From: David Bradley <>
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> Hi everyone, I am new to this group and would like to
> start making some bird song recordings on my travels.
> I was hoping to get some advice on shotgun
> microphones. I understand that the Sennheiser ME66/K6
> combo is well liked, but I was hoping to get some
> feedback from anyone who has used the Audio Technica
> AT815b, AT835b or AT897 microphones. How do they
> compare to the ME66?
In general terms, based on limited use, the Audio Technica are higher in
self noise and not as sensitive. I would suggest the ME over them.
I use Sennheiser MKH mics. Next step above the ME in sound quality. The
equivalent to the ME66 would be a MKH-60. You can see my stereo M/S
setup with a MKH-60 here:
http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/my_ms_setups.html
Note, a shotgun mic provides no gain over a regular mic. All it provides
is directionality, it cuts off some of the sound from the side. For
distant subjects (say, over 100') a parabolic is probably a better
choice. Check out the Telinga with DAT Stereo mic:
http://www.naturesongs.com/Telinga.html
http://www.bahnhof.se/~telinga/index.html
I use a Telinga Pro-6. I have both the DAT Stereo and Dual Science mics.
But almost all my recording is stereo now.
Walt
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