A low flying bat recorded in a park with a Sennheiser MKH8050 microphone at 192 kHz in 32 bit float. The recording was slowed down to 44.1 kHz, revealing the bat calls at around 10 kHz. A high-pass filter was applied at around 6 kHz.

Bat chirping

A binaural recording of a train & subway commute in Tokyo.

Tokyo Train & Subway Commute

Early dawn chorus of birds on an empty campsite on the Island of Niijima, near Tokyo. You can hear the low roar of the ocean in the background. Recorded with a Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic into a Zoom F6.

Niijima Campground Morning Ambience

Inuyama Nighttime Ambience

A binaural walkthrough of a video game arcade in Japan.

Japanese Video Game Arcade Binaural Recording

A simple comparison of stereo pairs of microphones.
DPA 4060 omni pair spaced approximately 30cm apart
MKH 8020 omni pair spaced approximately 45cm apart
MKH 8040 cardioid pair in ORTF configuration

Each sample is 40 seconds long.
Recorded on a Zoom F6

Thunderstorm Mic Comparison - DPA4060 MKH8020 MKH8040 Stereo Pairs

Comparing the immersive characteristics of 3 different microphone sets.
1. Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic
2. DPA 4060 binaural headset
3. Sennheiser MKH 8020 stereo omni set

Recorded in a park in the evening with people chatting and bicycles and trains passing by. Each sample is about 90 seconds long.

Ambeo VR - DPA 4060 - MKH 8020 MIc Comparison

Recorded along a river with a highway overpass running directly above it. The area is surrounded by tall concrete buildings which creates a rich reverberant soundscape. Listening on headphones, you can really get the sensation of the vehicles passing overhead. 
The first 3 minutes is a binaural recording with a set of DPA 4060 lavalier microphones. The following 4 minutes was recored with a stereo pair of MKH 8020 omni microphones spaced approximately 1 meter apart. I added a slight high shelf EQ boost starting at 1K to make up for the loss of highs from the wind protection.

The Sounds Underneath the Overpass

A walk through a crowed shopping arcade in Tokyo. A binaural recording using a set of DPA 4060 microphones and a Zoom F3.

Ameyoko Shopping Arcade

A comparison of the Sennheiser Ambeo VR ambisonic microphone and a pair of DPA 4060 microphones. Recorded in an open area of Tokyo station with a high dome ceiling which created a nice sounding reverb.
The ambisonic recording from the Sennheiser mic was converted to binaural using the dearVR Ambi Micro plugin in Logic. No EQ or additional processing was done to either recording aside from matching the level.

Tokyo Station Ambisonic and Binaural Recording

Recorded next to a landing runway at Osaka International Airport. Here the planes fly directly above you. 
The MKH 8020 stereo pair was spaced 30cm apart and pointing upwards. The MKH 8040 pair was configured as ORTF and pointing upwards.
The ambisonic recordings were processed in Logic Pro using the Harpex plugin.

Jet 1 (Right to Left)
     00:00 Ambeo VR mic
     00:22 MKH 8020
Jet 2 (Right to Left)
    00:45 Ambeo VR
    1:12 MKH 8040
Jumbo Jet (Right to Left)
     1:38 Ambeo VR
     2:11 MKH 8040
Propeller Plane (Right to Left)
     2:43 Ambeo VR mic
     2:56 MKH 8020
Jet 3 (Back to Front)
     3:10 Ambeo VR mic
     3:40 MKH 8020

Airplane Flybys - Sennheiser Ambeo VR, MKH 8040 and MKH 8020

The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, located in Saitama, Japan, is the world's largest underground flood water diversion facility, built to mitigate overflowing of the city's major waterways and rivers during rain and typhoon seasons. Tours are open to the public. These recordings capture the huge reverberant sound of this massive concrete structure. Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic, DPA 4060 stereo pair, and Sennheiser MKH8020 stereo pair.

Underground Water Discharge Channel

A binaural recording of gusts of wind and rain as heard inside a tent in at the foot of a mountain. You can hear the rustling of tree branches and leaves blowing around you, as raindrops and other debris fall on top of the tent.

Recorded with a pair of DPA4060 microphones into a Zoom F3.

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