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Subject: Re: Best stereo solution for nature recording while backpacking thro
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Fri Jul 1, 2011 6:51 am ((PDT))
Don't be embarrassed, umashankar. There are lots of claims out there,
both technical and philosophical. Actually, Klas has a potential
solution with his MurieMic, that when finished will allow really,
really fine recordings with equipment that weighs way less than half a
kilo (less than one pound) and would allow many hours of recording. A
great compromise.

Bernie


On Jul 1, 2011, at 6:36 AM, umashankar wrote:

> dear bernie
>
> i do not run the oomagamma site and seriously, i am embarassed by
> some of the things its says. and brahma is not a commercial
> proposition. true i sold six of them this year, but each one was
> just a little bit different, and hand made and inexpensive. (and i
> will provide all the info needed by anyone who wants to make it
> themselves.)
>
> umashankar
>
> i have published my poems. you can read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.co=
m/umashankar
>
> From: Bernie Krause <>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2011 6:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Best stereo solution for
>> nature recording while backpacking through Sierras?
>>
>> Of course. Any of these recordings can be reduced to more functional
>> playback models. The response was to the "really, really real" claim.
>>
>>
>> On Jul 1, 2011, at 6:07 AM, umashankar wrote:
>>
>>> well, you could also process the output for binaural, or 5.1 or even
>>> plain stereo, with the option of aiming the mikes in post.
>>>
>>> umashankar
>>>
>>> i have published my poems. you can read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.=
com/umashankar
>>>
>>> From: Bernie Krause <>
>>>> To: 
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2011 6:35 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Best stereo solution for
>>>> nature recording while backpacking through Sierras?
>>>>
>>>> It does. But one has to have a very sophisticated playback system
>>>> to
>>>> realize the result. Multiple fine speakers, from sub-woofers to
>>>> others
>>>> in many positions, all carefully calibrated, and a really really
>>>> decent environment (acousti-voiced room)  in which to assemble the
>>>> system. Then there is the computer software developed at York
>>>> University (Tony Myatt) needed to drive the playback. Perhaps light
>>>> on
>>>> one side of the equation (field recording). Quite complex on the
>>>> other.
>>>>
>>>> Bernie Krause
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 30, 2011, at 11:46 PM, hartogj wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>> From the context they are clearly trying to say,"it sounds really
>>>>> really real." :)
>>>>>
>>>>> John Hartog
>>>>> www.rockscallop.org
>>>>>
>>>>> --- In  "Avocet" <>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm intrigued by this ultra-portable recording setup.  It looks
>>>>>>> ideal for recording while backpacking.
>>>>>>> http://www.oomagamma.com/brahmakitstatic.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "... true three dimensional ..."? Eh?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David Brinicombe
>>>>>> North Devon, UK
>>>>>> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>>>>> Krause.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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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.
>>>>
>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>>> Krause.
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Wild Sanctuary
>> POB 536
>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>> 707-996-6677
>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>> 
>> Google Earth zooms: http://earth.wildsanctuary.com
>> SKYPE: biophony
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>> Krause.
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> Krause.
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

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