Hi Marc,
Great recording by the way. Nice broad spacial qualities on both headphones and
monitors.
The specific location setting lends to a low noise feeling: the high frequency
insect band around 8k creates a strong mask to the mic self-noise in the
frequencies above. However, I do not expect this quality will convey in all
the natural settings you may be interested in recording.
There is a prominent rumble or pulsing down around 50 Hz that I find
distracting. While checking in mono I hear this problem even more noticeably as
the in-phase components sum. This could be addressed by basic parametric eq -
or with MS processing attenuating the Mid component only.
A SASS type array would certainly change the overall dynamics, though I am not
sure about how it would affect oomph in the mid to low.
What recorder did you use?
John Hartog
rockscallop.org
--- In "mrmarcanderson" <> wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> after some great tips from this group in 2011, I have been spending the last
> 12 months or so exploring various techniques in the field and in
> post-processing and gradually I am learning how to get results I am happy
> with.
>
> I would really appreciate some feedback on some of my tracks - especially the
> 'unedited Bardia sample' which was recorded in Bardia National Park, Nepal,
> earlier this year.
>
> http://soundcloud.com/marcanderson/unedited-bardia-sample
>
> I am using 2 x AT4022's in a DIY parallel boundary array I made and I am
> interested in how this setup sounds to your trained ears.
>
> When compared with a number of other nature soundscapes I have listened to,
> my recordings seem to have strong high frequency sounds and low noise, but
> less ooomph in the mid to low range. Would this be as a result of my parallel
> boundary setup? Would a SASS change these dynamics?
>
> Other questions:
>
> Does it need equalizing?
>
> The low frequency noise at <100Hz, is this acceptable to you or would you
> attenuate it and if so by how much? (I have included a spectrogram as the
> thumbnail for the track above on soundcloud)
>
> Is there anything I could do to improve the sound before I start marketing
> some of my recordings?
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments/ help you can offer.
>
>
> Marc Anderson
>
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