A little while ago I spent my lunch break sat by the lake on campus. Its was a wonderfully chilled time.

I find listening to my surroundings through my audio recorder/headphones adds a very mindful/locked in experience when initially I thought it would be a barrier to the kind of immersion I’m looking for. I guess everything is amplified and heightened.

The XY mic capsule gives a great stereo spread but I might try something with my Binaural Microphones next time and try for somewhat 360° feel

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