Rode NT1-A : Morning at the beach

Just the sound of nature. Soft waves licking the shoreline, and a pair of terns getting their breakfast, and a ship passing 8-10 km´s away.
Purpose of recording Tinnitus Masking.
Use good speakers or headphones.
Recordet with a pair of RØDE NT1-A`s, FMR Audio RNP8380, ZOOM H4N.
NT1-A´s into FMR Audio RNP 8380 mic preamp (gain 54 db), H4N input level 10. Mic´s in XY conf. 45 degrees L/R to the water, 8 meters (24 ft) away.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rode NT1-A. FMR Audio
• RNP 8380
• ZOOM H4N
• Tinnitus Masking.

[TheSoundclip]

@darkgriffon64

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Dosn´t wawes & birds sound like this in english ?

;-)

[TheSoundclip]

@biopter You´r right the Small Forreststream sounds thinner than Morning at the beach. I can´t pinpoint exactly why, i have used the same setting for HighPassFilter, which is the only thing done too the raw take,exept the Noise Reduction. The sound from the stream itself hasn´t as much low frequensy energy, as the sound from the wave action has, so that could explain it . . . . . But the birds also sounds fuller and rithcer at the M a b I think it is because the RNP, but i can´t prove it.

[biopter]

@TheSoundclip This recording is also very clean. I don't know if it's the source, but it does sound a bit thinner to me, compared to "Morning at the beach".

Taimur

[biopter]

@TheSoundclip Thank you! This is really helpful.

Taimur

[TheSoundclip]

My soundclip "Small Forreststream" is recorded without the RNP preamp. The NT 1A´s direct into Zoom H4n input level 80, and the noise reduction as above.

Lars

[TheSoundclip]

I use some post recording noise reducing (20-25 db). I start by making a noice profile, wich is a recording with exactly the same recording ajustments, as the original recording, but without any signal = a recording of the noise only. When noise is isolated it can be extraced from the original recording. Checkout Your audio software helpfiles.

[TheSoundclip]

@biopter I don´t think that using the FMR RNP will lower the noisefloor significally. The GA R1 Active is pretty Sensitivy (-42 dB) for a ribbonmic and the Seltnoise (< 18 dB) is not to bad, but the RNP will still have to be cranked pretty hard, so it will also hiss. The RNP will give a better soundquality though, seperat PSU, isolation from digital signals, better made preamp and so on. Some noise reduction will be needed.

[biopter]

This is brilliant! I was looking for a similar solution. I have a Zoom H4n and a pair of Golden Age R1 Active ribbon mics. If I plug them into the H4n directly, I have to raise the recording level up to 70 and that makes for significant hiss. I was wondering if using the FMR RNP as a preamp between the ribbons and the H4n would lower the noise floor. I noticed that you have kept the H4n input level at 10 and that must have made a big difference.

Thank you.

[TheSoundclip]

@morrissteven Batterypack is just a standard batterypack of 10 pcs AA NiMh cells. If You have the FOSTEX FR-2 LE recorder, then start by using that, it has all You need to get going, exept some sensitive mics. My rig is OK and the NT-1a´s are sensitive, high output and very low noise, but not too easy to use in the field, the sound quallity though, is not to be beaten.

[morrissteven]

@TheSoundclip I'm very interested in this-- what kind of 12 volt battery pack were you using? Sounds like you've got a great field recording rig! I'm interested in it. I'd like to get into field recording as well and the H4n seems like a nice alternative to the FR2LE (fostex). I appreciate it!