Edirol R-44 manual Matching Dealing with Recording Levels Wind Noise, Applied

Situation

4Recording Outdoor Sounds

You can record the sounds of nature, like bird, cat, dog and other animal noises, the sound of rain, or the babbling of a brook. Here, we describe several tips on how to record in the outdoors.

1Preparing to Record

Situation Practical 1 Use Technique

•Connect a stereo microphone to the R-44.

•It is convenient to use a directional stereo microphone (CS-15R or CS-50)

to record only what you are pointing at.	Directional
Record Settings	Stereo Microphone
	(CS-50)

The following settings should be used if you are synching to video to make a DVD. Also, you should use the Pre Recording settings to prevent missing a recording.

Input Select	Analog	Sets the mode to record with an external microphone
Rec Freq.	48 kHz	Use 48 kHz if ultimately you are synching to video to make a DVD
Rec Bit	16 bit	Or it may be convenient record with 96 kHz if you want to save in high
		quality so that you can convert sounds to use with a DVD
Rec Mode	STEREO × 1 Setting to use one stereo system (2 channels) to record

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Pre Recording	20 sec	Set to 15–20 seconds to prevent missing recording something
Project Name	Date	If you set the date, it is easy to know the recording date and time

☞For details on how to make recording settings, refer to the owner’s manual.

	Matching		Dealing with
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	the Recording Levels		Wind Noise

Technique 3

You should set the R-44 sensitivity (microphone sensitivity) high so you can record quiet sounds like wild bird song. This setting makes the microphone sensitive and even the quietest sound is captured. On the other hand, lower sensitivity is an appropriate microphone setting for loud sounds that are almost just noise, such as the sound a train makes as it passes.

If a strong wind hits the microphone, a muffled “wind noise” is recorded. At worst, the wind noise will be louder than the sound you want to record, which is one reason for ruining a clear recording. We introduce some ways of handling wind noise here.

1.Put a wind screen on the microphone.

The wind screen should stop most of the wind noise.

Appendix

Set [SENS] fairly high

You should check the input level after making these settings.

Basically, check to be sure the C at the right of the level meter (clip level) when the loudest sound is heard.

Wind Screen

2.Turn [LOW CUT] ON.

Since wind noise is made up mostly of the low range, the noise can be reduced by cutting out the low range.

[LOW CUT] ON

14☞ For details on setting the input level, refer to the owner’s manual.