Wow Grant, what a treat this post is! Starting with the Line Audio CM4s recording I love the fact that you left in the talking into the mic for field note purposes. Which is usually the part that gets edited out by most people, but I feel it gives us the listener a sense of you. This is one of the reasons why I recommended the movie Cameraperson to you. This topic is also brought up in all the interviews in the book In The Field as well, "do you like to have yourself in the recording?" I myself do! Whether you can hear me or not I want to be there in the action in which case you might hear me breathing or mutter something every once in a while. Secondly I definitely prefer the sound of the Line Audio CM4s over the LOM's. The sound is fantastic, so clear with a realistic feel and delivers a better depth of field IMO.
The LOM recording is not to be written off by any means, it's also a really great recording although my ears do detect a hint of shelf noise (very slight, almost not worth mentioning) compared to the CM4s. The location you chose for both recordings is a winner. The rhythm of the lapping waves against the dock pillars, the low end hum of distant motors, sea birds and the occasional human sounds sprinkled in. A wonderful listening experience indeed.
Ha ha! I did wonder about editing that out, but then this was explicitly a test, so I thought I’d keep it in. And I do agree - I think the CM4s came out great, although the Lom Usi’s did have a bit more top end.
And it’s one of the things I love about your recordings - one you sent me where someone stopped to ask what you were doing. I’m sure I’d have stopped recording, but you just rolled on and had a lovely chat with them instead! Beautiful.
I do constantly wonder about the capture of sounds, and the struggle to get something pure, when in reality there is so much going on in and around us these days, that maybe year, that plane overhead is annoying but is part of the same world as the birdsong.
Absolutely! And what is this so called Pure? Of course I get what most think they want as pure, but in reality capturing what is actually happening is in essence truly pure. As time goes on too it will be even more appreciated for it's purity.
Wow Grant, what a treat this post is! Starting with the Line Audio CM4s recording I love the fact that you left in the talking into the mic for field note purposes. Which is usually the part that gets edited out by most people, but I feel it gives us the listener a sense of you. This is one of the reasons why I recommended the movie Cameraperson to you. This topic is also brought up in all the interviews in the book In The Field as well, "do you like to have yourself in the recording?" I myself do! Whether you can hear me or not I want to be there in the action in which case you might hear me breathing or mutter something every once in a while. Secondly I definitely prefer the sound of the Line Audio CM4s over the LOM's. The sound is fantastic, so clear with a realistic feel and delivers a better depth of field IMO.
The LOM recording is not to be written off by any means, it's also a really great recording although my ears do detect a hint of shelf noise (very slight, almost not worth mentioning) compared to the CM4s. The location you chose for both recordings is a winner. The rhythm of the lapping waves against the dock pillars, the low end hum of distant motors, sea birds and the occasional human sounds sprinkled in. A wonderful listening experience indeed.
Ha ha! I did wonder about editing that out, but then this was explicitly a test, so I thought I’d keep it in. And I do agree - I think the CM4s came out great, although the Lom Usi’s did have a bit more top end.
And it’s one of the things I love about your recordings - one you sent me where someone stopped to ask what you were doing. I’m sure I’d have stopped recording, but you just rolled on and had a lovely chat with them instead! Beautiful.
I do constantly wonder about the capture of sounds, and the struggle to get something pure, when in reality there is so much going on in and around us these days, that maybe year, that plane overhead is annoying but is part of the same world as the birdsong.
Absolutely! And what is this so called Pure? Of course I get what most think they want as pure, but in reality capturing what is actually happening is in essence truly pure. As time goes on too it will be even more appreciated for it's purity.
Looking forward to the listening part of this post! Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Have uploaded some examples for your own ears now!