trees, hedges, walls, rocks etc. etc. :)
& for the small omni's, the Chris Watson custom portable microphone rig (a =
coat hanger that is)
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> wrote:
>
>
> I always thought it prudent to be able to cover a range of heights to get=
either close to main subject or to limit some reflections from some surfac=
es.. This 5001B nano goes from half a metre up to two metres.. Though will=
usually for me at least will be around waist height.
>
> I have a flexible tripod that I will be trying too at some point.
>
> I have also been working on an idea to have a threaded spike for ultra lo=
w or small mic place,ent for recording blackbirds as they feed in leaf litt=
er.. Do you know of anything off the shelf at tripod or mic stand thread s=
ize?
>
> Regards.
>
> Simon.
> --- In "Avocet" <brini@> wrote:
> >
> > > oh & yes, lighting stands are often much, much lighter than mic
> > > stands or tripods + cheap enough to not worry about if they get
> > > knocked.
> >
> > Jez,
> >
> > Why do field recordists put mics on a stand? Stands are for studios.
> > Almost always I find mics on or near the ground sound better. And they=
> > don't blow over. :-)
> >
> > David
> >
> > David Brinicombe
> > North Devon, UK
> > Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
> >
>
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