Damn! I wish I'd seen this post before ordering the iRig!
Cheers
Max
--- In Curt Olson <> wrote:
>
> Blue Mikey, huh? Incredible...
>
> http://www.bluemic.com/mikeyforipod/
>
> This needs to go on our list of amazing start-up gear!
>
> Curt Olson
>
> Rick Munday wrote:
>
> >> Thank you for sharing this, Rick!
> >>
> >> To me, this is a stellar example of what is possible when everything
> >> goes just right. Here we have an interesting scene that draws us into
> >> a tasty sense of both space and presence. I only wish the recording
> >> was longer. If anyone here wants something to aspire to, study this
> >> and find out how he did it.
> >>
> >> So Rick... how did you do it?
> >
> > Wow! That comment floored me! Thank you.
> >
> > http://soundcloud.com/rickmunday/creaky-tree-lowden-miller-state-forest=
-101710
> >
> > It's recorded using my iPod Touch and the Blue Mikey I posted about =
> > a week
> > or so ago. Gain was raised about 6dB (guesstimate since it doesn't
> > actually
> > show the amount but it will amplify a maximum of 10dB and I was at
> > about 60%
> > so...).
> >
> > The iPod and Miley are mounted on my tripod in a PVC suspension tube =
> > I built
> > using ideas gleaned from posts here and covered with faux fur. See
> > photo on
> > SoundCloud post.
> >
> > There's some equalization on the recording (also using tips from
> > here) to
> > remove some background noise. There's a reverb of sorts in the
> > recordings
> > which I found to be from my PVC mount, I will have to trim some of
> > the upper
> > ring off to avoid this in the future.
> >
> > Rick
>
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