{"id":396,"date":"2017-05-22T14:02:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fsannicolas.com\/?p=396"},"modified":"2021-05-30T08:44:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T08:44:16","slug":"recording-airsoft-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"Recording airsoft guns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">This is about the second of two\u00a0recording sessions for airsoft guns I carried out by May 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">I had the chance to setup a couple of sessions to record airsoft replicas\u00a0including a\u00a0CM16 Raider, a Colt 1911 Classic and a XDM Compact 3.8. The recording\u00a0spot, though far from people was quite heavy on\u00a0airplanes traffic and\u00a0birds were chirping creatively during the afternoon. If anything, this scenario would prove useful to try out noise reduction techniques! The location having a few abandoned and almost knocked down buildings was a nice choice\u00a0to simulate semi-closed quarters kind of events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Microphones used were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">DPA 4061 pair &#8211; Omni &#8211; (one mounted on the gun, the other 1m right behind the shooter)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Instamic Pro &#8211; MS &#8211; (mounted on the gun \/ Then extracted mid signal in post)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sony PCM M10 &#8211; Stereo &#8211; (used for the blank grenades)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sennheiser MKH60 &#8211; Shotgun &#8211; (placed right\u00a0to the shooter)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-398\" src=\"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2615-e1495321448844-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2615-e1495321448844-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2615-e1495321448844-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2615-e1495321448844-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sennheiser MKH8050 &#8211; Super cardioid &#8211; (placed left\u00a0to the shooter)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2614-e1495321413452-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2614-e1495321413452-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2614-e1495321413452-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2614-e1495321413452-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sennheiser MKH30\/MKH8040 pair &#8211; MS &#8211; (placed 5m ahead and left\u00a0to the shooter)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-399\" src=\"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2604-e1495321479571-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2604-e1495321479571-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2604-e1495321479571-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2604-e1495321479571-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">All but the Instamic Pro (which records on its own internal memory)\u00a0were recorded into a couple of linked Sound Devices 702 and a Sony M10 fed by a Sound Devices MixPre-D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-402\" src=\"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2625-e1495321937773-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2625-e1495321937773-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2625-e1495321937773-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2625-e1495321937773-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">On post there was\u00a0some noise reduction applied along with transients processing and some levelling to balance the multi-microphone takes. No further Eq, neither additional compression has been applied. All in all, aim was about getting different layers which later combined would assist on creating more in context airsoft gun sounds.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">In the next sound clips, we can listen back to back shots captured from different microphones followed by a mix with all microphones in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The microphones order in the following back to back clips is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">DPA 4061 Pair (Pre-mixed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Instamic Pro Mono<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sennheiser MKH60<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sennheiser MKH8050<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Instamic Pro MS<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sennheiser MKH30\/MKH8040 MS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CM16 RAIDER G&amp;G<\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323912735&color=36648b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323912734&color=36648b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-418\" src=\"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CM16-RAIDER-e1495456081402-1024x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CM16-RAIDER-e1495456081402-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CM16-RAIDER-e1495456081402-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CM16-RAIDER-e1495456081402-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CM16-RAIDER-e1495456081402.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colt 1911 Classic &amp;\u00a0XDM Compact 3.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323912731&color=36648b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323912730&color=36648b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-419\" src=\"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colt_XDM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323912729&color=36648b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323912728&color=36648b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: BLANK GRENADES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">As a bonus track, these were\u00a0recorded just with the Sony M10.<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F324186350%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-ReuD0&color=36648b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-435 \" src=\"http:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Blank_Grenade-e1495623147346-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">This is about the second of two\u00a0recording sessions for airsoft guns I carried out by May 2017. I had the chance to setup a couple of sessions to record airsoft replicas\u00a0including a\u00a0CM16 Raider, a Colt 1911 Classic and a XDM Compact 3.8. The recording\u00a0spot, though far from people was quite heavy on\u00a0airplanes traffic and\u00a0birds were chirping creatively during the afternoon.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/?p=396\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,22],"tags":[26,19,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=396"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473,"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions\/473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samplingtheworld.fernandosannicolas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}