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Re: Some of my recent recordings - looking for comments&tips!

Subject: Re: Some of my recent recordings - looking for comments&tips!
From: "Jonas Gruska" mrqwa
Date: Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:25 pm ((PST))
Thank you all for such amazing comments!

Few of you asked about my kit:
For microphones placed in the grass meadow it was Zoom H6 and couple of
Primo EM172.
For the rest it was Sound Devices 702, my phantom-to-electret power
converter and again, matched Primo EM172.

I simply love those mics - low noise and not such a huge price, so I am
not afraid to stick them in various holes I find on my trips.
I actually started making robust "realization" (not sure this is the
correct word, not a native speaker :)) of them - with metal bodies,
high-quality Mogami cables and Neutrik jack, if anyone is interested:
https://zvukolom.org/product/usi-microphones-pre-order/

David Brinicombe:

> I would be very surprised if anyone could hear MP3 artefacts over the
> natural backgrounds on these recordings or recognise a drop in quality
> from
> the re-recording.

I actually hear it quite obviously, especially in the transients - they
are muffled and definitely not as crispy as the original WAV.
I can tell 128kbps MP3 (what Soundcloud uses) from WAV in any blind
test, but with higher bitrates I have problems. 320kbps I found
virtually identical for my ears.

Thank you very much for all the detailed comments. The trolleybus
recording was actually meant to capture the imperfections of the
vehicle, since they will be replaced very soon with modern, quieter
devices. I wanted to preserve their atmosphere for future generations
:).

Anyway, thanks again - great stuff!!

Arnthor Helgason:

Thank you for the lovely comments! I have answered your question about
the kit in the beginning of this e-mail.

Daan Hendriks:

Thanks. Pity with the binaural effect, maybe our ears have very
different shape (or we have different head size). My "amateur" friends
were actually quite impressed how it captured reality. I let them listen
on my Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro for the best experience :)

Thank you all and have a beautiful day full of lovely sounds!!
Jonas Gruska



On 19 Jan 2015, at 12:36, Jonas Gruska wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> As a passive (but passionate) reader of this mailing list, I have been
> waiting to present you a sample of my recordings. Not all of it is the
> regular nature recording, so beware!
> I would love to hear some comments / tips / criticism!
>
> Microphones placed in the grass on the meadow
> https://soundcloud.com/jonas-gruska/microphones-in-the-grass
>
> Microphones placed in a bird-feeder
> https://soundcloud.com/fields-by-gruska/bird-feeder
>
> Binaural walk in Bratislava (starts in house)
> https://soundcloud.com/fields-by-gruska/binaural-walk-in-bratislava
>
> Binaural trolleybus ride
> https://soundcloud.com/jonas-gruska/koliba-hodzovo-namestie-binaural-trol=
leybus-recording
>
> Tram crossroad from ants perspective
> https://soundcloud.com/fields-by-gruska/tram-crossroad-from-ants-perspect=
ive
>
> Most of the recordings are available for download too - which I
> recommend, since the Soundcloud stream is only 128kbps bitrate =3D poor
> quality.
> Thank you all in advance for reading this! :) And have a beautiful
> sonic day!
>
> Jonas Gruska
> =E2=9C=BA =E2=9C=BA =E2=9C=BA
> http://jonasgru.sk


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