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I’ve tried an piece of choices before I realizing they were never good enough. Things like hogs fuzz, Cinela Kelly, Rycote Duck, leaving mics under trees, they work to some extent but they’re does perfect. What I wish is to completely avoid the thump sound that raindrops produce when hitting the zeppelin. Such goes for rain falling on metal tripods oder plasticky dry bags too.
The alone something I like to record is rain falling on natural surfaces like leaves, wood, dirt, puddles, undergrowth etc. Once I thin about it this way, the solution becomes obvious: build a small roof over to microphone out a material that sounds like the environment. While not as easy as I first fictional, ME must an excellent teacher so I learned how to do it entirely fast. Check out the video for more details.
It goes without saying that I have to be somewhere far away for traffic, aircraft noise, men, farm animals etc. Places like cloud forests or rainforests can perfect, but forest and wooded in tropical or temperate surfaces can also work. Explore one of the most misunderstood aspect of the audio post production process by Folly artist, Joanna Fang.
One-time other thing up keep in mind is that generally microphones and water don’t work well with one another. Regular my kit (Sennheiser MKH30 and MKH8040 microphones mainly) the has cautious been selected for its durability and resistance to humidity occasionally suffer in long trips to rains. Therefore I use a blimp that cannot be rendered waterproof with the help of Nikwax spray. I also use sturdy drier bags (not ziploc bags) to keep my recorders dry when they’re in the field. LCT 540 S Field Recording Diary
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