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On Jan 20, 2013, at 3:57 PM, Eric Fassbender wrote:
> Oh, and I use Adobe Soundbooth for editing.
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> Best wishes,
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> Eric
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> On 21/01/2013, at 9:24 AM, Eric Fassbender <> wrote=
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>> 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 s=
ounds from the tropical north. If you are interested, feel free to have a l=
isten 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 (bein=
g in Australia's outback, flies are a very common occurrence). Does anyone =
have 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 flie=
s 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 =
flies are too dominant but in some recordings that means that I not only lo=
se 70% of the recording but it is also a whole heap of work where the 3 min=
ute outcome does not justify the 6 hours of editing. The problem is that th=
e buzzing sound goes right across the frequency spectrum from about 300 Hz =
to about 3KHz. It would be great if someone had a suggestion on how I can r=
emove or mask this annoyance.
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>> In regards to b) I've been thinking about all sorts of constructions, li=
ke 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 =
takes to set everything up does again not seem to justify the result. And a=
pparently there is no fly repellent that really works, so that just seems t=
o be pouring money down the drain for something that is very likely to not =
work. 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 =
NT5's. The NT5's are very sensitive and not normally the best choice for ev=
en slightly windy situations, however, when combined with a blimp and windj=
ammer 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 th=
e recordings is very good too. It's just the bloody flies that I need to ge=
t 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 spac=
e 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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