Then it seems to me that you can start by placing a 4-channel mic
system inside the bus?
I'm sure that there are a bunch of people here on the list who can
advice further about that. I have limited experience of such 4-channel syst=
ems.
Klas.
At 00:11 2012-06-13, you wrote:
>It's going to be a short school bus with close to 3 tons of fruit
>inside that will decompose (in warm weather) over a period of 10-14
>days...I suppose there will be hundreds of flies...The final piece
>is gonna be a four channel video installation with loudspeakers in
>the space for sound...
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Alma
>
>
>________________________________
> From: Klas Strandberg <>
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:02 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Sound recording devices and mics...
>
>
>=C2
>Hm. Not easy to give any kind of advice. I think you have to describe
>the situation in detail.
>
>Like,
>will they be in a cage out of a fine mesh? How big? Millions of flies
>or hundreds? Where will the cage be?
>If not a cage, what? (The acoustic properties are important.)
>
>And how will it be presented? Loudspeakers? How far apart? How many
>people are going to be in the room?
>What do you want it to sound like?
>
>Sorry if I complicate things, but this is interesting and not easy.
>
>Imagine two extremes:
>That the cage is a circular piece of mesh about an inch wide and that
>there are 10 flies in it. Then all mic's will pick up real "stereo"
>sound from all flies, but presented by loudspeakers 25 meters apart,
>the listeners will occasionally hear a fly going some 25 meters in
>parts of a second. (from one mic to another, very close to one
>another). That will be one kind of impression.
>The other extreme is a cage some 10 meters wide and trillions of flies.
>That will be a totally different situation.
>
>If you don't get advice on this list, don't hesitate to get in touch
>with me privately. I like strange experiments.....
>
>Klas.
>
>How is the sound going to be presented?
>
>At 21:16 2012-06-12, you wrote:
> >Hi Klaus, it's a four channel video sound installation and the sound
> >device and mics will be installed inside the space...
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Alma
> >
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> > From: Alma Leiva <>
> >To: "" <=
>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:02 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Sound recording devices and mics...
> >
> >
> >=C3=82
> >Hi Klaus, it's a four channel video sound installation and the sound
> >device and mics will be installed inside the space...
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Alma
> >
> >________________________________
> >From: Klas Strandberg <>
> >To:
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 2:53 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Sound recording devices and mics...
> >
> >
> >=C3=82
> >Hi Alma!
> >
> >What are you going to use the recordings for?
> >
> >Klas
> >
> >At 20:20 2012-06-12, you wrote:
> > >Hi, I am proposing a projects involving the sound recording of fruit
> > >flies inside a concealed space. What would you recommend as far as
> > >mics and sound recording devices...the recordings will be over a
> > >continuos period of 10 days.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Alma
> > >
> > >
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>Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
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>Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
>email:
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>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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