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

Dragan Noveski wrote: sorry. kind of a colloquial teaser ;) - i should have been more subtle since that "Foul lang" thread. /nothing personal/ (the 14'56" Brecker version) i just scrolled and looked at the images there; I didn't actually read it :) to resume the original subject: search the web for field-recording equipment and microphone characteristics. - Many movie and TV productions do have information about outdoor-recording setups! it also highly depends on the application: if you want to "aim" at a bird or if you want to capture the whole surroundings. 0Hz does not always make sense. adding a low cut increases the dynamic-range, but then again it all depends on the speakers used for listening to the end-product: cinema-PA, car-stereo, audio-books,.. ? the low-budget solution is to buy one of those battery powered old MiniDisc-condenser mics. For the "santa cruz mountain" experience, i suggest you rent some pro-equipment for a week-end. you might even get some mic&preamps cheap if you rent 'em off-hours, but I might be too optimistic there. if possible go extreme: take a omidirectional micro and one of those shot-guns - sounds to remember. consider sharing: http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/ "santa cruz mountains" -> No files found... remember LAC: http://trinityaudiogroup.com/ "walk and mix technology" ;)