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What type of microphone is best suited for recording ambient sounds?

Since you need natural sounding stereophonic sound, you would need two cardioid mics set up as a near coincident pair. There are actually two ways of doing this, the French (ORTF) and the Dutch (NOS)...
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How would you design the sound of a submersible propeller?

That cinematic soft "fwup-fwup-fwup" of a large sub prop element might nice with a low speed fabric-blade fan against upholstery. A small compressor with a long tube might be good for sustained bubble ...
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Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface and a field recorder with audio interface capabilities?

I have both devices and to be honest I wouldn't buy either of them. Haven't used H4n as interface and have used 2i2 for recording only in some rare situations, so I'll just list pros and cons. H4n: +...
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DIY contact microphone

Here is a nifty preamp circuit that provides a FET buffer and balances the signal, which deals with all the issues you are discussing. The circuit is based on the work of Alex Rice.) You attach the ...
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How would you design the sound of a submersible propeller?

I'm a big fan of the pitched down pool toys. I did a bunch of that stuff here. They aren't pitched down in the library though. http://rabbitearsaudio.com/product/hydrophonic/ But @noisejockey is ...
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How would you design the sound of a submersible propeller?

What about not using a hydrophone, but just a contact mic instead? Since the sound transmission through water is not the frequency response you're seeking, perhaps using the drill or other electric ...
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Field Recording: Stereo vs. Mono

The answer is MS, or Mid-side. There are 2 types of "ambiance" situations that are very different. The first is dialogue recording with mono mics. Mono ambiances from those mics are needed to patch ...
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How would you design the sound of a submersible propeller?

There are these pool toy guns that are just long water cannon tubes, but hovering them at different depths in and out of the water and also just blowing the empty air tube into different tubs makes ...
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What type of microphone is best suited for recording ambient sounds?

Some past links that may be of help to you: Binaural Recordings Mics for ambience recordings? How do you record your ambiences? (This forum is a wealth of accumulated knowledge, so remember to ...
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Is this a good way to eliminate nose whistle from a recording?

Based on a comment I got that said "if all you have is EQ, then it's the best you can do. Modern "AI"-based noise reduction can probably do a far better job in one click", I found ...
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Field recording databases

This is a Community Wiki answer, feel free to add your finds... Field Recording Databases Freesound >> http://freesound.org/ (added by yunque) + Search by license, format, bitrate, sample ...
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Field recording databases

here's another one: freeSFX + Easy to navigate thematic organization + Curated generally useful incidental sounds + Free commercial use, provided not main focus (full license) - relatively ...
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Does zoom record multiple tracks seperately as different files?

The recorder supports 3 different recording modes: Stereo: either the build-in mics OR external inputs) 4CH: a stereo file for the build in mics AND another stereo file for the external inputs) MTR: ...
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microphone distance in spaced omnidirectional field recording

I think its a matter of personal preference - mine being roughly shoulder-width apart. Since you're experimenting with spaced omni's, be sure to look into the Jecklin Disk technique.
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Niche areas of Sound Design -- Are there any?

not sure I would classify them as niche but there are different areas that don't necessarily overlap with each other and depending on where you are in the world (and your unique skills) there will be ...
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Neumann RSM-191 - Can I use a Sound Devices 302 as a substitute for the MTX Box?

The MTX isn't just a matrix box that you could do on a mixer but actually the power supply of the microphone. Think it like two neumann km100 bodies for two ak20+ak40 capsules. The signals that the ...
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Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface and a field recorder with audio interface capabilities?

If you're using a smaller interface with one or two inputs, there's little difference. One thing to consider are that the field recorder on its own is going to be running on dc power from the battery ...
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Is it possible to use a M/S microphone as a mono mic?

SOME M/S microphones provide discrete access to the Mid and Side outputs, but most provide only the matrixed Left and Right derived signal outputs. Your question cannot be definitively answered as ...
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Converting a 3.5in mic input to line level portably

Most microphones output about 0.0006 volts while line level is about 1 volt or 1.23 The device you want is a microphone preamp to bring the microphone signal up to Line level. If you get one with 1/4"...
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recording city sounds

Manually adjusting the gain during the recording is never a great idea. Your reactions are sluggish, so you'll probably have some seconds of clipped sounds that you'll have to throw away anyway, and ...
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Recording ants: mic recommendations?

Have you looked into condenser microphones? Instead of the dynamic mics, condensers are used for more intimate sound recordings. Additional, the Sanken brand makes some microphones for such needs. "...
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What is the best microphone type for recording natural outdoor sounds?

What is needed for recording outdoor sounds: a high sensitivity low noise microphone a windjammer, shock-mount, stand or boompole a field recorder with low noise mic preamp If you want to make ...
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8 channel pass through on Behringer XAir XR18

This is a non-starter I'm afraid. Your best bet is to simply acquire or make 8 passive splits and split the input channels prior to the XR18. Send the splits to the FOH/Monitor engineer.
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Recording ambient sound while minimizing phase issues

Phasing issues only occur if you are putting two sound waves together and the waves cancel each other out (e.g. summing a stereo recording to mono.) If you are recording stereo then there won’t be any ...
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M/S Stereo Mic for field recording/SFX

All three are wellknown quality brands. All three mics should be useable. As always, anything technical is a compromise between opposing requirements. You have to be the judge on which fits your usage ...
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MK8+CMC vs CCM8

As you are in the short term using the 8 figure mic with your cmit5, the size factor is not really to be taken into account (using a ccm with the cmit will require a large suspension and windshield, ...
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for field recording(nature/wildlife) use Mono or Stereo XRL- NGT2 into Tascam DR-100mkii?

First off, you want stereo for "spot" recordings. For that you need at least 2 microphones, so unfortunately your Rode mic does you no good by itself for that application. However, your Tascam has ...
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Rode NT1A with Fousrite Audio Interface of with Zoom H4n pro / H5

The Rode NT1A is particularly noted for its unusually low self-noise of only 5dB. OTOH, the little plastic "shaver recorders" like Zoom H4n are noted for having rather ordinary to poor microphone ...
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Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface and a field recorder with audio interface capabilities?

The obvious benefit of the field recorder is that it can record on its own without help of the computer. However, for the same price, remember that some of the cost is in the recording parts, and ...
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Are there any significant differences between using a dedicated audio interface and a field recorder with audio interface capabilities?

Besides their respective quality in terms of mic pre-amplifier quality (as mentioned by @joseem), here are some points : field recorder dedicated controls for gain and various functions available on ...
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