Untangle those headphones and pop them on your head:
Stereo recording with Olympus LS-10, Sound Devices Mix Pre mixer and two DPA 4060 omni mics, stuck on the ends of a coathanger!
Yes, this is the tried and tested method recommended by Chris Watson on his day-long workshop at Kew Gardens this Monday. Thanks to Sound and Music for setting these events up – it was a fantastic day with a lovely bunch of film makers, composers and audio artists, and of course Chris Watson himself. It’s all à propos his installation in the Palm House, Whispering in the Leaves, which you really should try to hear – it’s on until September 5th.
Those DPA mics are coming my way soon. Officially this arrangment is known as spaced omnis, in this case spaced out along a coathanger. The mics are extremely small. I already have a coathanger fortunately.
thanks for sharing the recording. it really is a genius setup and great sound. been nice to meet you at the workshop, like your blog too.
Great to finally meet you too! I’m hanging fire at the moment, but will probably get them from Pinknoise http://bit.ly/3GMgFs – they sell the set (2 x DPA, XLR adaptors, and other odds and ends) for £650. Seems the best price right now.
I’m just now listening to Chris’ ‘Cima Verde’ on Spotify – lots of owl sounds for you!
where have you ordered yours from?
great to meet you and thanks for posting this recording here; it sounds great!