"To get an idea of the relative sound intensity, increase the
playback level until
the footsteps sound as loud as you think they should, given that the
microphone was only 3 or 4 feet away from the boots."
Good reference! Thank you for this 25-minute long mysterious experience!
LS-xx is made on special order and will soon come up on the Telinga website=
.
Klas.
At 16:37 2013-06-13, you wrote:
>Go to www.mansells.org and download the MP3 file you will see there
>labelled 'Cicadas'. That is a 25-minute recording I made yesterday
>afternoon as I walked a mile or two through the nature preserve. At about
>2m20s you will notice a decrease in overall volume as I was forced to
>reduce the LS10 gain downwards to avoid overload.
>
>As you play it, you will hear my boots crunching on the gravel path.To get
>an idea of the relative sound intensity, increase the playback level until
>the footsteps sound as loud as you think they should, given that the
>microphone was only 3 or 4 feet away from the boots. The quieter section
>towards the end is where the trail emerges from the woods and winds across
>a meadow.
>
>The Telinga LSxx looks similar to Klas's other parabola-mounted
>microhpones, but is PIP-powered. I have the LS10 mounted directly on the
>handle so that the entire recording setup is in one piece. I'm not sure ho=
w
>many of these he produced, or if he still sells them, but I love it.
>
>Have fun!
>Ray
>
>On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Volker Widmann <> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Thank you Ray!
> >
> > Truely amazing and a hell of a racket. I would love to hear it on locat=
ion.
> > I would also appreciate a longer recording. There seems to,be a lot of
> > variation.
> >
> > What actually do you mean by Telinga LSxx, I am not aware of such a
> > Telinga product.
> >
> > Volker
> >
> > GNOTHI SEAUTON - KNOW THYSELF - ERKENNE DICH SELBST
> >
> > Am 13.06.2013 um 02:24 schrieb Ray Mansell <>:
> >
> >
> > > The 17-year Cicada emergence is really at its peak here now, and the
> > sound
> > > is excruciating. I walked a mile or two around the preserve where I'v=
e
> > been
> > > seeing them (though they are spread over a much larger area), recordi=
ng
> > the
> > > entire walk with a Telinga LSxx microphone connected to an Olympus LS=
10
> > > recorder. Even with the recorder set at low gain, I had to turn the g=
ain
> > > control dial down to between 1 and 2 to avoid overload.
> > >
> > > Later, I put the LSxx back into the parabola, and set out to (try to)
> > > record individual animals - which wasn't really feasible considering =
the
> > > sheer numbers involved. It was hard to avoid walking on them, and the=
y
> > > constantly landed on both me and the Telinga. I've posted a very shor=
t
> > clip
> > > which demonstrates the various clicks and buzzes these fascinating li=
ttle
> > > creatures make, and includes an individual landing on the mic and
> > emitting
> > > its sound - completely overwhelming the recorder. However, since the
> > buzzes
> > > are such staccato events, it doesn't sound so very out of place. *
> > > http://tinyurl.com/q5g9bxt*
> >
> > >
> > > As much as I'm enjoying these little guys, I have to say it will be n=
ice
> > > when the normal background sounds return.
> > >
> > > Ray
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------
>
>"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
email:
website: www.telinga.com
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/
<*> Your email settings:
Digest Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|