Hello Hamit, It sounds like he as achieved what you want to do. If it was me I would try to get an even sound stage. Andy’s recording has a hole in the middle to my ears.
Regards, > On 12 May 2020, at 22:56, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: > > Andy with youtube well assuming and sorry if I forgot assuming you can post > live links in your message just go back to said video you wanted to shair, if > using google chrome hit F6 grabb that adress by cutting it than paste it into > your email. No need for a folder. Now this right angle clip mic. Which 1 do u > mean? There's the 1 with the 2 barrel capsels you can turn. This is the XY > snap off. there's also a ball. This is the mid side mic set up. But assuming > you meant the XY setup, what didn't you like about them? They're nice. Sure > they aren't studio mics. But nice and crisp. Role them backwards towards you > and they are at 120 degrees XY. > > On 5/12/2020 5:44 PM, Andy via groups.io wrote: >> Hi Georgina. >> >> There is a double space halfway down my message to the list. In there was >> supposed to be a Sendspace link to a very recent recording of the Dawn >> Chorus from my garden. On looking again to my message I see that the >> Sendspace link is missing. >> >> I was hoping to let you all heare my Zoom H6 with the right angle clip on >> microphone recording the dozens of birds I have in my garden, but I suppose >> that I forgot to paste it in there. >> >> Another member had today asked me to give here the Youtube link as she >> didn't have a Senspace account. Unfortunately, I don't have a Youtube >> folder so could'nt help her out. >> >> Thats a great pity as I'd have loved for you all to listen and tell me >> what is wrong with my recording. >> >> Very best wishes. >> >> Andy. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georgina Joyce" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 8:30 PM >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Microphones for Zoom >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > Gena Call: M0EBP DMR ID: 2346259 Loc: IO83PS 73 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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