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Toronto Stealth Ambience

Posted onFebruary 12, 2018February 27, 2018AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

Following my recording sessions from New York, Chicago and Philadelphia; I wandered into the city of Toronto in ultra cold winter and snow, I focused mainly on interior public spaces. It is such a mixed city, with many communities from Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsambience, Atmosphere, Canada, city, interior, public space, Stealth, surround, Toronto

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

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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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