>>1252854I was wrong actually: I forgot the names Tascam gives for the DR-40 internal mics configurations are more a reminder and nothing like the real techniques. (Also I said a/b for x/y in the post, my mistake... need to get some sleep.) In so-called "X/Y" the two cardios are at 45° inwards, making them close to actual X/Y (though they're still spaced a bit) and in "A/B" they're at 45° outwards, making them more like ORTF (though they're closer than they should.) The so-called A/B was pretty good in the cove actually, what with major events coming from both sides (waves on both rocky outcrops) and in the middle the constant noise of surf on the beach. But in this config the mics protrude outwards and don't fit under the dead cat, so spaced omnis it was!
>>1252858>>1252866Thanks a lot for the feedback anon, it was my first time recording the sea and I was worried about lacking depth. Here are two piezo recordings, which is a bit more my stuff. The hydros were tied to big stones and thrown in the sea around 2m apart - the waves were actually quite violent and it took a lot of tries just to chance upon a spot where they wouldn't get dragged around the floor with each breaker. The other one I did through the Fethead, the wind was howling around the telephone pole and onto the contact mic itself. Still don't know if it ruined the recording or made it better. It's EQ'd a bunch, though.
https://soundcloud.com/user-176154039/varigotti-waves-in-rocky-shore-stereo-hydrophoneshttps://soundcloud.com/user-176154039/snowstorm-in-les-gleirettes-contact-mic-wind-and-snow-on-telephone-pole 