Thanks for that Jim!
Yes, there's certainly no problem picking these recorders up cheap, and
I've just had a look at the metacafe vid. Is that how you did yours;
with seperate mic/s feeding to the recorder, rather than use the
recorder itself mounted?
Max
Jim Lee wrote:
> 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:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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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>>
>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
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