[microsound] mics mics

[Michael Palace]

I have used an Audio-Technical AT822 Stereo Condenser Mic stereo XY 
microphone and minidisc recorders.

I now use the Zoom H4.  It really has a nice sound and it is easy to 
transport to some of the crazy places I have done recordings.  My one 
problem with it is that it looks like a taser.  Not very helpful when you 
are going through airports in countries where you do not speak the language 
well.  I also like using batteries and not recharging the device, since at 
times i have been in areas where I was unable to have electricity.  Finally, 
things that do not have moving parts tend to work better in damp and humid 
conditions.

Here is a mp3 that I made in the Amazon.  It is 70 plus minutes long.

http://wanderingear.com/we003.html
In this recording I set up the mini disc recorder and microphone and left it 
to record while I went to do measurements. In the beginning you can hear me 
set up the microphone and walk into the forest with my field guide Fransico, 
who lived near the research site and worked with me for a number of years. 
The area that we recorded was near a road used by researchers and at one 
point you can hear a truck go by. At the end you can hear me come out of the 
woods and get picked up by the other researchers. Also of note are the 
cicadas and their cycling of calls, a branch fall, and some animal that went 
up and curiously examined the recording equipment.

Mike Palace

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <geyr at free.fr>
To: <microsound at or8.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:17 AM
Subject: [microsound] mics mics


>
> Hi everyone,
> Just to ask all of you what you use for fieldrecording (?)
>
> I noticed that the "Aevox Classic M MkII stereo" seem to be good, handy & 
> not to
> expensive
> (http://www.propheticdesire.us/microsound/html/2008/2008-08/msg00107.html
> http://www.propheticdesire.us/microsound/html/2008/2008-08/msg00096.html)
> but what do you think of using them without pre-amp (can't really afford 
> it) on
> my Edirol R-09 ?
> Besides i didn't really found any advice or note for them ..
> Does anyone use them apart from Kim K. ?
> Do you have any other rig that has such qualities as good sound, handyness 
> and
> nottoexpensiveness ?
> Thank you very much ;-)
>
> géry
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