This is a short clip from one of several recordings that I captured during the Dawn Chorus at Yuba Pass, which is in the Plumas Eureka State Park in CA.

This was recorded on June 7th, 2015 at around 4:30am using a pair of Sennheiser MKH 20s that were mounted in a "modified" SASS housing and running into a Sound Devices 744T recorder.

For more info on my latest recordings and projects please check out my website... http://Eric-Mooney.com

Yuba Pass - Dawn Chorus

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I'm a Field Recordist and Sound Designer living in Northern CA. I'm currently working as a Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Foley Recordist & Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, etc. on several projects. I try to post recordings on Soundcloud whenever I get the chance. For more information about me, and the projects that I'm working on, please visit my website... http://Eric-Mooney.com.

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For field recording I use a pair of Sennheiser MKH 20s that I have mounted inside of a "modified" SASS housing, a pair of Sennheiser MKH 8040s inside the ORTF Rycote blimp, or a mid-side setup with an MHK 8040 and an MKH 30 inside of a Stereo Cyclone. More recently I've also been using an AKG C 411 contact mic, a pair of Barcus Berry 4000 contact mics, and an Aquarian Audio H2a hydrophone, that can also be used as a contact mic. I run all of these into either a Sound Devices 744T or a Sound Devices MixPre-6 recorder.

I use a Sony D100 when I need a smaller and more portable setup. I have the Rycote pistol grip, which helps prevent any handling noise, and the Rycote Windjammer that helps reduce wind noise when I'm recording outdoors.

In the studio I'm running both Pro Tools 10.3.9 and 12.4.0 concurrently to avoid any compatibility issues. When I’m designing sound or mixing I frequently use the Soundtoys bundle, GRM Tools, iZotope's Neutron Advanced, Kilohearts Multipass, Waves Gold and Renaissance Maxx bundles, NI Komplete, and a wide variety of other various plugins. I use iZotope RX Advanced on recordings that need to be cleaned up, although I never de-noise nature recordings. Nature, and outdoor recording in general, is all about finding the right location anyway. 

I'm using (5) Genelec 8030s and a Tannoy Sub in the studio, and occasionally I either use a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pros or Sennheiser HD 600s for additional reference, or if I need to do some work away from the studio.

Yuba Pass - Dawn Chorus

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