Re: [Sursound] Binaural Microphone options
Rycote now make these - not cheap, but incredibly effective: I now have a pair of ex-theatre DPA4061s taped to the outside of a window of our flat as we get visited quite often by a wonderfully vocal blackbird who sits on the railing and marks out his territory by singing lustily to the surrounding rivals. The recording I've linked to here is an example: the background noise is actually a very strong wind blowing through the leaves of a tall tree in the across the way, so you should have some idea of how blowy it was. Not a trace of wind blast on the DPAs with the Rycote Mini-Windjammers fitted, even with the big gust near the end of the file. http://snd.sc/lbaFbi Regards, John On 19 May 2011, at 20:04, Bill de Garis wrote: > A baby dead cat on top of them would have been pretty much perfect. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
Re: [Sursound] Binaural Microphone options
Bill de Garis wrote: > I've had a couple of Len's DPA4060's since 2000. > They are first class mics. Two more options: The various Soundman OKM models... http://soundman.de/en/intro_en.html and the Ohrwurm (ear worm) mics made by a guy in Norther Germany... http://www.ohrwurmaudio.de/paypal.html I especially like his windscreens. They are very efficient and the price is simply unbeatable. Been using them with both OKM and Ohrwurm mics. There's a selection of soundscape recordings I've made with binaural mics, on my old website: http://www.fotoralf.be/audio/binaural/ Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
Re: [Sursound] Binaural Microphone options
I've had a couple of Len's DPA4060's since 2000. They are first class mics. Used them attached to my glasses just above my ears and they gave the most startling realism when played back on my Senny HD25 cans. I've had people jump and turn quickly when listening to recordings of motorbikes going up large rocks made with those DPA's. I think I figured out why people jumped and turned - they were standing in the paddock of a world championship event and knowing there were no bikes in front of them they instinctively thought the bikes were behind them. I was practically alongside the bikes when they were going up the huge rocks so it was scary for the listener to believe (even if only for an instant) that a bike was doing something like that so close to them. Those DPA's also give excellent quality on music but you may need a pad before your mic inputs if you are at a very heavily amplified venue. I bought the switchable bass cut version but never have used it as the bass cut starts too high for my taste. Oh and they're very susceptible to wind noise, virtually unusable outdoors even on a day with no apparent wind. I never used them without the little foam balls - a baby dead cat on top of them would have been pretty much perfect. Very easy to lose the foam balls off them - ended up hitting up a dentist for some miniature rubber bands to hold the foam balls on to the capsule. Bill de Garis On 19/05/2011 9:11 a.m., Len Moskowitz wrote: Chris Pike wrote: There are various options around for binaural recording. When considering recordings on real heads (for individualised HRTF sets) what microphones do you recommend? Clearly there going to be a large range in price and quality. B&K 4101 for example may be out of my price range. If your budget is adequate, we'd recommend our High End Binaural (HEB) microphone set. They use a well-matched pair of the DPA 4060-series capsules. The B&K 4101 uses the same capsules. The HEBs have a considerably lower price. On a related note what is the best approach for blockage of the ear canal when making these recordings with in-ear microphones? Any references would be appreciated. If you want to do in-ear binaural recordings, we recommend bringing the HEBs to your local hearing aid technician and having them make a custom set of silicone ear molds. In the US that costs around $100. They can also be mounted near-ear by using clip mounts attached to the earpieces of a set of eyeglasses. Len Moskowitz (mosko...@core-sound.com) Core Sound LLC www.core-sound.com ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
Re: [Sursound] Binaural Microphone options
Chris Pike wrote: There are various options around for binaural recording. When considering recordings on real heads (for individualised HRTF sets) what microphones do you recommend? Clearly there going to be a large range in price and quality. B&K 4101 for example may be out of my price range. If your budget is adequate, we'd recommend our High End Binaural (HEB) microphone set. They use a well-matched pair of the DPA 4060-series capsules. The B&K 4101 uses the same capsules. The HEBs have a considerably lower price. On a related note what is the best approach for blockage of the ear canal when making these recordings with in-ear microphones? Any references would be appreciated. If you want to do in-ear binaural recordings, we recommend bringing the HEBs to your local hearing aid technician and having them make a custom set of silicone ear molds. In the US that costs around $100. They can also be mounted near-ear by using clip mounts attached to the earpieces of a set of eyeglasses. Len Moskowitz (mosko...@core-sound.com) Core Sound LLC www.core-sound.com ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
[Sursound] Binaural Microphone options
Hi all, There are various options around for binaural recording. When considering recordings on real heads (for individualised HRTF sets) what microphones do you recommend? Clearly there going to be a large range in price and quality. B&K 4101 for example may be out of my price range. On a related note what is the best approach for blockage of the ear canal when making these recordings with in-ear microphones? Any references would be appreciated. Also I have some moulded ear plugs with removable filters. Does anyone have any experience with using custom moulds with microphones? Thanks Chris Pike http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
