Thanks Bernie,
Will follow up. While the savannahs get the limelight I hope at some point to
put together a soundcape piece of the forests of East Africa to highlight their
plight and their wonder. So much to do...
Cheers Andrew
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--- In Bernie Krause <> wrote:
>
> Andy, you might want to check with Derek Solomon, (or
> www.kuyimba.com
> ). Solomon is one of the finest African naturalists/trackers/guides/
> outiftters going. In over a dozen trips, there, I've not met anyone
> more knowledgeable. His specialty is leading sound safaris and he
> knows and can identify every bird, insect, amphibian, reptile and
> mammal voice. Derek's main rig consists of a MS (Sennheiser MKH30/40)
> and Sound Devices system. And his recordings are among the best coming
> out of southern Africa (Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, northern
> S. Africa) these days. He certainly knows the routine in the field,
> batteries, chargers and all, and is always helpful. You might check
> with him and maybe even book a trip since, as far as field techniques,
> he's as good as it gets and your learning curve will be very short. He
> leads many trips for National Geographic, for instance.
>
> Bernie Krause
>
>
>
> On Oct 4, 2012, at 12:37 AM, bwanakomba wrote:
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> > Thanks Dan, I get to places in Tanzania that are off the beaten
> > track so I almost feel obliged to try and get better quality audio
> > as a record of where I have been and contribute to ecosoundscape
> > research. In practical terms an MS array looks easy to lug around in
> > the forest.But depending on the choice of mics power usage will
> > rise. Trying to recharge enough batteries is one of the banes of my
> > life in the bush! Another issue will be learning how to decode the
> > MS recordings. But thats another learning curve. Ultimately I need
> > to get myself on one of these audio field courses to get my hands on
> > some of this wonderful sounding but expensive kit. Anyone fancy
> > doing a audio field craft work shop out here in Tanzania? I could
> > help set it up?
> >
> > Cheers Andy
> >
> > --- In Dan Dugan <dan@> wrote:
> >>
> >>> <<I like the idea of stereo environmental recordings more and
> >>> more, not just mono. If I start using a Mid Side array is it
> >>> possible to retrieve the mono track from it to use for my
> >>> research, but also have the stereo picture for ambient recordings?
> >>> I.e. do you get 2 for one?>>
> >>>
> >>> Absolutely you do, & this is one of the great benefits of MS
> >>> recording. Simply mute the S channel & you have your mono front
> >>> facing channel. Just don't decode the MS signal prior to
> >>> recording. Do that later in post production.
> >>
> >> If you get a Sound Devices recorder, you can decode the MS to
> >> headphones for monitoring in the field while you record raw MS to a
> >> file. [disclosure: I'm a dealer]
> >>
> >> -Dan
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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