun=
d horizon, so it might reduce some of surrounding sounds you are concerned =
with.
>
> The following example might not be the best as the subject, sagebrush, is=
not very tall. It was with Shure WL183 around the base of the sage, at gro=
und level, a couple feet apart, aiming upward.
>
> http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-080425-1700_sage-wind.mp3
>
> I have more recent recording of a 15 to 20 foot juniper tree that I will =
present momentarily in a subsequent post. The WL183 has self noise too high=
for quieter settings, but they work great for some things - like recording=
the wind.
>
> I have not tried shotgun mics for wind sounds, but that might also work w=
ell - someone else will have to speak to it. Of course in general, the clos=
er you get your mics to the actual subject, the more specific the result wi=
ll be.
>
>
> John Hartog
> www.rockscallop.org
>
>
> --- In "scratchpaws" <scratchpaws@> wro=
te:
> >
> > I have a Sony PCM D50 Linear PCM Recorder.
> >
> > I want to record "clean" wind in the top branches of trees with as litt=
le ambient noise as "reasonably" possible.
> >
> > The on-board mics pick up too much ambient noise to give me the "specif=
ic rustle" of wind noise in the leaves at ground level, without the "genera=
l roar" of wind coming from everywhere around me. I'm thinking the tops of =
trees would offer the best of what I'm looking for.
> >
> > Does anyone have any input as to a good mic configuration for this?
> > I assume either a shotgun or a parabolic reflector, however, words of w=
isdom from the gurus would be most appreciated before I go off spending a l=
ot of money burning daylight to find a solution.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
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