At 14:00 2003-04-03 -0000, you wrote:
>Thank you very much Klas. I did not have any problem with my
>Telinga. I have got excellent recordings of Indian Birds using
>this. In any case background sound in tropical forests is
>generally high, so I think inherent noise does not make much
>difference. My only concern is getting good recordings of very low
>frequency bird calls. Since my main mike will be Telinga, I will
>have limited use of the other mike. Which MKH shotgun do you think
>will suit my requirement?
No difference between the models. You can also try to get an old MKH814 or =
816.
How good will be Telinga without dish
>for low frequency?
Just like any other omni. Quite good down to 50-60 Hz.
Klas.
>
>Regards
>
>Pratap Singh
>
>
>
>
>On Thu, 03 Apr 2003 Klas Strandberg wrote :
>>Folks,
>>
>>Generally:
>>
>>1/ A parabol makes the sound "come closer" by boosting high
>>frequencies.
>>2/ When removing the dish, the microphone will work as any
>>omni-directional
>>microphone, for all frequencies.
>>3/ A directional microphone will attenuate ambient sounds.
>>
>>There are several problems with a shot-gun which are difficult to
>>avoid:
>>Handling and wind noise, also inherent noise. Only the Sennheiser
>>MKH-series
>>will perform well, together with the special suspension and
>>zeppelin wind
>>cage + fur.
>>
>>Pratap: You have the first PRO2 model from 1982. It's only
>>disadvantage is
>>the relativelly high inherent noise level, compared to a PRO5 + a
>>Twin
>>Science mic or stereo DATmic. Krister used it for several years.
>>He made
>>lots of very interesting recordings with it - "Soviet Bird Song"
>>for example.
>>
>>Klas.
>>
>>
>>At 21:34 2003-04-02 -0600, you wrote:
>> >
>> >Pratap Singh wrote:
>> >>Dear Rob Danielson,
>> >>Thanks for quick response. My Telinga is not good for very
>>low
>> >>frequency sounds of owls, doves, pigeons etc. I bought used
>> >>Telinga from Krister Mild . I am not sure of its model. It
>>runs on
>> >>15 volt battery and is mono. The mic is linked to the handle
>>with
>> >>about 1cm dia tube.
>> >>
>> >>Pratap Singh
>> >>
>> >>On Wed, 02 Apr 2003 Rob Danielson wrote :
>> >>> >Dear Fellow Nature Recordists,
>> >>> >
>> >>> >I request for suggestion regarding buying a shotgun
>> >>> >microphone(old/new) especially for recording low
>>frequency
>> >>>bird
>> >>> >sounds. I already have an old Teliga for high frequency.
>>My
>> >>>budget
>> >>> >is around $400.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >I will be grateful for an early response.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Pratap singh
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>>Hi Pratap--
>> >>>Can you describe the situation and sounds you'd like to
>>capture
>> >>>that
>> >>>you can't get with the Telinga? Which Telinga model?
>> >> >Rob
>> >
>> >So, a broader bandwidth mic with decent reach for $400,.. There
>>are
>> >others on the list with more experience with your Telinga and
>>other
>> >options in this price range. If you are handy, you could put
>>an omni
>> >mic capsule like Klas's EM-23 into a home made parabolic dish.
>>Doug
>> >Von Gausig, who moderates this list, sells the EM-23's. It will
>>run
>> >from the powered mic input of most MD recorders. If you were
>>to get
>> >a new "shotgun" style mic in the $400 range, chances are that
>>it
>> >wouldn't provide a huge jump in quality for your recording
>> >requirements.
>> >Rob
>> >
>> > =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D=3D
>> >--
>> >Rob Danielson
>> >Film Department
>> >University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>> >
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