I don't know the work of Mike Rooke, but the idea certainly dates back to t=
he early 20th century. Early European recordists & indeed experimental arti=
sts made all kinds of sonic sculpture using these methods & adapted microph=
one techniques for capturing various sounds. Some of the early weather reco=
rdings (storms etc) were made with a kind of closed ended, cone shaped atta=
chment for example.
--- In Mitch Hill <> wrote:
>
> On 4/19/2012 5:18 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
> > Isn't amplifying the sound of a very quiet environment similar to devis=
ing methods of recording things like the sound of a snail moving, etc? Its =
never going to sound like anything you could hear with just your ears, but =
it might still be very interesting, pleasing, artistic, etc.
> >
> > Getting back to the topic of increasing gain without increasing mic noi=
se, could anything be achieved by putting the mics in a set of oversized ea=
rs? Or would this do undesirable things to the sound?
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
>
> Peter,
> You make a good point about increasing gain, I like your way of thinking.
>
> Your question about putting the mics in a set of oversized ears reminds
> me of experimentation a while back, of making sound capturing shapes
> using cardboard done by Mike Rooke if my memory is working correctly. I=
> remember seeing a picture of horn shaped device used to enhance the
> performance of a microphone.
>
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> --
> Mitch Hill
>
> (Sent from HP DV6T)
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