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Surf_loop_03.wav

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andrew1280

October 27th, 2007

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Sound effects > Natural elements and explosions
Harbor Springs, Michigan, United States
Surf Sounds

This is a recording of surf on Lake Michigan. It was recorded with two AT AE5100 mics located within two meters of the surf. It has a very good stereo field, I think. The wind wasn't too high, and the surf was just right for my tastes.

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lake-michigan
surf
waves

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

45:07.630

File size

455.5 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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andrew1280

18 years, 1 month ago

Augh! I meant to say, 3 to five FEET, not yards. sorry.

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andrew1280

18 years, 1 month ago

Howdy, DF! These mics were mounted in an ORTF arrangement, so they were about 7" apart. Looking at my notes, I wrote that they were 3 to 5 yards from the surf. There was no baffle between them. The mics are cardioid, and I really am very happy with cardioid mics in ORTF stereo arrangement. This works great for classical music mic'd from a large distance, it creates a great stereo image even if they are not close to the source. As you can here in this sample! I love it.
Tschuss!

digifishmusic

18 years, 1 month ago

Great recording thanks for sharing. What was the distance between the mics, sounds large? Or did you have a baffle between them?

digifish

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