Walt wrote to Jeff,
>You need to get the sound level higher before it hits the mic. I'm going
>to suggest something that will probably horrify some,
You know me!
>namely add a
>Telinga spare dish and rig a mount to use the ME as it's mic, pointing
>it toward the dish. That's not the traditional mic for a parabolic, but
>should work pretty well.
ME-66? Have you ever used a short shotgun in a parabolic, Walt? I
haven't. I would only accept this recommendation if you said you'd
tried it and it was useful, because theoretically it's wrong, and I
know you know that. Of course it will "work," i.e. sound will be
recorded, but will it be any better than just pointing the ME-66?
For a parabola to deliver its acoustic amplification, the mike needs
to be listening to the reflection from the whole dish. A short
shotgun would only listen to a small part in the center of it.
I suggest getting an omni capsule to put on the K6 or K6P body for
use in the parabolic.
-Dan Dugan
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