Rain on leaves in Admiralty Park - zoom h1n internal XY

Stopped on a wet morning commute to record the rain falling on leaves by a shelter in Admiralty Park.

I decided to compare two recording methods: my spaced pair em273 omnis with bike helmet as a baffle in between, and the h1n internal XY cardioid mics.

This recording is with the XY mics - it is a lot more 'close-up', with a big stereo spread in the near field. It picks up much less bass from the distant road noise, and has less of a stereo image for the medium distance forest noises. It feels a bit more 'intimate' than the omni recording, but loses a broader sense of location. It tends to bring near sounds into sharp focus.

See my other sounds for the omni recording.