Re: Microphone choice

["Curt Olson" flipov411]

Steve Pelikan wrote:

> What I've settled for is a parabola with a decent omni in it (for bird
> songs etc. in mono) and an "Olson" parallel barrier rig with two
> omnis. There hasn't been a "definitive" statement about these barrier
> set ups (certainly they distort frequency responses a bit) but
> everyone I know thinks they sound pretty darn good. Especially if mono
> compatibility isn't really important, and it often isn't in nature
> recordings, I'd consider these barriers _very_ seriously.

A quick correction here: These head-spaced parallel barrier rigs are
actually wonderfully mono compatible. That's one of the outstanding
benefits of them -- at least the ones I've built and used.

Curt Olson