Re: [LAU] best mic(s) for environmenal recording?

Soundman OKM In-Ear Binaural Microphones?
My preferred small and portable solution...

lg, PP

Brad Fuller wrote:
> Mike Taht wrote:
>> This is a bit off topic for this list, but I thought I'd try (all my
>> recording gear is 96khz/24 bit & Linux based, does that help?)
>>
>> I am selling my house deep in the santa cruz mountains, and I think
>> the things I'm going to miss most is the birdsong and other sounds of
>> the wilderness around me. So, I keep thinking, I should pick up a good
>> mic soon (stereo mic, or matched pair) - either buy, borrow, or rent
>> for a few days - and record it all, so I can recreate the ambiance and
>> memories of this place one day in the future.
>>
>> Recordings done outside over the years with my available mics - SM-57,
>> SM-58, an AT tube mic, etc - have all generally been kind of hissy and
>> not up to the quality of other environmental recordings I've heard.
>> Maybe that's also a factor of the pre-amps I've used, or inadaquate
>> screening for wind.
>>
>> I have daydreams about somehow making this into a high-resolution
>> surround sound mix, or doing an enormous recording (from dawn til
>> dusk, from dusk til dawn)
>>
>> But I'm WAAAY out of my depth here as to how to get the best recording
>> of the outdoors.
>
> hello neighbor,
>
> Did you try PZMs? Could be great for your particular situation.
>
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Received on Wed Apr 11 16:15:03 2007