From: Kevin Austin ()
Date: May 6, 2008
Subject:
Re: Advice on hardware: zoom h2 + okm2?
There's a simple test.
Sit in a room and play a sine tone sweep from (say) 30 - 16kHz, about
2 minutes. Have one mic in your ear, and the other free-standing away
from your head. Look at the stereo file afterwards.
Best
Kevin
On 2008, May 6, at 4:24 PM, Hector Centeno wrote:
> I've been doing some binaural recordings with in-ear microphones but I
> find the cavity effect ("canned" sound) created by the ear's pinnae to
> be annoying and very difficult to EQ. Is this a normal thing that has
> to be dealt with when doing in-ear recordings or is just the design of
> my microphones or even my own ears? Recordings done with the mics out
> of the ears sound spectrally well balanced and natural.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hector
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:07 AM, David Mooney/Maxine Heller
> wrote:
>> I have used OKMs for urban field recording for years with a portable
>> minidisc recorder and the results have always been good. They pick up
>> distant quiet sounds quite well and the directional information,
>> even with
>> the compressed MD format, is impressive. Their only drawback is
>> sensitivity
>> to wind. Someone on this list suggested wearing a wool stocking
>> cap, but I
>> haven't tried that yet.
>>
>> As for the recorder, the new kid on the block might be worth a
>> look. The
>> current (May) issue of Electronic Musician reviews the Sony PCM-D50
>> This
>> looks like a good deal for the price (approx 500USD), certainly
>> better than
>> their PCM-D1 at over 1800USD. I'm giving it a hard look to replace
>> the
>> minidisc recorder. If anyone's tried the PCM-D50, I'd welcome some
>> feedback.
>>
>>
>>
>> At 12:41 PM 5/1/2008, you wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was thinking about getting some hardware to make some field
>>> recordings,
>>> as also recordings in general. Apparently a very hip combination
>>> these
>>> days is the Zoom H2 recorder (http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/
>>> )
>>> + the Soundman Okm2 binaural mics (can't find a good link). I
>>> would like
>>> to ask you experienced people:
>>>
>>> - I want to do some normal on-the-street recordings, not necessarily
>>> audiophile high-end material (but also not low budget).
>>> portability is
>>> also an issue. Is this setup right?
>>> - as someone told me, the Okm aren't indicated to record a
>>> concert, but
>>> very good for other cases. has anyone tried them? But the h2 seems
>>> to be
>>> good enough for all kinds of recordings, right?
>>> - I didn't read any bad remarks about the h2, is there anything
>>> else to
>>> consider? Do you know any other alternatives to this setup - being
>>> in the
>>> same price range, and ease of use?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Joćo Pais
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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