I am the one who suggested he look into a parabola. He is going to be
trying to record in extremely noisy environments - compressor stations and
you really do not want to know how awful they are. I have one on a BBS rout=
e
and literally it bothers my detection of birds from several stops away and
at the stop which is about 300 feet from the thing there is no hope hearing
anything.
He is going to have a heck of a time cleaning up what he gets well enough t=
o
analyze the song reasonably - at least it looks that way from my point of
view. If the parabola can cut down a little on the noise AND focus the
sound somewhat to bring in some amplification it will be a big plus.
Barb Beck
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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From: Daniel De Granville
Sent: April 1, 2004 2:16 PM
To:
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Homemade parabola
Hi Lucas,
I am also an amateur, and I myself had a difficult time looking for
the ideal parabola (cost/bennefit). It depends on how fancy you wanna
get, budgetwise. I ended up using a transparent plastic kid=B4s umbrella
(80 cm diameter), that=B4s why:
1) Big enough to capture most of the sounds you=B4ll want as an amateur.
2) Small enough to be used in the woods (not too dense woods, I should
say).
3) A very cheap alternative.
4) Transparency is very helpful so that you can see the animal you are
recording and point the parabola at it more precisely.
5) It folds shut very easily, becoming quite portable and handy.
6) If it starts raining while you=B4re on the field, you can quickly
turn it into a regular umbrella to protect your gear and yourself :o)
If you want, I can send you some pictures of the gear I set up in PVT.
*Obs.: Guys, am I wrong or the Sennheiser ME67 is a highly directional
shotgun mic? If so, it won=B4t need any parabola to work properly,
right??
Cheers,
Daniel De Granville
Pantanal, Brazil
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> Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 19:44:43 -0000
> From: "hydronium88" <>
> Subject: Homemade parabola
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> Hi everyone! I am a VERY new recorder trying to make song
> analysis-quality recordings of birds in areas with lots of background
> noise. I will be using a Sennheiser ME67. I would like to make a
> parabola for it but after much searching haven't had much luck
finding
> a how-to page or info on it in this list. Can any one give me some
> advice or point me to such a page? As I said I'm VERY new so any
> advice would be valuable.
> Thanks a lot
> Lucas.
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