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Best mic to record wind with.
Tomorrow I'll be going out to a stretch of highway and coasting a pickup truck down a hill with the engine off and placing things with holes (plywood, old fridges, big empty bottle …
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8answers
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how to record wind?
hello all,
excuse my noob'iness, but i really don't know how to record wind...i know one technique with contact mics, but other than that how do you go about recording wind?
p.s. …
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Some tips to soften wind noise.
I am editing a documentary where some of the interviews were done outside without any wind protection and of course its hitting the diaphragm pretty hard.
I am trying to just soft …
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5answers
274 views
Wind Farm / Wind Turbine
Hi,
I'm currently doing a documentary film, and I'm stuck in a sequence featuring a wind farm / wind turbines.
Do you guys know how do these things sound like? Anyone have any rec …
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2answers
164 views
Hurricane Preparedness
So, with Irene making a projected bee-line for DC (and the rest of the East Coast) I'm thinking I don't have enough Hurricane in my library. After the recent question about recordi …
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Come on Irene! Hurricane recording
So, while the rest of the East Coast is freaking out, I plan on going out and recording as much chaos and destruction as my SD cards can hold. I was wondering if any others will be …
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3answers
170 views
Rycote Hex Head Key?
I have been using the Rode Blimp for a while but I just picked up a new Mic (Sanken Css5) and a Rycote windscreen. The Rycote comes with something called a "Hex Head Key", anyone …
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3answers
203 views
Wind protection for a Lav
Hello everyone,
Today I'm looking to find the best possible wind protection for a lav mic. Something that does a great job, yet also sounds good in the bargain. I know, a catch 22 …
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Discovery of Wind in the Studio
Dear All,
I'd like to share a win I had today in recording wind.
I took a Coleman camping air mattress, filled it brimming full of air, and let it deflate by opening it up and pl …
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Another Discovery of Wind in the Studio
It's Sunday.
Here's another recording I just did.
This time I took the same Kleenex box I used before and without any air flow, I stuck it on the ground, placed the hole right ne …
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4answers
534 views
Alternative to standard Sony PCM D50 windsock?
Has anyone with a Sony PCM D50 had better luck with an alternative or custom windsock?
Cutting out wind from recordings on near-windless days is getting a bit tired..
It's great …
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Creating Evocative Wind Sounds
I love that video of Ben Burt showing how he made winds for WALL-E by dragging that boxing bag around on a lino floor - see at 7 minutes in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch? …
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keeping insects away from furry windscreens
Not sure how common a problem this is for people... Lately I've been recording in 'buggy' places to capture ambient nature sounds. I recently upgraded to some decent cardioid mics …
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How do you edit out wind?
I'm using a Sony MZ-M10 with the stock mic, and a sock wrapped around it (not much wind protection). I just recorded the recycling truck making its rounds, but the wind blew just b …