Audio Media - September 2008 - (Page 38) > water, calm water strong wind, light wind, and so on. The results were great. If you’re on the boat, physically experiencing it without recording it, there are a lot of sounds going on at once, and it is quite hard to decipher what you’re hearing…it sounds a little bit like white noise… The recording was different though. We were able to pinpoint different aspects of the boat’s sounds with different mics. So the two bow mics would pick up the bow wash, while the MS set-up would pick up a stereo image of the middle of the boat, and the DPA on the exhaust would pick up the wash going behind. When it got choppy the bow wash sounds were fantastic, and I nearly fell in twice – managed to dip the tip of both booms in the water at various points. Even when the wind is relatively calm, it can still get pretty hairy on yachts. On the second pass, one of the three mics pointed at the sail, with Martin still downstairs… The sail flapping was excellent. As were the halyards, and all the various mechanisms (winch, etc) in action. Before the third pass we went back to the harbour and recorded a lot of static sounds (boat moored) creaking gently on calm water, harbour atmos, static manoeuvres (raising the gib sail), fenders knocking, interior fx and atmosses, and even a multi-miked recording of me running on the jetty trying to emulate Meryl Streep (it’s strange what Ads 28/8/08 12:28 Page Calrec Audio Media you do when Abba are involved). That was miked up with a 4062 on the jetty, for Take 2 weight, and then twin-boomed from each end of the jetty using the 4017 and Sennheiser. It was a great recording, until I fell over. On the third pass, we adopted a different array to see what sort of results it would bring. This time we felt we had enough interior recording and bought Martin up on deck. We kept a 4062 on the exhaust, and strapped a combo of mid and high (4060, 4061) 2 sensitivity mics on the mast of the yacht – I figured if one went down for whatever reason, then the other would be just as valid. Martin then put a 4060 on the bow itself (very brave as it could so easily get wet), and then also the 4017 once again pointing at the bow, but also out to sea, and the other two mics on the sails. We got some excellent results again, but the bow microphone got wet. Luckily it had dried out by the time we finished the recording, so no harm done, and the mic is working fine. ∫ WHATEVER THE ACTION CALREC AUDIO MAKES THE NEWS calrec.com There are no second chances in live broadcast. That’s why demanding broadcasters in Europe, Asia and across the USA choose Calrec consoles for national and international news applications. Whatever the story, we are making the headlines. From the smallest regional news stations to the largest, multi-control room, national news centres, demanding producers know they can rely on Calrec to deliver hard-hitting, must-watch news content. Our consoles are renowned for automatic redundancy and incredibly intuitive control surfaces – all you need to get you on the air fast, and keep you on the air. If that sounds like good news to you, get the full story at calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture http://calrec.com http://calrec.com http://calrec.com
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