Wanna' hear the swamp by my house? at DVinfo.net

Matt Gettemeier · July 7th, 2004, 09:53 PM

I guess it's getting late and I'm feeling punchy... I can't stop laughing at these damn frogs I recorded last night. There's a park not too far from me called Klondike Park. It's quite a little gem... I was scouting it as a possible location and unfortunately there is a power plant a couple miles away... and you can hear it humming in most of the audio... but it's not bad and the ambient "swamp" sounds are pretty entertaining...

I did this with 2 Oktavas on the end of a stick... er... "boom"... in ORTF configuration... in 2 blimps.

I'm sorry for the bit of handling noise that comes through in one or two parts... the skeeters were killin' me!

CLICK HERE for 4 different parts of the park... seperated by silence.

BTW this is a windows media file...

Ken Tanaka · July 7th, 2004, 10:09 PM

I got itchy just listening to that. Reminds my of my backpacking days.

That's actually a nice little clip. Good spacial ambience, particularly in the first two parts. You should offer that as a loop that city folks (like me) can play at bedtime.

Matt Gettemeier · July 8th, 2004, 07:41 PM

Thanks Ken! I thought I'd get a little more response then this... I'm pretty impressed with the Oktavas in ORTF configuration.

They 'aint no Schoeps, but if you saw where I was I doubt you'd have the Schoeps there anyway!

For run'n'gun shooting... 2 Oktavas on a stick sounds decent.

I'm planning to start a comprehensive collection of sound effects, both practical effects and ambience.

Sure there's always better stuff out there, but I think my kit gets some seriously detailed audio... If you turn it up just a bit, or use headphones... then the sense of 3D space is really good... also there are a hundred different sounds happening at once!

I'm gonna' be getting clips like that with my uberjammer* and 2 Rode studio mics... large diaphragms... THEN you'll hear some serious sh*t.

*uberjammer: noun. Term coined by Beas to represent a hodge-podge creation to shockmount and windshield 2 large mics.

Dave Largent · July 12th, 2004, 10:24 AM

Wow, Matt, pretty cool. Nice recordings. What was that buzzing
on the fourth one? And also the clicking on the fourth? What kinda creatures were those? Sounds like the Amazon! : - )

Matt Gettemeier · July 12th, 2004, 12:16 PM

The buzzing is some kind of insect... I don't know what? The clicking sound is crickets... crazy huh? I especially like how the cricket clicking oscillates around... I didn't touch any of these... this is exactly how they sounded as I stood there in the dark.

July 7th, 2004, 09:53 PM	#1
Matt Gettemeier Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 936	Wanna' hear the swamp by my house? I guess it's getting late and I'm feeling punchy... I can't stop laughing at these damn frogs I recorded last night. There's a park not too far from me called Klondike Park. It's quite a little gem... I was scouting it as a possible location and unfortunately there is a power plant a couple miles away... and you can hear it humming in most of the audio... but it's not bad and the ambient "swamp" sounds are pretty entertaining... I did this with 2 Oktavas on the end of a stick... er... "boom"... in ORTF configuration... in 2 blimps. I'm sorry for the bit of handling noise that comes through in one or two parts... the skeeters were killin' me! CLICK HERE for 4 different parts of the park... seperated by silence. BTW this is a windows media file...

July 7th, 2004, 10:09 PM	#2
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	I got itchy just listening to that. Reminds my of my backpacking days. That's actually a nice little clip. Good spacial ambience, particularly in the first two parts. You should offer that as a loop that city folks (like me) can play at bedtime. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

July 8th, 2004, 07:41 PM	#3
Matt Gettemeier Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 936	Thanks Ken! I thought I'd get a little more response then this... I'm pretty impressed with the Oktavas in ORTF configuration. They 'aint no Schoeps, but if you saw where I was I doubt you'd have the Schoeps there anyway! For run'n'gun shooting... 2 Oktavas on a stick sounds decent. I'm planning to start a comprehensive collection of sound effects, both practical effects and ambience. Sure there's always better stuff out there, but I think my kit gets some seriously detailed audio... If you turn it up just a bit, or use headphones... then the sense of 3D space is really good... also there are a hundred different sounds happening at once! I'm gonna' be getting clips like that with my uberjammer* and 2 Rode studio mics... large diaphragms... THEN you'll hear some serious sht. uberjammer: noun. Term coined by Beas to represent a hodge-podge creation to shockmount and windshield 2 large mics.

July 12th, 2004, 10:24 AM	#4
Dave Largent Trustee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,483	Wow, Matt, pretty cool. Nice recordings. What was that buzzing on the fourth one? And also the clicking on the fourth? What kinda creatures were those? Sounds like the Amazon! : - )

July 12th, 2004, 12:16 PM	#5
Matt Gettemeier Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 936	The buzzing is some kind of insect... I don't know what? The clicking sound is crickets... crazy huh? I especially like how the cricket clicking oscillates around... I didn't touch any of these... this is exactly how they sounded as I stood there in the dark.