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Quad / Double Stereo Config

Posted onApril 25, 2018April 25, 2018AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

I have been testing out my config in the Switzerland country around Interlaken. I put in place an ORTF Stereo with Sennheiser MKH8090, coupled with a stereo pair of DPA 4060 spaced omnis. All connected to Sound Devices MixPre-6. I Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsambience, Atmosphere, double stereo, quad, soundscape, switzerland

Chicago – Stealthy Surround Recording

Posted onSeptember 22, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

Here is a sneak peek at my stealth recording session in Chicago. Those were done using the SSS technique. Recorded all in Quad surround

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsambience, Chicago, city, quad, Sennheiser, sound devices, sss, Stealth, surround, USA

wall street new york

[ Wall Street ] Stealth Recording

Posted onAugust 23, 2017August 23, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

People’s workday, doing their stuff in the big apple! Wall Street is almost dark and gloom. Relentless up and down steps Business men are hustling around! Another busy day!

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsnew york, nyc, quad, Stealth, USA, wall street

Amazon Dawn

Sunrise in the Amazonian Forest Canopy

Posted onApril 16, 2017April 16, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

On top of the tower at Guacamayo Lodge. This morning dawn chorus at canopy level in the Amazon Rainforest. Captured in Quad Surround and Ambisonics with Sound Devices 788t. Situated in Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsAmazon, ambisonis, cuyabeno, dawn, forest, quad, Rainforest, sunrise

Amazon Ambisonics

In the Amazon Rainforest Quad & Ambisonics

Posted onApril 15, 2017April 15, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

  Going deep in the forest to find silence and purity… A little muddy stream… Crossing a Walking tree along the way…

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsAmazon, ambience, Ambisonics, atmos, ecuador, quad, Rainforest

Laguna Cuicocha

High Hike around Laguna Cuicocha

Posted onApril 10, 2017April 10, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

This morning I got a taxi ride until the entrance of the reserve at Laguna Cuicocha. I hiked up on the edge of the mountain encircling the Laguna. What a wonderful scenary! From up here it is possible to see Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsambience, cuicocha, double ortf, ecuador, hike, laguna, lake, nature, quad, volcano

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I’m Stéphane Fufa Dufour, a nomadic field recordist exploring the world through sound. SoundXplorer is my journal of the places I travel, the moments I record, and the stories behind each sonic discovery.
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I took 9 different microphone setups into the field around Penang, Malaysia to hear how they actually compare when recording the same environments.

This is not a laboratory test or a technical measurement session. The goal was to compare the **sound, character and stereo image** of each microphone in real-world field recording situations.

I used these microphones:

• Schoeps CCM 41
• Sennheiser MKH 8090
• Immersive Soundscapes Earsight Nano
• LOM mikroUši
• FEL Clippy EM272
• Sonorous Objects SO.103
• Immersive Soundscapes Earsight Thumb
• Immersive Soundscapes Earsight V2
• Sony PCM-D100

The recordings cover a variety of environments and sources around Penang, including Chew Jetty, a wet market, forest ambience, sea waves, a motorcycle pass-by, a cityscape with the call to prayer, a quiet botanical garden, distant city sirens and various studio objects.

Each microphone was recorded simultaneously where possible, using different recorders and stereo configurations depending on the rig. No EQ, compression or other processing was applied.

🎧 **Read the full article, including technical specifications and a more detailed analysis:**
https://soundxplorer.com/microphone-comparison-in-the-field-nine-compact-stereo-rigs

The idea was not to find one "best" microphone, but to find out which microphones I personally preferred for different recording situations.

Recorded in Penang, Malaysia.

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9 Microphones Compared in the Field | Real-World Field Recording Test
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