How to record rain sounds
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- Опубліковано 26 тра 2019
- How to record rain sounds? - shot in the Amazon jungle and woodlands of North Eastern Romania.
Curious how I make clean rain recordings without the sound of droplets hitting the microphones? Simple: I build my own roof from locally sourced natural materials.
Check out this video I shot in Costa Rica where fire ants attacked my recording rig: • Fire ants attack Sound...
Careful! The roof in question does not keep humidity from reaching the microphones. This is an important consideration if you don't want to end up drowning your kit. More details in the accompanying blog post: mindful-audio.com/blog/record...
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Are you the man I must thank for all those perfect night sleeps I had listening to blissful tropical rain sound? thank you this is fantastic and your work is appreciated a lot!
That's a definite possibility. Thanks very much for the kind comments!
Thank you for sharing your experiences and guidance involving recording rain. Can't wait to take a field recording trip in the jungles some day. Cheers.
It's my pleasure, Michael. Jungle field recording is not a walk in the park but it's extremely exciting and enjoyable.
Things don't always go to plan in the wilderness. On my expedition to Costa Rica I had my rig attacked by fire ants: ua-cam.com/video/ADbBSchsI_g/v-deo.html
....man i love this kind of videos!Thank's that you take us with you on the recording adventure
More to come!
Thank you for this excellent video! I think rain is one of the loveliest sounds, especially falling on the different layers of a forest through a very tall and dimensional canopy of leaves. It’s wonderful to replace the distractions of droplets hitting the mics with a shelter that is much more suitable.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Thanks for sharing this technique. Can't wait to try it out!
My pleasure, good luck!
Respect ! It was so amazing. Thank you for that
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing
It seems like an extreme job. Cheer you. And thank you very much for the good information.
You’re welcome, sometimes it is a bit extreme.
Nice job George. I will give it a go.
The sound of rain so peaceful! Thanku
My pleasure 😊
This is amazing, thanks for sharing~
Glad you like it!
Why aome people dislike your effort to record audio, may be they are jealous of you. Great work Bravo👍
Oh well, can't please everyone. Thank you for the kind words :)
oh Thanks very much about all this work
You are very welcome :)
Great Work
Thank you!
Wonderful
Thank you
Awesome Guys - thank you so much for sharing this very interesting video-.Great quality sound -. Will it be possible to pass along information about the recorder used ? I’d love to get into making my own.-. Poor audio ruining the therapeutic effect as it can’t feel real -.
I used a Sound Devices 633 to record this, but you can achieve great results with Mixpre 3 ii or 6 ii recorders too.
DOPE!
thank You very Much
You are welcome
Hey George! Love your work. I was reading your article on recording clean rain sounds, and I had a question. When you waterproof a blimp, does the inside stay totally dry? I'm just getting started with a zoom h5. I'm wondering if I can stick the whole recorder in there.
If you do it well, no water permeates it: ua-cam.com/video/yih408QSlwA/v-deo.html. Unfortunately it wears off with time so you'll have to spray it with Nikwax every few months depending on how much you use it.
@@GeorgeVlad thank you for the information. I had a feeling it might not be the safest idea.
Great choice of background tunes
Cheers, they're all composed by myself!
@@GeorgeVladare they released? Where could I listen to them?
@@kvrskpx8182 I haven't released them anywhere, unfortunately I barely have time to release sound recordings these days. You can check out my behind the scenes videos though, there's more music in them.
@@GeorgeVlad will do ✌️. Eu zic să le scoți, vere că-s prea blană 😎
Hello from France ! I have been watching your work for a long time. You are an inspiration to me and a legend to me!
I wanted to ask you a question. How do you make a 5.1 recording? Is it with the DMS that we can do 5.1?
I saw on your website that you use a double midside (2x mkh8040 and a mkh30).
And you also use two mkh 8020 omnidirectional microphones but with that you can only do simple stereo and not 5.1
Yes, you can record 3 channels with the DMS rig and then decode it to 5.1.
How do you edit recorded audio? Do you apply any filters or eq? And how are you balancing audio between rain sound and some nature fx. I'm curious because it's difficult for me to understand how to edit nature sound especially when audio has been recorded close to the city, without avoiding city hum noise. Any tips?
They most important aspect is getting a good clean recording in the field. This is why I don't record in places where there is man-made noise anymore. Traffic, aircraft, distant village sounds are all impossible to edit out of a recording without generating more problems or making it sound weird.
Most of the editing I do is reducing some of the excessive low end that is picked up by some microphones and raising the overall level by a few dB if needed. Only occasionally I will use Izotope RX to surgically remove unwanted sounds like a very distant engine or rooster crowing for example.
@@GeorgeVlad very nice sounds! just curious if you used the shotgun mic for the Congo forest rain recording? or is it an x/ y mic? Thanks
Hello. What sound recorder do you use? Thanks
I use a variety of recorders, from handhelds like the Sony A10 and D100 to Sound Devices Mixpre and 633 units.
thanks what kinda mics do i need to record rain ?
I prefer omnidirectional cardioids but you can of course experiment with other types and pickup patterns.
Quick question, where did you get the drone sound that you used in the beginning of your video? Do you know any good places to look for such sound effects? I'm doing a small film and would love to combine your effects with a good drone like that. Thanks, and I'm loving everything you've put out so far.
I made it myself actually. All the music cues and tracks in my videos are my own work. Unfortunately I have no idea where you can get that sort of content for commercial use. Feel free to contact me and we could work out a licensing deal though: mindful-audio.com/contact
@@GeorgeVlad Thanks for the quick response! I am only just starting out as a student learning film production and sound design, so everything I'm doing is unshared/personal work. I am curious, where did you learn to do make sounds like that? Did you ever do courses, or did you figure it out all on your own?
