ML163432

Media notes

Subject 1: (Interview). Subtitle: Vance Ehmke, Ehmke family. Timecode In: 00:00:03. Timecode out: 00:11:07. Notes: Continuation of interview in LNS #163431. Farming discussions. Subject 2: (Environmental Recording). Subtitle: Wheat field ambiance. Timecode In: 00:16:06. Timecode out: 00:29:10. Subject 3: (Environmental Recording). Subtitle: Windmill ambiance. Timecode In: 00:29:13. Timecode out: 00:37:52. Subject 4: (Interview). Subtitle: Vance Ehmke. Timecode In: 00:37:54. Timecode out: 00:40:41. Notes: Farming discussion. Subject 5: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Windmill sounds. Timecode In: 00:42:14. Timecode out: 00:45:58. Subject 6: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Barn yard sounds. Timecode In: 01:02:05. Timecode out: 01:10:31. Notes: Includes tractor and bell. Subject 7: (Interview). Subtitle: Lee Reeve. Timecode In: 01:13:49. Timecode out: 01:20:32. Notes: Ethanol production discussions. Subject 8: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Ethanol factory sounds. Timecode In: 01:21:57. Timecode out: 01:23:01. Subject 9: (Interview). Subtitle: Lee Reeve. Timecode In: 01:23:09. Timecode out: 01:36:11. Notes: Ethanol production discussions. Subject 10: (Interview). Subtitle: Lee Reeve. Timecode In: 01:41:05. Timecode out: 01:48:56. Notes: Ethanol production discussions. Habitat: ; ; Equipment Notes: Neumann RSM190 stereo shotgun mic in 5" Rycote zeppelin; Neumann KM83 mic in A81WS windscreen. DAT LOG FOR Natl Geo / NPR RECORDINGS, June 1993 DAT NUMBER: START DATE/TIME END DATE/TIME 10 Sat 6/26 11:17 am Sat 6/26 3:24pm GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS: intv with Ehmke farm family at their farmhouse porch east of Scott City Kansas continued; sound beds at farm, wheat field, windmill, yard ambiances, tractor, farm bell; then to Lee Reeve's plant for ethanol production, tilapia fish farming, and cattle feedlot All audio on this tape is made with a Neumann RSM190 in 5" Rycote zeppelin with Windjammer cover unless noted in log. Recordings decoded from MS to Left/Right before recording. Taped on Sony TCDDI0 Mark II upgrade, with Absolute Time and Time of Day stamped in subcode. NOTE: First section of this tape is recorded split track, with the left track having the mid hypercardioid capsule of an RSM190, and the right track a KM83 in an A81WS windscreen. 0:00:00 resume intv with Ehmke family on their porch. 0:11:11 sound bed on porch after intv (still split track) 0:15:02 slate preceding room tone and intv, change miking back to stereo RSM190 (decoded from MS to L/R) 0:15:30 heading for the wheat field 0:16:36 raising gain prior to wheatfield; walking sound, wind, birds 0:17:39 at the wheatfield; walking into field, across plastic weedshield sheets, through wheat 0:19:35 stationary perspective in wheatfield wind in wheat, flies, birds, jet high overhead 0:24:56 more stationary wheatfield, higher gain, some wind and handling noise at top 0:25:34 good wheatfield after handling noise 0:26:23 more at same location, distant train and windmill 0:26:57 walking back out ofwheat field (some wind breakup and handling noise) 0:28:53 at the windmill: birds, clanks 0:29:16 windmill starts moving 0:32:38 more windmill water outflow 0:35:18 more windmill: mules come in from the field 0:36:34 continuing windmill with mule hoof sounds 0:37:28 Erla gets Vance to say water is the glue of the area 0:38:15 try that again .... 0:39:17 Erla and Vance on nostalgic sound of windmill up on the windmill tower: loud clanks and resonant bangs as wind picks up, good sound of wind through tower 0:45:42 general Kansas farm ambiance location #1 0:46:21 repositioned still at #1, high pass filter in 0:50:46 more outdoor sound, position #2, active wind 0:51:48 reposition at #2, long track 0:54:17 location #3 ambiance track: close obnoxious bird 0:55:40 more at #3, good track with active bird 0:57:26 lo... (Notes truncated)