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Quasi-binaural setup
Getting closer to the final aim of my investigations, this post will present some investigations on combining the microphone horn addons with a dummy head to form a quasi binaural recording setup....
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Wind screen experiments
In this post I will report on some investigation on a wind protection system. The general idea is to enclose the microphones with a thin fabric shield, e.g. the typical nylon stocking material. I was...
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Sound of crunched paper – volume calibration
In order to get the highest level of realism when listening to nature recordings, I think it is important to set the volume as close to the original sound as possible. Preferred listening volume, in...
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Directionality response of inclined angle horns
This post describes some measurements made on a set of different horn geometries. This time the horns, made of a bundle of toothpicks, have an inclined angle and is not symmetrical. The frequency...
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Visualisation of directional frequency response
In the last couple of months, I’ve been working on a method for getting a nice visual characterization of a microphone’s directional frequency and phase response. It is an alternative method to the...
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Sound of thunder and rain in copenhagen 14th May 2011
Here is another recording from my balcony. Again some rain is developing, but now spiced up with a few thunder blasts (at 0:10, 2:52, 4:31 and finally 7:38 !). They are pretty much louder! compared to...
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Rain the the forest – Dyrehaven 16th of May 2011
Recording from Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen 16th of May 2011, afternoon. It was steadily raining but otherwise very quiet in the forest. (I actually like the thought of being able to record at very...
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Optimized Pressure Equalizer for QTC40 for Semi/Far Distance Recordings
This post describes the microphone pressure equalizers I currently prefer to use for nature and location music recordings. They are easily constructed and shaped using a bundle of wooden sticks (match...
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Combined Audio-Video setup
I have recently been working on the idea of merging high quality audio and video (admitted, not a particular new idea! ) I think the audio quality of many nature and wildlife TV series lacks quality....
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CYL-Filter – Moiré and aliasing filter for HD DSLR video
It is now possible to acquire the moiré and aliasing filter (CYL-Filter) fitted into a standard filter frame (size 49, 52, 55, 58, 62 and 67 mm). See more info about the this filter method in the...
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Field recording by bicycle – Copenhagen – 2nd December 2013
Being a quite experienced cyclist in Copenhagen, I like to share some of my experiences from the bicycle lane, – here through a few portable field recordings (audio+video). At the moment it’s...
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Simple test to evaluate DSLR video aliasing and Moiré performance
[Updated article...] Aliasing and Moire issues are heavily discussed topics for DSLR HD video, however the performance evaluations remain very subjective and are typically based on random Youtube or...
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Tree-Ears microphone setup
This is a demonstration of an another variant of the binaural microphone setup presented in the last post. This concept could well be called something like a tree-ears microphone setup. I think it can...
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Variable Anti-Moire and Anti-aliasing Filter for DSLR digital video – DIY
This is an update on the CYL-filter method for anti-aliasing of DSLR video, and a description of how to get a filter which has a variable anti-aliasing filter strength. The method is to simply use two...
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