At 7:37 AM -0400 4/23/04, Daniel De Granville wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
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>Following some of you buddies' advices, I am tempted to choose between the=
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>two stereo mics for using with a Sony MD and a homemade parabola, chiefly
>for bird recordings. Could someone help me on the decision, in terms of
>features and cost/benefit for each option? It seems obvious that the latte=
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>model is better, but at a great expense... So...
>
>Sony ECM-MS907 (average price =3D 82.00 USD)
>Sony ECM-MS957 (average price =3D 230.00 USD)
>
>Thanks, cheers,
>
>Daniel De Granville
>Pantanal, Brazil
>
For the preferred omni/parabola combination, there's a good chance a
pair of Panasonic capsules would give you more output and less noise
than either of these mics and at less cost. This is the cheapest
non-do-it yourself source I know of:
http://www.minidisc.org/part_The_Sound_Professionals_Binaural_Microphones.h=
tml
There was a recent string about spacing and baffling between mics on
this same list. For non parabola uses, a lot of folks use them with a
19-22" spread (A/B pairing) Rob D.
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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