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More rain and thunder at Amager Fælled, May 22nd 2011

This recording is from Amager Fælled in Copenhagen. It was a serious test to the rain-proof setup, and I was a bit lucky that everything went fine, as the wind, rain and thunder turned out more intense...

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Optimized Pressure Equalizer for QTC40 for Semi/Far Distance Recordings

This post describes the microphone pressure equalizers I currently prefer to use for nature and location music recordings. They are easily constructed and shaped using a bundle of wooden sticks (match...

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Experiments with new horn shapes

This is a little report on the results from experimenting with new pressure equalizers made of FIMO polymer clay. FIMO clay form 2 pressure equalizer Instead of a bundle of toothpicks or matches, these...

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Autumn in the Forest, Dyrehaven

A recording this morning out in the Forest, Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen around 7:45. It is autumn now, more windy and the leafs have started falling. I am also starting to feel the cold in the...

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New Year fireworks in Copenhagen 2012 – audio

Fireworks in Copenhagen has developed into an intense crackling inferno. It is normal to buy a considerable volume of fireworks, being mostly larger batteries and sky rockets with colorful explosive...

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Antialiasing filter for DSLR video

This post does not deal with audio, but with video as a change. I have some ideas of combining audio with video in some  future posts. This is a demonstration of a DIY method to effectively reduce...

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Early summer, green forest. June 2nd 2012, Dyrehaven

This is a audio and video footage from the Danish beech forest when it is the most green and idyllic.  The Saturday started cold, windy and rainy. I wasn’t too optimistic about any recordings, but...

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Combined Audio-Video setup

I have recently been working on the idea of merging high quality audio and video (admitted, not a particular new idea! )  I think the audio quality of many nature and wildlife TV series lacks quality....

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DSLR video Antialiasing filter – Sharpness vs. moiré

This article follows up on the antialiasing filter method described in the earlier post  Antialiasing filter for DSLR video, for reducing or eliminating moiré video artifacts typical for DSLR HD...

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CYL-Filter – Moiré and aliasing filter for HD DSLR video

It is now possible to acquire the moiré and aliasing filter (CYL-Filter) fitted into a standard filter frame (size 49, 52, 55, 58, 62 and 67 mm). See more info about the this filter method in the...

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Sound of Rain – Nature recording Copenhagen May 2013

This is a nature recording from a rainy evening May 21st, 2013 in Østre Anlæg,- a park in central Copenhagen. During the last 2 weeks the leaves on any tree or bush have now unfolded. This is about 2-3...

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Field recording by bicycle – Copenhagen – 2nd December 2013

Being a quite experienced cyclist in Copenhagen, I like to share some of my experiences from the bicycle lane, – here through a few portable field recordings (audio+video). At the moment it’s...

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Simple test to quantify DSLR Moire and line skipping performance

[Update: In this article I am attempting to present my observations and conclusions purely based on my understanding of image sampling and optical interference. I am not an expert within sensor level...

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Simulation of DSLR image sampling to reproduce video aliasing and Moiré...

With this investigation I hope to bring a view into how various low-level image sampling and related processes, including pixel binning, pixel skipping and Bayer demosaic algorithms, affect the image...

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Binaural nature recording and setup

My personal aim with nature recordings is to just capture the nature, the weather, the seasons, the situation as it is out there. I hope to let the listener experience and get a sensation of a...

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Tree-Ears microphone setup

This is a demonstration of an another variant of the binaural microphone setup presented in the last post. This concept could well be called something like a tree-ears microphone setup. I think it can...

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Recording of early spring in the forest by the motorway & Comparison of...

A nature recording from Brøndbyskoven on the first sunny spring morning, March 8th 2015. The weather forecast had predicted temperatures approaching 10C, however in the morning hours around 9, it felt...

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Tree ears recording at Vestvolden April 20th 2015

This is a nature recording from a sunny day at Vestvolden  (near Husum S-train station and Kagsmosen) in Copenhagen April 20th, 2015....

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Field recording 5 am Valby parken, May 12th 2015

This is a nature recording at 5 am in Valby parken, May 12th 2015. This spot is a relatively desolated area located near the water and just 6 km south of Copenhagen centre. The morning was a calm,...

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Green Midsummer forest, June 21, 2015

This is a nature recording of forest ambiance from Brøndbyskoven, June 21, 2015, around noon. It is captured close to previous recording location from March. Oh, now the forest is now just so fresh,...

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