Hello Andy, When you ask to guess, what are you asking? What is it you don’t like about it?
Regards, > On 12 May 2020, at 18:33, Andy via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all. > > Getting more confused as the day goes on. > > The Road NT1 is a no-no as I normally listen to sounds in sterio - it's just > the way I am. Perhaps the NT1 is a fantastic Podcast microphone, but just > about everything that I'm keen on recording requires a degree of width, > > I'm totally not interested in recording a single bird, though I can see the > attraction if making a collection of birds inone country or area. > > Know, for a down chorus I'd be looking for a sterio outdoor microphone with a > wide spread. > > For example, here is a sample of my own International Dawn Chorus, recorded > at my farm on the 3 May, using the Zoom H6 with the clip on right angle > microphone. > > > Can you guess what is wrong with my recording? > > https://www.sendspace.com/file/ox1jos > > I have now purchased the newer Zoom F8n and wish a XLR sterio Microphone with > a very good Dead Cat because my place is about 300 feet above the River > Clyde, so is rather windy. - What do they use in Texas??? > > Hamit suggests that if the Nt1 is not for me, then perhaps I should look at > the NT4. So I looked it up in Accessable Youtube . > > It's about £600 and is a USB microphone, which I think would make it a good > podcasting microphone, for a home studio computer. > > So I'm at a bit of a loss at the moment and need to give it a lote more > consideration. > > Perhaps I can find out what I'm looking for using the link: How to Record > Bird Songs and Calls - Nature Recording | Audubon, provided earlier today by > Gena. > > > > Very best wishes. > > Andy. > > > > for ----- > > > > Original Message ----- From: "Georgina Joyce" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 5:02 PM > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Microphones for Zoom > > > Hello John, > > Fare point, as Andrew had done some research and considered that a shotgun > might be the solution I thought he was wanting to focus upon one bird or > those birds in a small area. As I pointed out the pickup area is shown as a > heart shape. The number of channels does not express the polar pattern. If > Andrew wants to record a wide stage then that is an omnidirectional > microphone he requires. Not a stereo unless it is omnidirectional. Of course, > if andrew wants that binaural affect then again it is something else. Thus > there are plenty of options for Andy and many choices and it is for him to > decide what the end result is that he requires. i.e. What size stage does > Andy want? > > There is a youtube reviewer of microphones who dances around the microphones > so you can hear the extent of the pattern. > > Regards, >> On 12 May 2020, at 15:43, John Gurd via groups.io >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I had a look at the link. Most bird watchers want to focus-record an >> individual bird song sometimes out of many background songs. A dawn Chorus >> is all the birds in the area - not just a single bird. As Hamit suggests a >> stereo mike might be more likely to do this successfully. >> >> PS: last time I heard Andy was living in rural Scotland, so maybe not a big >> garden, but a lot of habitat. I know birds are territorial, but they tend to >> sing from adjoining gardens to, and I'm sure Andy isn't so possessive he >> only wants the birds singing in just his garden alone. You'll find a dawn >> chorus is just as big weather heard from a small garden or an estate for >> that very reason. 😉 >> >> John >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce >> Sent: 12 May 2020 14:41 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Microphones for Zoom >> >> Hello John, >> >> They don’t cut out sharply it’s usually shown as a heart shape tapering down >> to the point. Obviously, Andy has done some research and his post caused me >> to do so as I use a shotgun in the booth. Andy did not want ambient sound. >> He wanted to record bird song from his garden. Unless he lives in a huge >> estate it is not going to be that wide of a field. I found that bird >> watchers use a shotgun mic although this is with a camera. Even professional >> sound recordist uses a shotgun. See this: >> >> https://www.audubon.org/news/a-beginners-guide-recording-bird-vocalizations >> >> Regards, >> >> >>> On 12 May 2020, at 14:20, John Gurd via groups.io >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> From what I've read a shot-gun mike is so directional that even being >>> off-target a little will result in poor quality sound. I doubt it would be >>> the best for ambient recordings. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce >>> Sent: 11 May 2020 14:16 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Microphones for Zoom >>> >>> Hello Andy, >>> >>> It is down to you and how much you want to spend. I follow the Booth Junky >>> who uses a shotgun microphone a lot. He uses the Sennheiser MKH-416. I >>> haven’t been able to afford one of those but I do have the MKH-166 which I >>> purchased used from eBay. I absolutely love it and is my mic of choice. I >>> think that would really do the job. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 11 May 2020, at 13:25, Andy via groups.io >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all. >>>> >>>> I've got both the Zoom H6 and the F8n, but the only microphones I have are >>>> the 2 clip on ones that I origionally got with the H6. >>>> >>>> I'm wanting to record the Dawn Chorus in my garden but don't have a clue >>>> as to which microphone , or best type, to buy and where to buy it. >>>> >>>> I think I need a directional Shot-gun microphone with a large Dead-Cat >>>> windscreen, and also about 3 meters of cable with the appropriate XLR >>>> plugs. >>>> >>>> Can anyone please give me some advice. >>>> >>>> Also, My Zoom H6 is playing up. I think I've changed an inportant option >>>> within the menues. I tried recording bird calls and the recording was >>>> extremely poor. Is there perhaps a function within the H6 that Re-sets >>>> the device back to factory settings. >>>> >>>> I hope you are all okay and enjoying this period of noise pelution silence >>>> to get very nice recordings. If so I'd love to here some samples. >>>> >>>> Very best wishes and please take care of yourselves. >>>> >>>> Andy Logue from Scotland. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Gena >>> >>> Call: M0EBP >>> DMR ID: 2346259 >>> Loc: IO83PS >>> 73 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Gena >> >> Call: M0EBP >> DMR ID: 2346259 >> Loc: IO83PS >> 73 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Gena > > Call: M0EBP > DMR ID: 2346259 > Loc: IO83PS > 73 > > > > > > > Gena Call: M0EBP DMR ID: 2346259 Loc: IO83PS 73 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3151): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3151 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/74134256/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
