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Re: stereo parabola field test

Subject: Re: stereo parabola field test
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:18:02 -0400
From: Lang Elliott <>
>
> Klas:
>
> I wasn't aware that you use 4 electrets per channel in your Stereo DAT mi=
c.
> I'd have to remove the windscreen to see the mikes and I didn't dare do
> that.

Xray vision helps...

> 2. When trying to record heard but unseen birds, a monaural parabola is
> easier to focus than a stereo parabola. In field situations, one often fi=
nds
> the exact location of an unseen bird by pointing the parabola in its gene=
ral
> direction and then waving it left/right or up/down as the bird sings,
> listening over headphones for a sudden peak in loudness, which happens wh=
en
> the bird is in good focus. I have focused on many an unseen bird using th=
is
> technique. With the stereo parabola, it is more difficult to find the bir=
d
> using this technique.

I can locate better with the stereo parabola than the mono. Just used to
listening to the stereo field and knowing exactly which way and how far
to turn the parabola from that. Whenever I get to recording in mono (or
working with M/S without a headphone decoder) I generally end up taking
off my headphones to work it out.

Walt




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