by Rev Tony Newnham » 20 Sep 2020 07:22
No problem Carloss
The squirrels here are the grey variety, introduced from, IIRC, the USA a long way ago, and they've come close to wiping out the native red squirrels, except in a few areas. If they get into property they can be very destructive, chewing mains wiring among other things, and leaving quite a mess. At some point I shall have to clear up in the roof space & see just what has been damaged.
As to recordings, I'm fortunate to live on a quiet housing estate - nothing special house-wise, but little external noise other than neighbours DIY efforts and the occasional helicopter or light aircraft passing. My piano rig (that I used for "May the mind" is in my lounge, and I'm taking direct outputs into a mixer (& listening on headphones) in deference to the neighbours the other side of the party wall. The classical organ, etc. is in a room that my son sorted out in part of the garage - it's insulated and lined out with OSB which helps keep any eternal noise down a bit, and I try & pick quiet times to record. I will be sorting out a direct electronic feed from the Viscount as soon as I can, but it means moving the organ out to access the back.
As to recording equipment, audio-wise I've a fair bit of gear accumulated over the years - I used to work in radio, sound recording & audio-visual at various times. The video side is more basic, but I think well chosen, with cameras that will take external audio inputs, and have adjustable recording level & manual level control, so the automatic levels found in more basic cameras don't mangle the sound. Editing is currently done on an old laptop, but I've just acquired my son's former gaming computer, so that should at least speed things up! I've been using Adobe Premiere Elements for video editing, but I'm planning to get something a little more up-market shortly.
Thanks for the positive comments.
Every Blessing
Tony
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