ML163431

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Subject 1: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Grain elevator sounds. Timecode In: 00:00:11. Timecode out: 00:04:43. Subject 2: (Interview). Subtitle: Rodney Bird. Timecode In: 00:06:42. Timecode out: 00:24:39. Notes: Grain discussions. Includes grain elevator sounds. Subject 3: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Grain elevator and passing train sounds. Timecode In: 00:24:45. Timecode out: 00:27:07. Subject 4: (Interview). Subtitle: Rodney Bird. Timecode In: 00:27:21. Timecode out: 00:29:34. Notes: Grain discussion. Subject 5: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Grain elevator sounds. Timecode In: 00:32:40. Timecode out: 00:49:04. Notes: Includes intermittent voices. Subject 6: (Interview). Subtitle: Vance Ehmke and family. Timecode In: 00:50:58. Timecode out: 02:01:09. Notes: Location #2. Farming discussions. Habitat: ; ; Equipment Notes: Neumann RSM190 stereo shotgun mic in 5" Rycote zeppelin; and Neumann KM83 mic in A81WS windscreen at Location #2. DAT LOG FOR Natl Geo / NPR RECORDINGS, June 1993 DAT NUMBER: START DATE/TIME END DAT/TIME 9 FRI 6/25 7:24 PM SAT 6/26 11:16 AM, GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS: sound and interview at grain elevator in Texhoma, on the Texas/Oklahoma border; sound ofriding in cab ofa combine in Oklahoma; begin interview of Ehmke family east ofScott City KS All audio on this tape is made with a Neumann RSM190 in 5" Rycote zeppelin with Windjammer cover except as noted in log. Recordings decoded from MS to Left/Right before recording. Taped on Sony TCD¬DI0 Mark II upgrade, with Absolute Time and Time of Day stamped in subcode. PNO START DESCRIPTION 1 0:00:00 at grain elevator in Texhoma TX, clanks and general roar 2 0:01:04 truck brakes, dump gate lifts, drives off, air brakes, traffic (elevator is right next to main highway) 3 0:04:39 Flawn describes what just happened in sound bed; we meet Rodney Bird, co-owner of elevator 4 0:06:27 Carolyn and Erla talk to him after switch -20 dB pad in; describe grain processing, fertilizer storage; describes dump point & elevator (Hard to hear over the roar of the site) 5 0:10:40 grain dumping from truck into grate; more talk; then sound at back of truck 6 0:14:28 history of elevator, rebuild, annual use pattern NOTE: High background noise, notch to reduce if necessary 7 0:25:00 sound bed: train approaches and passes up close 8 0:26:48 outside ambiance sound bed 9 0:27:16 Erla Q&A with Rodney Bird 10 0:29:48 sound bed: truck passes, highway noise at elevator 11 0:30:33 into control room of receiving station at elevator 12 0:30:59 Rodney Bird demos & describes sampling grain 13 0:32:38 good sound bed: truck arrives, get test sample Kansas 6/93 DAT 9 LOG page 2 of 2 14 0:34:33 Oklahoma wheat field exterior, with four combines in distance 15 0:35:18 sound bed: get into wheat hauler truck cab, as arrangements are made to ride in combine; transfer to combine; sound bed of interior of combine cab 16 0:49:19 conversation after combine ride 17 0:49:31 NEXT MORNING, Ehmke Farm, east ofScott City KS: SLATE CHANGE TO SPLIT TRACK MIKING, left ch is mid capsule of RSMI90, right channel (Erla Q) is KM83 in A81WS windscreen 18 0:49:49 interview starts with father Vance, includes wife, three sons, one tiny daughter playing around edges End 2:01:07 THIS INTERVIEW RUNS TO END OF TAPE 9, CONTINUES ON 10.