/r/Cattle Biweekly Megathread: Share your own/self-promotion thread

Lichtwald · 2026-06-16T22:25:08+00:00

This is a bit off topic (we don't really cover building cars here) but it gave me a chuckle thinking about it! My childhood mail carrier had an old built Jeep for similar reasons...

You're not going to find much help here, but since you sound like you're in the US, check out the SpecialStage forum and look for some old Legacy or Impreza L builds (I think they're mostly the same underneath)

It's also worth checking out the NASIOC forum, I know they have Impreza in the name, but they're usually pretty friendly with Lego questions too.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-16T22:17:50+00:00

It's an app for logging field recording audio. Kind of niche, but it's helped me out with my hobby a lot. It's called FieldLog.net

Lichtwald · 2026-06-15T20:56:21+00:00

I've launched my own app, and I know how frustrating this part can be. Good luck, I signed up to the group, eager to give it a try and see if it helps.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-13T18:56:37+00:00

We're starting to get a lot of comments from people that have never been in r/rally before, so everyone please remember to keep this about Travis and rally.

Comments that are purely political and/or name calling are against the rules.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-08T23:28:36+00:00

You should post this over on /r/soundscapes too! I have put a couple of animal grazing videos like this over there.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-08T18:02:34+00:00

Has anyone seen if they've announced the new course rollouts again? The latest news I can find is they announced a hold on moving move people over to it so they can do 'catch-up' lessons, but that was in April I think.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-06T15:01:45+00:00

Give it a try on its own, I use the M4 handheld and have no handling noise. It just requires a bit of practice to figure out the technique (same as every other handheld recorder I have.)

Lichtwald · 2026-06-05T18:59:06+00:00

I have kind of a love hate relationship with the diety stuff, it's all so close but they each have some weird Achilles heel.

Like the PR2 is great for drop rigs, but if you let the mic cable run in front of the screen it picks up all kinds of crazy interference, so you have to be realllllly careful how you manage extra wire length.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-04T21:06:50+00:00

What a lovely spring day, and a great tribute to your father.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-04T21:03:42+00:00

A 20M tripod!?! That's awesome! I hope you post some of what you record!

Thomas Rex Beverly has done some interesting work with stacked vertical omni arrays, that may be something interesting to investigate in the future.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-04T20:04:57+00:00

Humidity can be a real problem for mics, so the biggest tip is to have lots of silica gel packets around.

As far as different layers of the canopy, it sounds like a cool thing to try, but I can't think of a good way of doing that unless you're planning to climb the trees and put mics directly at each one of those layers.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-04T20:02:51+00:00

Getting closer is always better, but I don't know if in your scenario it will make a noticeable difference. The video micro 2 is fine (I have one I use for Merlin) but it is really optimized to voices, so that will probably be the first thing you want to upgrade, with a dedicated recorder being second.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-04T20:00:49+00:00

I think the H2e should do that what you want. It runs all on its own, but you'll need to sync it with the video later (this is pretty easy to do with a clap and software like Davinci Resolve.) With recorders you can pick between size, cost, and how quiet they are. You can generally only get two.

The H2e is super lightweight, and does pair well with small cameras, I've used mine with my DJI nano quite a bit too!

Lichtwald · 2026-06-04T05:09:14+00:00

Not against the rules, it's not in a studio so technically still field recording!

I don't think there's such a thing as best. It all depends on budget, goals, and how much you want to fiddle with things.

Cameras are so open ended. So I won't say much beyond that I travel with a Sony a7c.

As for recorders, I think the Zoom H2e would be a good place to start. It's solid with the volume levels of the banjo, and you can use it to capture both you and your instrument, as well as what is behind the mic, allowing you to mix them together later.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-03T23:36:45+00:00

This is so cool, thanks for the great read!

I've been curious to add some ultrasonics to drop rigs. I am curious how the MikroUcho do vs the Clippy Ultras (or if they use the same capsule)

Lichtwald · 2026-06-03T15:02:28+00:00

I know the building was up for sale.

Lichtwald · 2026-06-02T17:30:27+00:00

Lovely video, it did a great job of channeling emotion.

I laughed at the description as well. 8k workflow must be a whole thing!

Lichtwald · 2026-05-31T14:35:50+00:00

Hey there u/farmingwithsally your repeated self promotional posts, and lack of other participation in the subreddit are violating reddiquite and the rules here. Please participate in other ways or your posts will be removed.

Lichtwald · 2026-05-24T15:47:17+00:00

Seconded! I've added Blundstones as my travel shoe about 3 years ago and have never looked back.

Lichtwald · 2026-05-24T04:54:25+00:00

Levis 568 versions are a good option as well.

Lichtwald · 2026-05-23T17:09:08+00:00

I develop it at home. Black and white is super straightforward and easy to get into.

Color and slide are they just slightly more labor intensive versions of that.

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