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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: "Anton Woldhek" getvergetver2
Date: Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:08 am ((PST))
I am enjoying the birdfeeder recording. great idea that i might try myself
soon. The Tram passsying is very very beautiful. I love the clear bass and
am amazed i actually feel like an ant perspective. Espeically when i hear
people talking. The fade out at the end could be smoother/longer. IT feels
to abrupt and not at the best time.
The busride was the least intereseting to me, although the busses sound
interesting when they stop and go, it didnt feel like i was in some magical
place like i felt with the bird feeder and the tram track.
Overall, well done!

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 8:44 PM, 'Jonas Gruska' 
[naturerecordists] <> wrote:

>
>
> 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 th=
e
> 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 actuall=
y
> 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
>
>
> =E2=9C=BA =E2=9C=BA =E2=9C=BA
> homepage <http://jonasgru.sk>
>
>
>








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