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Re: chris watson & the sound of snails & centipedes

Subject: Re: chris watson & the sound of snails & centipedes
From: "Jez" tempjez
Date: Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:44 am ((PDT))
I think Chris used the Sanken omni's for the maggot. As for the dpa's (can'=
t comment on the sennheisers as I haven't used them as much as the others) =
being 'too noisy' i'd have to say that I don't agree with that. With a dece=
nt recorder / quite pre-amps they are very quiet indeed.

--- In  "tgos3" <> wrote:
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> Thanks much!
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> The clip URL worked for me in the US too -- although lots of BBC clips do=
n't, whether from iPlayer or Youtube.
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> BTW -- Chris managed to get the noise of the  maggot moving with a small =
lavalier (Sennheiser?) which didn't sound noisy, although the received wisd=
om is that the DPA and Sennheiser tiny 'lavs' are 'too noisy' for quiet nat=
ure recording....and this was in an anechoic chamber.
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> Do you think the audio was processed to remove mike self noise?  The SD p=
reamp in use is quieter than the mike.
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> TG
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> --- In  "erikguldager" <erik@> wrote:
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> > Thanks for the you tube link. Awesome stuff!
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> > --- In  Bj=F6rn Eriksson <miulew@> wro=
te:
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> > > Seems like BBC has a Youtube channel...
> > > just found it here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DlZ4Bh2RkQhM
> > >
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