IMPORTANT INFO ON SHIPPING

May 2013

over the next few months there are periods when I will be away on field trips, leading workshops, recording (even for some of my own projects !) & also sorting out some building work on my house. Therefore, if you happen to order when i'm away from my usual routine, there will be a delay in sending your items.

I'm not planning on going 'off grid' internet wise so you will get an email letting you know but I would ask for your understanding with any delays. 

JrF products are made by someone who actually uses these things & has a very active involvement with creative field recording / sound / music & I strongly believe thats one of the reasons they are as good as they are, so I do need to keep my hand in so to speak !

I'll update this post with any additions / changes, but currently times where delays might be possible include:

May 15th - 21st

May 26th - 30th

June 6th - 24th

July 12th - 22nd

August 28th - September 6th

thanks....

also now available to read online:

http://www.musictech.net/2013/02/recording-the-natural-world/

article on Chris Watson in the December 2012 issue of Music Tech magazine, in which he mentions & shows uses for JrF contact mics & hydrophones (thanks Chris !)

I'm now able to supply those great DPA mics to UK customers including the worlds best omni-directional mics:

SMK4060 kit with mounts, xlr adaptors etc.

SMK4060 Stereo Mic Kit w. 4060

The SMK4060 Stereo Microphone Kit is a cost-effective and flexible stereo recording solution aimed at project studios and for discreet mic setup on stage. 

The SMK4060 combines two DPA 4060s omnidirectional miniature microphones, Hi-Sens, with a variety of mounting accessories. These include the BLM6000 Boundary Layer Mount, which can be used in conjunction with a 4060 (or any of DPA’s miniature mics) to place the mic on a reflective boundary such as a floor, wall, ceiling, piano lid etc, enabling them to capture the ambient sound of the area. The sound captured from this “pressure zone” has higher sensitivity, clarity and intelligibility compared to the sound captured from the "free air" and serves as a kind of acoustical zoom. 

Also included in the kit is among others the DMM0007 soft rubber holder. This allows all kinds of instruments, from acoustic guitar through grand piano to drums, to be mounted in the best-sounding position, using special non-marking adhesive discs 

Also available as SMK4061 with a DPA4061 Miniature Omnidirectional Microphone, Lo-Sens.

What is in the boxThe DPA SMK4060 Stereo Microphone Kit contains:

2 x 4060 Omnidirectional Mic, Hi-Sens, Black, 3 meter cable, high boost and soft boost grids
2 x BLM6000-B Boundary Layer Mount, Black
2 x DAD6001-BC MicroDot to 3-pin XLR (P48) w. Belt Clip
1 x DMM0007 Universal Surface Mount, 5 pcs.
2 x DMM0011-B Magnet Mount, Black
1 x DUA0560 Windscreen, Black, 5 pcs.

PRICE: please email me for a quote

(the price will be very competitive)

to view the entire DPA range visit the DPA website here.

valued customers (past, present & future !),

here in the UK, the good old british post office have decided in their wisdom that with all the pressures on individuals & small businesses that the time is right for a triple whammy of price rises.

1) on April 2nd they put basic prices of parcels up along with the cost of recorded delivery etc.

2) they also changed the size & weight limits, pushing anything but very slim parcels into a higher price bracket.

3) they also reduced the compensation level of all items sent without using higher cost, recorded services (my rant on this is that if claims for compensation from lost or damaged parcels are costing them too much then they should improve the service not pass the cost on to the senders, who have been let down by the service on offer).

They put prices up every year & for the last 2 years JrF has decided to either not pass on the price rise or to subsidise the added cost by taking some of the hit.

However, these latest 3 price changes mean that I will have to take a look at prices & look at ways to at least cover the actual costs of postage as they now stand. A quick example is that a parcel that used to cost £1.80 & have included insurance (in case of loss or damage) of up to £50, would not cost over £5 at least, depending on the size.

I'm going to take the rest of April to monitor the impact of the post office price rises & then make a decision.

I want you to know that I don't want to put my prices up ! I want to carry on supplying good products & service to enthusiastic people with an interest in sound exploration. I hope that any price rise forced on me by the post office won't impact on customers ability to order. 

It does seem odd to me that at a time when the post office should be improving their service & making every effort to support economical growth they have chosen instead to make the decisions they have. 

a selection of recordings made by various recordists using JrF contact microphones, hydrophones and coils:

Sigur Ros are currently on their world tour & using JrF c-series contact mics - here's a video their percussionist has just sent me showing / hearing them in use ! 

new series on Channel 4 - sound by Chris Watson using JrF c-series contact mics to listen in on the internal sounds of various animal & insect eggs:




http://hydrophones.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/c-series-pro-contact-microphones-new.html

firstly, some of my c-series contact mics are currently on use on the tour by Icelandic group, Sigur Ros.

also, here's a video of a performance by David Ikard, using some of my d-series hydrophones & c-series contact mics.

available now:

'In the Field - the art of field recording'

by Cathy Lane and Angus Carlyle.

240 page book, hand sewn with flaps.

conversations with Manuela Barile, Angus Carlyle, Budhaditya Chattopadhyay, Viv Corringham, Peter Cusack, Steven Feld, Felicity Ford, Jez riley French, Antye Greie, Christina Kubisch, Cathy Lane, Francisco López, Annea Lockwood, Andrea Polli, Ian Rawes, Lasse-Marc Riek, Hiroki Sasajima, Davide Tidoni, Hildegard Westerkamp and Jana Winderen. 

cover photo by my daughter (proud dad moment !) Pheobe riley Law

£12 + postage and packing

book + postage options

UK postage & packing £14.00 GBP Europe postage & packing £16.95 GBP Rest of world postage & packing £18.95 GBP

a test of my hydrophones carried out by Gregory Ovenden (thanks !)

Testing two different hydrophones constructed by Jez Riley French.
Left channel is the new D Series, and Right channel is it's predecesor.

The sound of water flowing downstream.

Recorded to Fostex FR2 LE