[LAU] best mic(s) for environmenal recording?

[Peter Plessas]

Soundman OKM In-Ear Binaural Microphones?
My preferred small and portable solution...

lg, PP

Brad Fuller wrote:
> Mike Taht wrote:
>> This is a bit off topic for this list, but I thought I'd try (all my 
>> recording gear is 96khz/24 bit & Linux based, does that help?)
>>
>> I am selling my house deep in the santa cruz mountains, and I think 
>> the things I'm going to miss most is the birdsong and other sounds of 
>> the wilderness around me. So, I keep thinking, I should pick up a good 
>> mic soon (stereo mic, or matched pair) - either buy, borrow, or rent 
>> for a few days - and record it all, so I can recreate the ambiance and 
>> memories of this place one day in the future.
>>
>> Recordings done outside over the years with my available mics - SM-57, 
>> SM-58, an AT tube mic, etc - have all generally been kind of hissy and 
>> not up to the quality of other environmental recordings I've heard. 
>> Maybe that's also a factor of the pre-amps I've used, or inadaquate 
>> screening for wind.
>>
>> I have daydreams about somehow making this into a high-resolution 
>> surround sound mix, or doing an enormous recording (from dawn til 
>> dusk, from dusk til dawn)
>>
>> But I'm WAAAY out of my depth here as to how to get the best recording 
>> of the outdoors.
> 
> hello neighbor,
> 
> Did you try PZMs? Could be great for your particular situation.
>