[Binaural] London Underground
Westbound Hammersmith & City Line from King’s Cross.
Please use headphones & mind the gap.
In My Ears
A Binuaral Experiment
[Binaural] New binaural mics
Unfortunately my beloved Soundprofessionals SP-TFB-2 binaural mics have started to malfunction together with my Tascam DR100. For some reason I am getting an extreme amount of hiss and the funny thing is that both recorder and the mics are working fine on their own with other equipment! But just not together anymore, can anyone solve the mystery? The binaural mics sounding great when connected to my Mbox2 and Tascam DR100 XLR preamps sounds great with other mics! Very strange I say! Recorder has even been off to Germany for a health check and came back fine…
Anyhow, to avoid silly VAT charges when ordering from the states and also out of pure curiosity I decided to buy and try the Soundman OKM II binaural microphones . Instead of being fitted with two XLRs they use a 3.5 mm connection but my package came with the A3 DC powering adapter for use with recorders that do not have a 3.5 mm mic in with plug in power (like on my DR100, doh!). Since I am bringing it down to line level using the adapter and line in on the DR100 I am not getting as high levels as I would have if I connected the microphones directly to a powered mic input. So the noise floor was a big concern for me. However, I am very pleasant surprised of the result of my first test!
This is a recording in a very very tine little park near Arsenal Stadium called Gillespie Park Local Nature Reserve. I had very low readings on my meters on the DR100 and have afterwards boosted the recording +21 dB (!). Sounds pretty damn clean to me!
[Sound Design] Slinky + Electric Guitar = Laser gun!
Ok, this is quite a simple test with me hitting a slinky attached to my cheap electric guitar. Got some vintage style laser gun-ish sounds out from it, will mount the slinky on a metal plate and attach a contact microphone on that as next step, the result will hopefully turn out a bit better. Until then enjoy the first springy laser guns!
Sample 1: Bright
Sample 2: Dark
[Electromagnetic] Hello, I’m a Mac.
Recording of electromagnetic fields from my iMac & iPhone
[Field recording] Tornväktaren, S:ta Maria Kyrkan (Tower Watchman St Marys Church) Ystad
My last recording before I leave my hometown Ystad.
Everynight 365 days a year from 9.15 pm to 1 am the tower watchman in St Marys Church blows his horn every 15 minutes to signal that everything is calm in the city (i.e. “nothing to worry about, continue sleeping”). It is a tradition from the 17th century and yes, it is a real person sitting up there in the tower blowing a huge horn!
The church itself has been founded around year 1200. It was destroyed by a storm and rebuilt in the middle of 17th century.
Recorded at 1 am, just outside the curch.
Picture from www.ystad.se where you also can find more info.
[Hydrophone] Waves against pier
I found a great hydrophone on Ebay and this is the first time I have tested it out in the field. Recorded from a small pier in Ystad, Östersjön (Baltic Sea).
[Binaural] Waves tumbling
Recorded this yesterday with my friend Lars on the beach in my hometown Ystad, Sweden. Holiday!!
Remember to listen with headphones!
[Binaural] Gatwick Airport
Had to catch an early flight to Copenhagen from Gatwick Airport.
Airports are funny places, people walking around in their summer clothes shopping alcohol, parfume and clothes at 7 in the morning! Time stands still in airports still people are constantly looking at their watches!
[Binaural] Laughing kids at Colchester Zoo
Can’t remember what animal they are all laughing at, think it’s a funny looking small monkey.
Colchester Zoo is a great place by the way, it’s huge!
[Binaural] Funland Arcade
Went past the Trocadero house at Picadilly Circus the other day and popped in to the Funland arcade for some recording. The soundscape in there is pretty wild..so enjoy!
Remember to put your headphones on!
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