SKYSQUARE Materials & Equipment

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Recorded using a mass of steel wire tangled together.

Thin wire and wider, tape-like strands are tangled together.

Small and light enough to lift by hand.

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Lipped channel steel (C-channel), the kind used as framing in general construction and DIY.

Light enough to lift by hand, though it can also be recorded with heavy machinery.

The surface is painted.

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Rebar small enough to handle by hand.

It can be recorded without heavy machinery.

Medium size, on the longer side (about 1 m), with a curve.

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A round steel pipe small and light enough to handle by hand.

There are kinks and bends along it.

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A square steel pipe small and light enough to handle by hand.

It is slightly bent.

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Grating — the metal lattice cover used over roadside gutters and drains.

It is heavy, but still a size you can handle by hand.

Depending on how you strike it, its lattice structure produces complex ringing.

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Equal angle steel is L-shaped steel in which both sides of the L are the same length.

You can hold it by hand, though it is heavier than the shorter pieces.

Part of it is bent.

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Equal angle steel is L-shaped steel in which both sides of the L are the same length.

This is the bent variety.

You can hold it by hand, though it is heavier than the shorter pieces.

Part of it is bent.

Several pieces are available, and they can be combined for a recording.

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Equal angle steel is L-shaped steel in which both sides of the L are the same length.

This is the forked-joint variety.

There are bends throughout.

Being forked, it is heavier than a single piece.

Several pieces are available, and they can be combined for a recording.

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Equal angle steel is L-shaped steel in which both sides of the L are the same length.

This is the variety with two joints.

There are bends throughout.

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A thin steel sheet.

Light enough to lift by hand.

Several types are available — some with timber attached, some with holes — and they can be combined.

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A damaged sheet of corrugated iron.

A size you can handle by hand.

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A damaged steel box.

A size you can handle by hand.

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A small steel fence.

A size you can handle by hand.

It is curved throughout.

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Trees growing wild across SKYSQUARE are felled and used for the recording.

Mostly camphor and cedar.

We can use trees already felled, or fell new ones for you.

You can choose the size.

Depending on the size, this falls anywhere from light to heavy recording.

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A box built from wooden boards.

It is held together with metal fasteners.

It can be used for recording in all sorts of ways.

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Recorded using a small axe you can handle by hand.

Two sizes are available, large and small.

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You can record using a bow and arrow.

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Several huge concrete blocks.

They come in 600 kg and 1.2 t types, several of each, 6 t in total.

They can be lifted with heavy machinery.

They can also be laid in the pit as a base for dropping things onto.

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A larger square steel pipe, in the shorter length.

Heavier than the small size, and several are available.

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A larger square steel pipe, in the longer length.

It is heavy; you can lift it by hand, but it is really a size for heavy machinery.

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A square steel pipe filled with concrete.

It is heavy, so we lift it with heavy machinery.

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Equal angle steel is L-shaped steel in which both sides of the L are the same length.

This is the variety with four joints.

There are bends throughout.

You can lift it by hand, but it is heavy.

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An H-beam is H-shaped steel, widely used as columns and beams in building and civil engineering.

It is the medium size but still heavy, so we record it using heavy machinery.

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An H-beam is H-shaped steel, widely used as columns and beams in building and civil engineering.

It is extremely heavy.

We move and record it using heavy machinery.

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A steel door (hatch).

A size you can lift by hand, but heavy.

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A steel staircase.

It is heavy, so we handle it with heavy machinery.

It can also be struck with smaller materials for a recording.

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A steel fence.

It is heavy, so we record it using heavy machinery.

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Trees growing wild across SKYSQUARE are felled and used for the recording.

Mostly camphor and cedar.

We can use trees already felled, or fell new ones for you.

You can choose the size.

Depending on the size, this falls anywhere from light to heavy recording.

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The largest trees growing wild at SKYSQUARE are felled for the recording.

Heavy machinery is used to move and record it.

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A tree that grew at SKYSQUARE is grubbed up, roots and all, and used for the recording.

