Oh, and I use Adobe Soundbooth for editing.
Best wishes,
Eric
On 21/01/2013, at 9:24 AM, Eric Fassbender <> wrote:
> Hi all and thanks for welcoming me to the community.
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> I currently live in Darwin, Australia so most of my recordings feature so=
unds from the tropical north. If you are interested, feel free to have a li=
sten on my website or on Soundcloud (details below).
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> One problem that I often face are flies that mess up my recordings (being=
in Australia's outback, flies are a very common occurrence). Does anyone h=
ave suggestions on a) how to remove the nasty buzzing sounds from existing =
recordings or (and this would be even more helpful) b) how to prevent flies=
in recordings in the first place?
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> In regards to a) my current approach is to just chop the bits where the f=
lies are too dominant but in some recordings that means that I not only los=
e 70% of the recording but it is also a whole heap of work where the 3 minu=
te outcome does not justify the 6 hours of editing. The problem is that the=
buzzing sound goes right across the frequency spectrum from about 300 Hz t=
o about 3KHz. It would be great if someone had a suggestion on how I can re=
move or mask this annoyance.
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> In regards to b) I've been thinking about all sorts of constructions, lik=
e mozzie nets that can be installed around the microphones or some sort of =
repellent to keep the flies away, however, the problem with mozzie nets is =
that the additional weight and stuff that I have to carry and the time it t=
akes to set everything up does again not seem to justify the result. And ap=
parently there is no fly repellent that really works, so that just seems to=
be pouring money down the drain for something that is very likely to not w=
ork. Plus, I wouldn't want to spray any chemical on the windjammers anyway.
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> My recording gear includes a Marantz PMD661 with a pair of matched Rode N=
T5's. The NT5's are very sensitive and not normally the best choice for eve=
n slightly windy situations, however, when combined with a blimp and windja=
mmer they create a brilliant and authentic stereo image of the locations. I=
am very happy with this setup as it is very compact and the quality of the=
recordings is very good too. It's just the bloody flies that I need to get=
rid off. So if anyone has some recommendations or tricks on how to remove =
flies from existing recordings without compromising too much of the actual =
desired sounds or on how to prevent flies from entering the recording space=
in the first place, that would be much appreciated.
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> I look forward to hearing from you,
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> Eric
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> Website: www.australian-nature-sounds.com
> Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/australiannaturesounds
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