Re: Any last minute advice for recording in the Amazon rainforest?

["Avocet" madl74]

> I do not have advice for making a roof over the mics. I attempted
> that once with a wool blanket, but I gave up pretty quickly - dusk
> was approaching and it was taking to much time to figure out how to
> string it up high enough.

John,

I hope you don't mind me adding to your excellent advice - especially
as I've posted this before but I use a tent for long term outdoor
setups. Rain and drips are of course noisy but in the dry I get good
results looking out of the mesh screen.
http://www.stowford.org/recordings.htm#aprildawn
There is an old bedspread over the tent but it didn't cure the drips.
The tent cost =A325 and was the cheapest item of equipment. :-) Possibly
cutting up the tent roof and putting your wool blanket over the poles
would give a wider mic spread.

BTW I always try putting the mics on the ground as they often sound
better down there. It also makes hiding and protecting them easier.

David

David Brinicombe
North Devon, UK
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