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Pushing your hydrophone to the limit

Who has risked their microphone investment and have it pay off? Submerged in boiling water Frozen in ice Dipped in liquids other than water, ie. syrup, molasses, oil, etc Floated …
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Recording MS without a decoder?

So I have access to a Neumann RSM 191. I was planning on taking it out and seeing what I could capture, but realized that I have no way to decode the MS while recording. See, I ha …
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How to capture tire (tyre) textures when recording vehicles?

When reading Yewdall's Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, you can read him talking about varying road textures in the movie Christine... I can't quite represent myself how one …
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Recording Sound Effects in Urban Environments

So, I'm a sound effects recordist that lives in downtown Orlando. Now, for a huge city, Orlando isn't terribly noisy (compared to NYC or LA at least), but I do often find it diffi …