Lake Takoma Stereo Mic Test

from Precursor [EP] by R.J. Stefanski

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The bulk of this recording comes from simply setting up a Crown Sass Stereo mic aimed at the main road that circles Detroit's Belle Isle park (near the lake where this track received its name), capturing a few cars every 40 seconds or so from about 30 feet off the road. The stereo mic captured the crossing of the sound from the one side of the mix to the other in stunning clarity. You can really feel the busted muffler in the one car, or follow another as it slowly fades into the far reaches of the opposite side of your headphones that you found it at. To balance out the soundscape I mixed in a separate recording taken from my parents backyard in a small rural town and it features cicadas, daytime crickets, and other odd backyard ambiance including the low rumble of a riding lawnmower idling in the next yard.

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from Precursor [EP], released November 6, 2015

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R.J. Stefanski

Field Recordist, Soundscape Producer, Ambient DJ & Mixtape Curator. Based in Brooklyn, NYC via Detroit, MI. Contact for bookings, sampling, collaborations or questions.

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