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Re: Placing Mics in a Parabola

Subject: Re: Placing Mics in a Parabola
From: "Dave J" <>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 15:25:21 -0000
I'm a know-nothing but my guess would be that only an 
experiment would tell you the answer. Listen to something
that stays in one place, like a cricket or tree frog 
chirping, and then try different mic positions.

 
--- "Daniel De Granville" <> wrote:
> Hi there folks, 
> 
> I am still experimenting with the umbrella that I use as a 
parabolic reflector. My question is, considering the Sennheiser ME62 
(omni) mic, is there any problem concerning how far off-axis the mic 
be placed, in relation to the umbrella's central shaft? I am asking 
this because I've been trying to use a test tube clamp in order to 
hold the mics in place (micS because I'm also doing experiments with 
the Sony ECM-MS957 stereo mic), but this clamp is not able to make 
the mic point precisely to the center of the "pseudo-parabola".
> 
> At first, one would  think that - since we're talking of an omni 
mic - this off-axis placement wouldn't be a relevant issue. Am I 
right?
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Daniel De Granville
> Pantanal, Brazil
> 



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