It is heavy, so heavy machinery is used for the recording.

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A flexible container bag, filled with sand or gravel.

We fill it, lift it with heavy machinery and record it.

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A handheld chainsaw.

We use it to fell trees at SKYSQUARE, and you can record the sound.

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You can record using a powered air tacker.

Two types are available, useful across Foley recording and more.

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You can record using a powered grinder.

You can record the cutting sound as it goes through sheet metal.

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You can record using a powered welder.

You can record the sound of metal welding for Foley and SFX.

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A material available at SKYSQUARE in winter only.

You can record footsteps in the snow, blocks of snow breaking up and more.

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A material available at SKYSQUARE in winter only.

You can record footsteps and cracking sounds using blocks of ice.

We make it by filling a mortar tub with water, and in midwinter we can also take it from the river running through SKYSQUARE.

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A small burner for recording.

It is normally used inside the fire pit.

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A medium burner for recording.

It is normally used inside the fire pit.

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A large burner for recording.

It is normally used inside the fire pit.

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Recorded using a subwoofer to play back low frequencies.

At SKYSQUARE you can record low frequencies and vibration that are hard to reproduce in an ordinary recording space.

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The power amplifier that drives the subwoofer used for recording.

At SKYSQUARE you can record low frequencies and vibration that are hard to reproduce in an ordinary recording space.

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Handheld fireworks for recording.

They are normally recorded inside the fire pit.

Patterns can be recorded for each type.

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Aerial fireworks for recording.

It is normally used inside the fire pit.

Patterns can be recorded for each type.

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A scrapped car used as recording material.

Recorded using heavy machinery.

Parts can be taken off individually and recorded as patterns.

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The Holophone H3D, a portable condenser microphone for 5.1ch surround recording.

Its six elements (L, R, C, LS, RS, LFE) record five discrete channels plus LFE directly.

The specification suits field recording perfectly.

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Frequency response

5 × 20 Hz–20 kHz, 1 × 20 Hz–100 kHz

Sensitivity

-35+/-4dB

S/N ratio

64 dB or more

Max. input level

130dB SPL

Distortion

123 dB SPL peak (<1% THD)

Impedance

2.2 kΩ or less

Phantom power (24–48 V)

Size

20×15cm

Weight

1.5kg

Cable length

5m

Connector

XLR male × 6

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The MKH416-P48U3 is a super-directional shotgun microphone from SENNHEISER.

A long-selling model used on sports broadcasts, drama, location work and studio sessions alike.

We put that super-directional pattern to work on recordings at SKYSQUARE.

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Frequency response

40 Hz–20 kHz

Nominal impedance

25Ω

Max. SPL

130dB

Phantom power

48 ±4 V

Audio output

XLR

Dimensions

19 × 250 mm

Weight

175 g

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A long shotgun condenser microphone from SENNHEISER.

Its super-directional pattern locks onto the sound you aim at.

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Frequency response

45 Hz–20 kHz

Output impedance

25Ω

Sensitivity

-19 dBV/Pa (112 mV/Pa)

Max. SPL

124dB

Equivalent noise level

8dB-A

Output connector

XLR 3-pin (male)

Power

Phantom power 48 V, 3.3 mA

Size / weight

19 mm dia. × 464 mm long, 332 g

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A premium dynamic microphone from SENNHEISER, designed for guitarists who want a faithful sound.

Its excellent acoustic characteristics earned it a place in our SKYSQUARE kit.

It has a three-position tone switch.

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Frequency response

40–18,000 Hz

Sensitivity

2.2 mV/Pa (free field, no load, at 1 kHz)

Nominal impedance (1 kHz)

350Ω

Min. terminating impedance

1,000Ω

Connector

XLR, gold-plated

Dimensions

55×134×134mm

Weight

140g

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A dynamic microphone for toms and snare from SENNHEISER.

We use it at SKYSQUARE for acoustics designed to capture the full energy of a drum sound.

