#1136

I have used iDensity on iOS to play and mangle several field recordings in a live setting. Since it’s not a sampler player by itself, it’s a matter of adjusting the playback speed, density and grain-size to get a smooth playback. Also, iDensity supports AUV3 plugins which you can use by routing signals in a matrix mixer style. Additionally there’s a floating mixer window which comes handy to adjust volume/panning on the fly without changing between samples.

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#1137

hi, curious if it will last all day with the 48V phantom switched on all 4 channels.

#1138

It should–I run all day with two channels on phantom, and there’s plenty of juice left at the end of the day. In fact, I’ve switched to a 10000 mAh Anker pack to save a bit of weight.

#1139

Fieldscaper and Borderlands are other good iOS options for live sample mangling.

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#1140

Koala FX was just released. Seems a right proper mangler.

#1141

I’m very excited to have just received my Lom Usi Pros in the mail. I’m plotting out a Pelican for storing my Lom kit, and the following question just popped into my head after realizing the mics shipped in an anti-static bag: is there any danger in storing the mics nestled in the foam of a case without also being inside an anti-static bag?

#1142

I keep mine in a plastic storage box, and haven’t had any issues. Can’t think of a good reason to keep them in an antistatic bag. I’ve got a fair number of mics, and never stored any of them in anti-static bags. Have fun!

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#1143

I’ve got this on order, @stephenvit! Also, I’ve rediscovered my copy of your Room40 colab with Steve Roden. I’d forgotten how beautiful that release is. Very good for quiet Sunday mornings. :blush:

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#1144

good to know, thank you!

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#1145

thank you! Collaborating with Steve is always one of my favorites

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#1146

Recorded this with a Zoom H6 and hydrophone a few weeks ago. The low bridge is above a narrow section of river and the hydrophone is in the water below. It’s raining too. The recording was made by lowering the hydrophone down into the water from the bridge. The water is fairly shallow but flowing at quite a speed. Added some music. Thanks for listening.

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#1147

Here’s also the second one of my making-of videos. This one is abouta sandmill and the inside of a bridge.

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#1148

I’ve started to dig through this article and it’s very interesting! Thanks for the heads up! I still don’t know if I am interested in the Geofon or not, but it does seem to do a great job at capturing the lower end of the spectrum, which seems to pair well with contact mics, which tend to capture the higher spectrum.

A question to those who have a Geofon: the official specs say it can capture down to 10Hz, did anybody try to record some really low frequencies and then speed them up?

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#1149

I have noticed that the link I posted 18 months ago is no longer useful. DPA has changed their Web site and no longer offer information at that link. They do provide information on spacing of omni mics in a couple other places on their Web site. The first link I liked is focussed on recording an orchestra, which is a task very similar to field recording!

https://www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/classical-orchestra-a-b-stereo

"Channel separation in the A-B Stereo technique is determined by the distance between the microphones. Compromises have to be made so that the orchestra sounds natural with a proper stereo width. Normally the spacing is adjusted between 40 and 60 cm. Some producers favour greater spacings of between 1 and 2.5 meters and sometimes more, but in these cases a hole will start to appear in the middle of the stereo image. This can only be compensated by using a third microphone placed between the two others.

The use of A-B Stereo techniques without support microphones can create an extremely convincing depth in the stereo image and capture a realistic room impression. The sound sources, ie musical instruments and room reflections, are picked up with the correct time alignment relative to the placement of the main stereo pair, which explains why this method is often regarded as the purist’s choice."

The second link I liked is this more technical analysis of mic spacing for a variety of different microphone types, including omni and directional mics. It is a very thorough discussion of stereo mic principles and techniques.

https://www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/stereo-recording-techniques-and-setups

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#1150

Bit of airplane formed the main pad sound in the Scy1e track here - all field recordings from a trip to the foothills of Mt Shasta in July, put together on OPZ.
Felt like cheating, but sounded so nice…

(its the short track)

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#1152

Have you recorded with the line in? Does it take line level?

I want to pick something up to record my little modular set up and I like how small the A10 is compared to the Zoom’s etc.

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#1153

Yes i’ve recorded with input with mic and line in. I’ve made a pair of diy mic’s based on the capsule that the usi’s use. That works great. Even better the the built in mics.
And i also recently recorded the output of my TTSH with it. I’m not really sure if that is line or modular level.

I’ve compared it with my Zoom H1 and it’s way better the that. I’ve also compared it wit my D100 and the D100 is also way better the the A10. So it’s a kind of mid range recorder. A bit priceyer then it should be.

But I really love it for its size. It’s a lot smaller the the H1. It charges via USB so no hassle with batteries. It’s always in my bag.

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#1154

Thanks. I’d only be using it, at least for now, with the audio in from modular, I’m not really sure how the quality compares between different models with that use.

A used Zoom H5 is about the same price but I do like tiny, so trying to work out if there’s a noticeable difference in audio quality when not using the mics.

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#1155

I would definitely get a Sony D100 over a two channel Zoom recorder any day, unless you’re going to record only loud sound sources like a Camaro. Although I haven’t used a Zoom recorder in a few years, I remember the preamps being very noisy when recording ambiances.

I don’t know your budget, but if you want something with XLR inputs I would go with a Sound Devices MixPre 3. It’s small and the preamps are very clean. If you want to hear some recordings done with D100 let me know, I have a bunch.

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#1156

This will just be for a bit of fun and recording some modular sketches so there’s no real need for me to spend too much on this. Definitely no Sony D100 for me! :slight_smile:

I’ll either go for the Zoom H5, a used Sony PCM-M10 or this teeny tiny A10.

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