Hi Mark,
I think you will find that the K6/ME66's noise floor of 10dB will be of muc=
h greater advantage to you in the long term than the 18dB noise of the NTG-=
Message: 2.
Subject:
The K6 module is the 'body' of the ME series which all the capsules fit ont=
o, this unit can be powered by either a battery or phantom power. As your r=
ecorder does not supply phantom volts you can use the unit with an AA sized=
battery inserted into it. Be aware there is a K6P unit that can only be po=
wered by phantom volts it does not have the battery option.
You will need a lead with an XLR one end for the microphone and a 3.5 mm ja=
ck the other so as to connect the mic to the recorder. These you can buy or=
make yourself quite easily by wiring pin-2 of the XLR to both the tip and =
ring of a stereo 3.5 mm jack and wiring pin-1 and pin-3 of the XLR to the s=
leeve of the 3.5 mm jack. This will 'mono' the feed to the recorder so it r=
ecords the same to both tracks in stereo, I don't know if the Marantz you m=
ention can record in mono?
Phil
----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Forry <>
To:
Sent: Saturday, 29 March, 2008 9:00:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] New To Field Recording - Need Microphone R=
ecommendation
Phil,
Thanks for the recommendations. I agree that the Sennheiser K6/ME66
is very good, but I also found the Rode NTG-2 to be comparable. I
found another Audio Technica AT897 that appear similar to the Rode
NTG-2. I think all 3 would probably do alright for me. I assume
the K6 module is what adds the battery power to the ME66... in other
words it is necessary to operating on my recorder?
I agree the parabola mic would be more powerful, but outside my price
range and too much bulk. I will be hiking in the woods and carrying
photography gear and binoculars also.
I assume I will need to find or make a converter connector for the mic
to connect with my recorder. Is this true and do you know of DIY
recommendations that I can make.
Thanks...
Mark
--- In naturerecordists@ yahoogroups. com, Philip Tyler <macmang4125@ ...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Mark
>
> The Sennheiser K6/ME66 is very highly thought of as a good
short-shotgun microphone and the K6 module allows the unit to be battery
powered rather than phantom powered. These are going to be above the
$200 limit of your budget new, but check out ebay as they often come up
for sale, that's where I got my two from! (You will need to budget for
making or buying a lead which has an XLR to 3.5 mm jack-plug to connect
your mic to the recorder as well.)
>
> Take a look here:
>
http://www.bhphotov ideo.com/ c/product/ 423592-REG/ Sennheiser_ _ME66_K6_ =
Sup\
er_Cardioid_ Short.html
>
>
> Rode make a short shotgun mic:
>
http://www.bhphotov ideo.com/ c/product/ 367747-REG/ Rode_NTG_ 2_NTG_2_Shot=
gu\
n_Microphone. html
>
> Not as quiet as the Sennheiser but is closer to your $200 limit.
>
> I think the K6/ME66 would be the better option as it is quiet enough
to allow you to improve your system and still deliver the results.
>
> There are other options out there as well such as mics by Audio
Technica and the like, which others may be able to help you with.
>
> An alternative is a parabola microphone, these are great as they
amplify the sound using the parabola first which has no hit on the
'noise' of the system. They can be 'bulky' to carry around and can work
out very expensive so probably not something to consider at the moment..
>
> Phil
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mark Forry
> To: naturerecordists@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Friday, 28 March, 2008 10:54:16 PM
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] New To Field Recording - Need Microphone
Recommendation
>
> After much internet reviewing, I chose the Marantz PMD 620 recorder. I
am looking to make
> bird song recordings to help identify birds in the field that I cannot
see, but hear only. I have
> Thrayer's birding software that provides excellent song recordings for
comparison.
>
> I made my field recorder selection based on 2 sources: oryoki's recent
naturerecordist review
> and the transom.org review. Considering what I was looking for it
seemed to be the best
> compromise.
>
> I am now looking for an external shotgun microphone in the $50-200
range. This area is
> more troublesome for me to sort out. I have read I should get the best
microphone I can
> afford. However, I want to start out with little in it until I
understand how I am using the field
> recorder better and know more about what is needed.
>
> Your recommendations are welcome. My understanding is that this
recorder does not have
> phantom power so keep this in mind when making your recommendations.
My 2 primary
> uses for the field recorder will be for birding in the field and doing
podcasts. I am new to
> the audio field so bear with me as I get acquainted with what is
required. Plus, I am new to
> naturerecordists.
>
> Thanks in advance....
>
>
>
>
>
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