Welcome Donald!
The answer to your inquiry depends on your definition of "acceptable
quality." Here's one example that, when used with the proper field
craft, will produce publication-quality recordings of bird species.
Telinga parabolic dish with Stereo DAT mics, $1950
Windscreen for the dish, $125
Telinga tripod adapter, $185
Fostex FR-2LE recorder with two XLR inputs, $600
Porta-Brace case for Fostex FR-2LE, $145
custom 50 ft XLR cable to attach mics to recorder, $100
Manfrotto tripod for dish, $200
Headphones to monitor the recording, $100
Total, not including tax and shipping, $3405
The Stereo DAT mics can be used without the dish for ambiance
recording, too. It takes a few minutes to disassemble the dish and
remove the mics.
It's certainly not necessary to spend $3405 to put together a
functional rig. I'm sure others will provide their recommendations
for ways to achieve high quality recordings for a lot less.
--oryoki
--- In "Donald Berk"
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> Hello recordists,
> Recently retired and a newbie to nature recording and this group, I've
> read most of the posts all the way back to day 1, amazed at the wealth
> of expertise and experience therein. However, I was unable to find any
> discussion about recommended starter equipment. Can anyone offer some
> advice for acquiring a basic but good quality kit comprising parabolic
> mic and recorder, primarily for capturing bird calls in the Pacific
> Northwest? My budget is in the region of $1,000 but possibly more if
> that is too low for acceptable quality. I have a somewhat technical
> background and can understand most of the message threads I have
> followed but get a bit lost among the equipment choices available,
> particularly in trade-offs between preamp, phantom voltage and XLR
> considerations.
> Thanks in advance for your help. I'm really looking forward to this
> new adventure.
>
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