Re: Shotguns for Nature Recording

["Walter Knapp" waltknapp]

Posted by: "Mark R."

> Trying to find a good shotgun on a budget.
>
> Is it possible?

Since a shotgun provides no gain over a bare mic, only directivity, a
shotgun for nature recording must be very high quality so lots of gain
can be applied. Below the Sennheiser ME series I'm not sure of any that
qualify.

If you want to try a DIY, there is a possible way to make a shotgun that
could work if you use the right mic with it. Here's the link to a copy
of a article on making one. Note the article is very old so none of the
electronics it has apply, but the interference tube design should work.
http://members.shaw.ca/roma/shotgun.html

Walt