So last week I posted a cool post about rain recordings. I got a lot of great feedback from it, especially from the binaural recording. So I dug up this binaural recording I made about a year and a half ago from the inside of a car wash. I’m obsessed with binaural recording and mixing. I’m actually working on a few projects right now that feature binaural audio. I hope to be able to get one of them up on my blog later this month. More about those projects later.
Anyways, this is the same setup as the last recording I posted (Countryman B6 mics installed into earplugs, Lectrosonics LM-400 wireless (I don’t have the XLR adapters for the B6s), and a 744T. Pics of the setup can be found in my previous post.
Here’s the audio: (This is a binaural recording – you must wear headphones to listen to it!)
Binaural Car Wash Audio
In case you’re interested, I recorded video of the whole ordeal as well (on my tiny point and shoot camera). It’s most definitely not the best quality video, but it’s kind of cool to see while listening to the recording. (Same recording as the audio only one)
Here it is:
Binaural Car Wash from Colin Hart on Vimeo.
Whoa. It sounds like slow-mo mayhem and looks like your car’s being molested by animatronic muppets. That was way weirder of an experience than I expected…and therefore totally a successful piece. Nice job, love the uncannily-still camera PoV. Rockin’!
That’s what I was going for! Thanks for the props!
The camera was on a tripod, which I precariously perched on 3 uneven surfaces in my back seat, and somehow it didn’t wobble once during the whole thing! I have to admit, it is a little unsettling watching it, especially with the audio added on. Today was actually the first time I synced the two together and saw it myself, so I had a bit of the same reaction…
Love it! Very cool progress. Hope to see more posts like this in the future
Thanks Miguel!
Nice recording and great minds think alike Colin. Made a recording in a car wash with a BP4025 single-point stereo mic a few weeks ago:
http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/survey/blog_comments/798/
I had to chop mine up cos the driver just couldn’t keep still.
You know, I think I remember reading that on the email group. I’ll check it out! Thanks for visiting!