Oh one more question,sorry if i may . . Is there any workshop or class for learning about Field Recording ? as anything else we want to do well, is learning from professional.
This is the only one I know at the moment: www.gold.ac.uk/short-courses/introduction-to-field-recording/
Perfect. Thank You very much
Hi George, thanks for sharing. If I fix the recorder closer to the ground, holding the umbrella and holding it up, is this the right way to do it? I have a tascam x8 and a Beyerdynamic MCE85BA omnidirectional cardioid mic. Which would be better for recording rain sounds with the x8's XY or recording 2 mono mixes with the cardioid mic?
I don't like the sound of an umbrella in my rain recordings so I would suggest using something built from locally available materials. The mics on the X8 aren't great unfortunately, and I don't know much about the Beyerdynamic mic you mentioned. I would suggest getting a pair of omni mics, something like the Clippy EM272Z1 matched pair, with Bubblebee Windbubbles. Those will work much better for any nature recording.
@@GeorgeVlad Thank you！
Salut George. Caut de ceva vreme review-uri pentru microfoane de utilizat cand filmezi in natura. Asa am ajuns la video-ul tau. In majoritatea video-urilor de pana acum am gasit idei si pareri despre microfoane pentru studio mai mult desii am cautat specific pentru inregistrari in natura. Ce aparatura folosesti pentru video-urile tale? Sau poti sa imi dai idei despre niste microfoane la care as putea sa ma uit? Ma intereseaza doar cele pentru inregistrari video in natura. Multumesc
Check out this blog post: mindful-audio.com/blog/best-microphones-recording-nature-wildlife-sounds
So the makeshift shelter helps keep direct constant rain from hitting the blimp, but how do you keep the capsules dry? I can't believe how crazy that trek was through the rainforest. I didn't imagine there would be THAT much mud. Holy cow.
The blimp I was using can be sprayed with Nikwax and rendered waterproof. There's also a type of thin plastic fabric that prevents water from reaching the mics, but these methods come with various amounts of high frequency dampening.
@@GeorgeVlad There’s always a compromise. Thanks so much for the reply! I’ll look into these.
It looks like the guide build the platform all by himself.
It looks like that because I also had to take photos and video. I helped but he was definitely more adept at using the machete and knowing which plants were poisonous so it wasn't a bad idea to sit back while he did most of the work.
Hello sir, what video camera do you use?
I use several cameras: Sony A7iii, Nikon D500, Olympus EM1 ii, iphone, DJI Osmo action, DJI Mavic Pro 2.
Do you use omnidirectional or Cardioid Mics for Rain Recording?
Both depending on situation. I prefer the sounds of omnis for very realistic and immersive recordings. Cardioids work better if I want to capture a lot of detail and the resulting recordings sound a bit more cinematic than what I can capture with omnis.
@@GeorgeVlad agreed. I use em272 omnis for Ambient and will try to use ortf setup with my rode m5 Cardioids for more directional recordings
what microphone did you use in this video sir ?
I mainly use a Sennheiser DMS rig (MKH8040 and MKH30) for this type of recording.
I have one question... No water go further the natural Rooth that you built?
If you're asking whether the canopy is fully waterproof, the answer is no. It is however good enough for a few nights in a rainforest.
@@GeorgeVlad thank you for your answer. I'm think that We can build a second roof under the natural one, in plastic, so there is no risk. Recording in those conditions is not simple. I'm only interested in recording the rain for now. But I have to find a place to do it in first. :) good recordings
Can I get good rain and waterfall recordings with a zoom h1n?
Waterfall should be fairly easy. Rain will be more challenging but not impossible.
Does the blimp ever actually get wet?
Yep, some water does filter to it and the humidity is so high that everything is wet in a few hours even if it's not out in pouring rain.
@@GeorgeVlad I guess that would be true. But not enough to short out the microphones I presume.
@@danielbuckley4961 it depends on the mics. Some are more sensitive and can cause issues even with light humidity while others are more rugged. I wrote a blog post about this: mindful-audio.com/blog/rugged-sound-recording-equipment
ce microfon folosesti?
I use a variety of microphones. The rig I used in this video is the Sennheiser Double Mid-side (one MKH30 and two MKH8040s). You can check out my Gear page for more details: mindful-audio.com/gear
@@GeorgeVlad multumesc! thank you
0:35 is that a Pamphobeteus? Kinda looks like an uncommon species of Pamphobeteus.
I found a photo of one but youtube auto-deletes links and it doesn't list the species.
Possibly, I'm not sure which Tarantula species it was.
Hi George. Can I use your rain sound on my youtube channel if I purchase the package of $130 rain album
Unfortunately my sfx library license does not cover this type of use case. I charge much more for bespoke licenses that cover it. Get in touch with me if you want to know more: mindful-audio.com/contact
Why don't you put the microphone under the trees or plants rather than cutting and making an artificial setup?
Good question. I've attempted this and it works in soft rain, but not in torrential downpours. It's all very sustainable though as vegetation grows back extremely quickly in these environments.
You recorded the rain falling on the platforms - This is not authentic rain recordings. You can record rain this way at home.
Well, the platforms are made of materials that can be found in the environment. I'm not sure how much more authentic it gets.
@Kajak Kajak Then, why don't you tell us how to, oh grandmaster of field recordings?
@@johndoe46446Usually I want the sound that's actually there. I don't want to create a sound. Find a natural shelter for your microphone. You can use a part of a small tube to protect against water dripping on the microphone; but of course you dont want sound from rain on the microphone.