Project Harvest

According to Gardner, the DPA 4060s have so far proved the most versatile and useful microphones in their collection. “They have been used in a parabolic reflector for such diverse recordings as swans hissing in Wiltshire and wind farms in Cornwall,” he says. “We also place them in-ear to make binaural recording, which provides a good stereo image when played out through speakers. This set-up also allows us to record covertly when we don’t want to be seen. We use this to record ambiences such as pubs, art galleries etc. Because of their size we can also stick them down pipes, attach them to tap dancers’ shoes or put them in beehives to create interesting effects as well as to isolate sounds effectively.

Gardner uses the DPA 4028s as stereo microphone set-up. “We use them for recording ambient atmospheres that don’t have to be in surround sound,” he says. “We’ve also lowered them down a mine shaft to record sounds 20 metres below ground, to record wind and rain in the New Forest, artillery fire on Salisbury Plain, fireworks on Bonfire Night, motorway traffic on the M4, cars driving over a cattle grid on Bodmin Moor and snowfall in Cornwall. And so far, the 4011 has been used to record loud sounds such as car engines and exhausts.”

Although Project Harvest is in its early stages, the team behind it have ambitious plans to travel the world collecting sounds, and are confident that the finished result will become a standard for the post production industry.




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	Two young London-based sound recordists are using a selection of DPA microphones and a Windpac windshield system to create the innovative Project Harvest sound library. The concept behind Project Harvest, which was dreamed up by Johnnie Burn and Warren Hamilton from Soho post production facility Wave Recording, is for two people to travel the world putting together a sound library for use in TV, film and radio post production. The finished product will contain a comprehensive selection of stereo and surround sound ambient atmospheres and sound effects. The sound team behind Project Harvest are Joss Gardner and Craig Loftus, who have so far covered London and the South West of England and are now embarking on the North of England and Scotland. The pair are travelling around the country in a van containing a portable recording setup, including two DPA 4060 minature omnidirectional microphones with MMA 6000 pre-amp, two 4028 compact wide cardioid microphones, a 4011 cardioid microphone and a Windpac. “The reason we chose the Windpac rather than other wind-proofing systems was that it is much more portable and versatile,” says Gardner. “It takes up much less space and allows us to use it with a variety of different microphones. This is an issue as two of us have to live and work out of one van.”	According to Gardner, the DPA 4060s have so far proved the most versatile and useful microphones in their collection. “They have been used in a parabolic reflector for such diverse recordings as swans hissing in Wiltshire and wind farms in Cornwall,” he says. “We also place them in-ear to make binaural recording, which provides a good stereo image when played out through speakers. This set-up also allows us to record covertly when we don’t want to be seen. We use this to record ambiences such as pubs, art galleries etc. Because of their size we can also stick them down pipes, attach them to tap dancers’ shoes or put them in beehives to create interesting effects as well as to isolate sounds effectively. Gardner uses the DPA 4028s as stereo microphone set-up. “We use them for recording ambient atmospheres that don’t have to be in surround sound,” he says. “We’ve also lowered them down a mine shaft to record sounds 20 metres below ground, to record wind and rain in the New Forest, artillery fire on Salisbury Plain, fireworks on Bonfire Night, motorway traffic on the M4, cars driving over a cattle grid on Bodmin Moor and snowfall in Cornwall. And so far, the 4011 has been used to record loud sounds such as car engines and exhausts.” Although Project Harvest is in its early stages, the team behind it have ambitious plans to travel the world collecting sounds, and are confident that the finished result will become a standard for the post production industry.