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Re: Using the new DPA reference series 2006C mics in headworn mode

Subject: Re: Using the new DPA reference series 2006C mics in headworn mode
From: "im_rawes" im_rawes
Date: Sat Jul 2, 2011 4:35 pm ((PDT))
Hello Mike,

There was something quite strange about the drone sound in that it didn't sound 
localised when you were close to the granite column. It seemed to fill the 
whole space, quite different to drones from similar-sized machinery like 
telephone junction boxes etc.

Cheers
Ian

- - -

London Sound Survey http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk

--- In  "Mike Rooke" <> wrote:
>
> I would expect the drone in the center at the same place of the rubbing 
> sound? sounds like the highs are in the center and the lows off to one side. 
> But no idea if this is how it sounded irl?
> 
> -M
> 
> 
> 
> --- In  "im_rawes" <imrawes@> wrote:
> >
> > Have long been trying to get good portability, lively stereo image, wind 
> > protection, mic quality and a low profile all in one package. Recently I 
> > got a pair of DPA's new Reference Series 2006C mics and have begun using 
> > them in headworn mode.
> > 
> > http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en/products.aspx?c=Item&category=234&item=24394
> > 
> > The mics are attached by hose/jubilee clips and cable ties to a 
> > Beyerdynamic headphone headband, which is available as a spare part. Rycote 
> > foams cover the bodies of each mic and Rycote furries can be added on top 
> > when it's blowy. A MixPre goes under the jacket, thence to a handheld 
> > recorder.
> > 
> > Here's one recording which is part of an attempt to make a sound map of 
> > London's canals and minor rivers:
> > 
> > http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundmaps/more/53/35/
> > 
> > A very close-up recording of two blokes and me rubbing the top of a granite 
> > sound sculpture, which makes a resonant droning sound:
> > 
> > http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/soundacts_so3/social3/1386/
> > 
> > Would appreciate some feedback from the keen ears and wider sound 
> > vocabularies of naturerecordists posters.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Ian
> > 
> > - - -
> > 
> > London Sound Survey http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk
> >
>








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