Hi Max.
Well, for now I cannot seem to get the file to upload. I keep getting a
message that there is not enough disk space for the file. Even the MP3
is too big. I will keep trying. Anybody got any idea why the upload
problem?
In the meantime pix of the set up are online at:
It is included in the latest edition of Make magazine #14 (on the
newsstand now)
http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol14/?pg=138&search=parabolic+mic&u1=texterity&cookies=1
There is even an associated how-to video produced by the magazine at:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1408076/umbrella_parabolic_microphone/
And of course there is the Instructables page at:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Dollar-Store-Parabolic-Mic/
The original version is at:
http://www.bambooturtle.us/ParabolicMicrophone.html
The only difference is that the demo photo shows the Edirol R-09
recorder instead of the Olympus DS-30.
The DS-30 is getting easy to find for just a little over $100 now. Just
do a quick Google search for it.
Jim
Max Catterwell wrote:
> Hi Jim!
> Once you get the sound file posted, a photo of the set-up would be
> interesting to see. A friend of mine is wanting to get into recording,
> but doesn't have a lot of money to spend; this might be a starting point?
> Max
>
>
> Jim Lee wrote:
>
>> Ok. So I just went into the backyard with an Olympus DS-30 and a Dollar
>> Store Parbolic Mic, the kind made from an umbrella hat. I pointed the
>> mic at wren on my roof about forty feet away. Not the most exciting
>> subject but it is midday and not much going on in birdland. I live in an
>> urban area so HVAC units, buses, and airplanes are the constant
>> background. Sorry about that part. Anyway, If you go with the umbrella
>> hat mic and the DS-30 this is what you can expect. Not bad considering
>> the awful urban ambience (awful for nature recordists) here in Durham.
>> The file is converted from WMA to WAV in Adobe Auditon. No processing
>> except to fade in and out. The DS-30 USB transfer interface is painless.
>> Just click and drag.
>>
>> Hope this helps
>> Jim
>>
>> DB wrote:
>>
>>
>>> --- In "DB" <> wrote:
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>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am a complete novice at recording, and am hoping to learn a lot
>>>> very quickly. I am a 37 year old male named Derrick working on a
>>>> masters degree in biology. I did my research on the effects of
>>>> prescribed burning on bird populations over time, and am going to
>>>> start writing my thesis in the fall. My girlfriend is also working
>>>> on her masters and is currently doing research on saki monkeys in
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>> <<<snip>>>
>>
>>
>>
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