HinDavid, many thanks for the welcome, as I tYpe this I am getting ready to=
go to norther France for a field trip out of my comfort zone and home area=
.
I use the high pass at either 80hz or 120hz and been experimenting but I li=
ve to close to Heathrow really.....
I have been involved with the recording of music. Field recording has a few=
differences but I am reasonably up to speed on things. Some microphone cho=
ices are what i am carefully researching. Been a lot of fun so far.
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>
> Simon,
>
> Welcome to field sound recording. You've come to a good place for
> advice and you will find it sometimes contradictory. :-)
>
> > I started sound recording last year to inspire me to find a way back
> > into music making and get back to sound being my main occupation.
> > Things are slow, but I have limited kit for the time being.
>
> What sort of sound recording have you done before? Your kit is fine
> and I would perhaps stick to mono for the time being if you want to
> incorporate it into music. Noise is the main enemy outdoors, so you
> first need to get the hang of minimising that by selecting suitable
> locations, mic placing and luck.
>
My editor is ok, though again I will improve as time goes by. I will check =
out Audacity and give it a try.. I have a simple music editor at the moment=
.
Some of what I have done is here: www.soundcloud.com/sounds-and-images
I hate over compressed or distorted level recordings thoughts for the net I=
do up the level a little, steering away from that where I can though.
Regards and thanks.
Simon.
> Startup tips: record with peak level well below max and use a bass
> cut. With digital you can reverse both of these without problems but
> you can't reverse overloads like wind noise. Never use automatic level
> control or compression when recording. Not ever. I've heard several
> instances on TV recently with people shouting over distorted plane
> noise etc. when they could have been heard clearly if recorded at a
> lower level.
>
> Have you got a good sound editor? I use Audacity (free) and have
> constructed all sorts of equalisation curves, and sometime also use it
> for reducing hiss. Spring is coming and I'll be looking out for more
> musical birdsong like this slowed down track:
> http://www.stowford.org/recordings.htm#aprildawnslowed
>
> David
>
> David Brinicombe
> North Devon, UK
> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
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