I’ve been known to record a few ambiences from my Brooklyn apartment over the years. Hurricane Sandy is on her way, and there is not much going on outside … yet.
Here’s a bit of ambience I recorded last week during a short rainstorm:
Light rain was falling, a small bird chirped away, and the occasional car rolled by on the street. This recording was made around rush hour, and I’m struck by the relative quiet. We’ll see what Sandy brings tomorrow.
Recording Geek Note: Rig consists of Schoeps CMC5′s setup for MS, with the MK4 as the mid. It was all tracked to a Sound Devices 744T at 24/96 with a Cooper CS–104 as a front end.
RECENT WRITING
Dragging This Quad Around
I’ve been trying to drag the quad rig around more lately, and I recently found myself in a Brooklyn apartment with a nice view of the water and all of the happenings that go on in "cool town." This day, it was early enough on a weekend morning where there wasn’t a ton happening except for the din of light
The Hunt For Leaf Pickup
It totally sounds like a broken caterpillar drive in the making.
The Hunt For Garden Table
Turbulence. I don’t like that.