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Frequency response

40–18,000 Hz

Sensitivity

2 mV/Pa (free field, no load, at 1 kHz)

Nominal impedance (1 kHz)

350Ω

Min. terminating impedance

1,000Ω

Connector

XLR, gold-plated

Dimensions

41 mm dia. × 63 mm long

Weight

125g

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A dynamic microphone known for its transparent sound, and strong on digital recordings too.

We use its excellent tonal characteristics on recordings at SKYSQUARE.

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Frequency response

30 Hz–17 kHz

Output impedance

200Ω

Sensitivity

2 mV/Pa +- 3 dB

Filter

5 positions

Max. SPL

143dB

Size / weight

46 × 49 mm, 215 mm long, 385 g

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A standard AKG microphone, affectionately known as the "Big Egg".

We use its high SPL handling on recordings at SKYSQUARE.

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Frequency response

20–17 kHz

Sensitivity

1,8 mV/Pa (-75 dBV)

Output impedance

210Ω

Recommended load impedance

2,000 Ω or more

Output connector

XLR 3-pin (male)

Size / weight

115 × 126 × 70 mm, 300 g

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A microphone suited to a very wide range of work, from music recording to capturing three-dimensional soundscapes for VR and immersive media.

Its excellent acoustic characteristics earned it a place in our SKYSQUARE kit.

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Frequency response

20–20,000 Hz

Sensitivity

30 mV @ 94 dB SPL (1 kHz)

Peak SPL

129 dB SPL

Length

192.3mm

Width

45.7mm

Body diameter

25.1mm

Weight

286g

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A SANKEN microphone capable of wide-band pickup from 20 Hz to 100 kHz.

A newly developed capsule, a higher DC voltage and a redesigned internal circuit give it high sensitivity and a low noise floor.

Pickup out to 100 kHz opens up new possibilities for Super Audio CD and similar recordings.

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Frequency response

20 Hz–100 kHz

Sensitivity (1 kHz, typical)

39.8mV/Pa (-28dB,0dB=1V/Pa)

Equivalent noise level (A-weighted)

22dB-A

Max. input SPL (1% THD)

125dB SPL

Output impedance (1 kHz, ±30%)

150Ω

Power

+48 V ±4 V U.P.F

Current draw

6 mA or less

Dimensions

20.5 mm dia. × 191.5 mm long

Connector

XLR-3M

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The fire pit where open flame is used at SKYSQUARE.

It can be used to record bonfires, fireworks, flamethrowers (burners) and the like.

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Fire extinguishers kept on hand when flame is in use.

They can also be recorded for discharge and extinguishing sounds.

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A shovel for moving earth and sand.

It can be used for recording too.

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A hammer small enough to handle by hand.

Two sizes are available, large and small.

Useful across Foley recording and more.

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A crowbar you can put to use in a recording.

Two sizes are available, large and small.

Useful across Foley recording and more.

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A drum-type extension cord reel for power.

It extends up to 20 m.

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A mortar tub — the shallow plastic container used for mixing cement and mortar — which you can record with.

It can also be used to record water and to make ice.

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Lights on stands, for recording at night.

Several sets are available.

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The small stand.

Used to mount microphones and the like.

It is handy for all sorts of other jobs as well.

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The large stand.

Used to mount microphones and the like.

It is handy for all sorts of other jobs as well.

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A field recorder with eight inputs that records up to ten tracks at once.

Dual A/D converters and 32-bit float recording mean no gain riding and no clipping.

You can use it for outdoor recording at SKYSQUARE.

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A 7 t excavator from Yanmar.

We use it for recording, hauling and levelling ground.

The head can be swapped for a slope bucket, a grapple and so on.

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The 3 t truck we use to haul things around SKYSQUARE.

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An aerial work platform for all kinds of recording.

It lets us drop things from height, and record fireworks and other sounds high up.

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Toilets are available at SKYSQUARE.

After use, please apply the coagulant provided and dispose of it in the bin.

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