Steve,
thanks, I'll give it a try when the 100kmh winds around these parts
abate.
cheers
Paul
On 02/04/2008, at 11:41 AM, Steve Pelikan wrote:
> Paul:
>
> I think you can place the mic in the parabola by ear. (I use a
> Sennheiser mic in a "universal" parabola, but the same principle
> applies in other setting, I believe)
>
> What I did was set a sound source outside (small radio tuned between
> stations) and, from a fair bit away, pointed the dish at the radio.
>
> Plugged into a recorder and monitoring the output through headphones,
> I slid the mic in and out a bit at a time until I got the best sound.
>
> A used a bit of tape on the mic to mark where it should be in the
> Telinga foam holder and this has seemed to be reliable enough to put
> it in the dish without monitoring and get decent recordings.
>
> If you find a better approach, please let me know!
>
> Cheers...
>
> SP
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