--- In "stoatwizard" <> wrote:
> The MKE300 is a nice starter mic at a good price, and used with the
> rycote special 190 furry windgag (about GBP30) handles a reasonable
> level of wind and works really well with MD.
>
> I'm a fan of this at the entry level - the bass-lightness makes it
> easier to handle in the field and isn't a problem for birds, and the
> mic givs a useful amount of directionality. Here's a Blackbird in a
> wood recorded with a MKE300 and a MZ-NH700 first-gen HiMD, and a
> simultaneous recording from the same location using a Sennheiser
> KH30/40 (loads more $$$$)
>
> http://www.suffolkbirds.co.uk/article/35/first-law-of-signal-
> processing
>
> That's not to say the MKE300 is the best mic in the world, but I can
> vouch for that particular combination - I have many pleasant
> recordings made with that and it's reasonably lightweight and
> unobtrusive.
>
Interesting. A couple of weeks ago I bought a MKE300D. My thinking
was this:
I am happy experimenting with my triplet mics made up from cheap
capsules. Results have been very pleasing using them in barriers and
a recently completed 21", plastic, parabolic dish microphone is giving
very good results - strong focussed sound against a stereo background.
However, neither the barrier or the parabolic could be described as a
"grab and go" microphone. I felt the need to have a recording system
that, at a moments notice, I could grab from the bench in the utility
room and be out recording that unusual bird song in the garden.
The recorder was no problem - my MZ-RH910 is relatively ergonomic. I
toyed with the idea of a K6/ME66 combo but in the UK the retail price
is 50% more than a pair of matched NT1As. Given my interest in
recording ambience the K6/ME66 looks unattractive at that price.
So the MKE300D it was.
So far I'm pleased with the purchase. It sits permanently caged in a
home made suspension/handle/ windjammer. It is no match for the
parabolic triplets but then I won't be taking that along too often on
my regular 5 mile walk.
A big disapointment is that it will not fit on the hot shoe of my JVC
video recorder. I think that hot shoe is an in-house item
specifically for their zoom mic. I therefore have to hold the MKE300D
in one hand and operate the camera with the other - probably a good thing.
Well I don't have any excuse now for not taking my recording kit along.
Cheers- Tom
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