Hi Tony
I followed the quiet thread but it left me somewhere in the aether. But thi=
s is interesting. I=92ve worked a lot on recording the sound of the sea on =
the coast here in Northumberland over the last 20 years, and for me the ide=
a that you NEED multiple input is a myth. No offence to Chris or Bernie.
If you want to create something beyond nature, fine - multiple input points=
can give you the raw material for heading off. Or if your objective is a m=
ulti-channel installation, a mic array makes sense, whether to several reco=
rders or a multi-track, though it leads you into other time/distance issues=
.
But we listen with two ears from a single point; so it makes sense if one w=
ants to record the nature of a place, as heard, to record from a single poi=
nt, whether static or in motion through time. And personally, for me this w=
orks better because of rhythm. From a single point you get the rhythm of wa=
ve and water flow: not just the major rhythm of the waves breaking, but als=
o the undertow of sussuration on sand or shingle as the waves=92 fall-out r=
ecedes. Once you start mixing it from different perspectives, you mush it =
up. Even if well synced up, the fine detail gets mushed. And I think the ex=
ample on Michael Gallagher=92s blog showed that. Rhythm was obscured.
So from this point of view, the craft is a matter of listening and choosing=
the point where you feel the balance of distance and foreground feels good=
. And I think this is where the art of soundscape recording resides. Perspe=
ctive - sorry for the visual metaphor.
OK. Back to work.
All the best, Geoff.
Geoff Sample
http://soundcloud.com/wildsong
On 8 Jun 2012, at 22:32, wrote:
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> 3a. Simultaneous recording with two digital recorders?
> Posted by: "soundings23" soundings23
> Date: Fri Jun 8, 2012 7:35 am ((PDT))
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> Hi All ... I currently use an Edirol R-09 for my recordings. But I've jus=
t picked up cheap secondhand Sony PCM M10.
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> I read that if you're recording soundcapes such as waves on a beach multi=
ple recording points are recommended. (http://www.michaelgallagher.co.uk/ar=
chives/tag/chris-watson)
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> Has anyone had experience of recording on two independant digital recoder=
s, using say a handclap to provide a sync point, then mixing/layering them =
together later.
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> Does this work?
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> Will they stay in sync?
>
> Any recomendations on positioning in general?
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> I could of course just go and experiment ... but its nice to perpare!
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> cheers
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> T
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