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A couple of years ago I recorded a very short, but somewhat intense, rainstorm with hail and thunder. And now I'm sharing it with you. Put on some headphones and relax.
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Marco Zehe

This is really impressive. I've heard of these Ambeo devices, but never got a set myself. I am fascinated by binaural and 3D audio recordings. I also think that 3D Audio in Apple Music, for example, gives music a significant upgrade over the often very compressed and pumped up stereo mixes. But these atmos you recorded are simply amazing. The other one you did inside the house as well. I literally hear you turn away from the window and walk to a different spot, just by the way the sound of the rain on the window pane changes.
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Talon

@storydragon It's using what's called binaural microphones. There are many of those around, it's just the particular ones I was using that are out of production now. Basically the way those microphones work is they sit very close to, or in my case inside, your ears. That way they record everything just how I heard it. There are also external ones that basically sit inside a shape that's relatively close to a human ear to recreate those acoustics. So you can basically record 3d sound.
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Patrick Perdue

@FreakyFwoof There are three things that really bug me about the Ambeo smart headset.
1. Non-replaceable cable that is easily broken. This bit me once already. I bought them when they just came out, and used to cost $300, and my set only lasted a bit over a year.
2. New firmware limited the output, making them no longer useable for me and my broken ears. Can't roll back.
3. They fall over pretty hard under certain conditions where other stuff doesn't.
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Patrick Perdue

@FreakyFwoof Yeah. I've had my current set for a few years, but since it is not really practical for me to use them anymore, they stay in great condition.'I still have an older, broken set with the old firmware that got louder. I thought of trying to have someone who really knows what they're doing to swap out the processors so I can have that old firmware again, but probably not worth it.
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Talon

@BorrisInABox @FreakyFwoof Another problem I have with them is that it's significant work to put them on and take them off. So for quick spontaneous recordings it's always too slow. Especially because I keep them in their bag because I know if I don't I'll ruin them instantly. I do wonder what recordings with the AirPods transparency mics would sound like though. They're much easier to quickly put on. But also probably worse quality.
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Talon

@bryansmart @FreakyFwoof I'm trying to find a good ambisonic recorder that isn't too expensive. preferably with decent built-in mics, although I'd definitely get external ones if it makes the quality a lot better. So far I've found the Zoom H3 but not sure how well that is to use without sight... I have enough trouble with the h2n as it is and configuring ambisonics properly seems a little painful. Maybe it'd be easier to use an actual laptop with an ambisonic mic, but uh... that's unwieldy in the wild. So I'm not sure.
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Talon

@bryansmart @FreakyFwoof I also found the h3 but again not sure how easy that is to use and configure given that it's zoom and these things make no noise at all. I've had some luck scanning the screens of these things with envision but that obviously doesn't tell you which option is the selected one. And it's also super slow. If the f3 also has built in ambisonuc mics then that would be an option
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