Hi Vicky!
Thanks, I am surprised that you get that "airy" stereo with the
Telinga LS-10! I mean, it is made to be used in a parabola, picking
up a center (focus) just as you point out. I made the first versions
of them when the birding season in Sweden was almost over with, and I
couldn't make any soundscape recordings with it. So thanks again.
In fact, listening to the two recordings with head-phones, I find the
stereo image from the Telinga more "spacy" (in general) than the SASS.
"True" or not I cannot say, as I don't know what it was like in real
life, but in theory the Telinga should have some extra db boost of
frequencies between 4 and 8 kHz, compared to the MKH.
That MKH20 has a lower self noise is obvious and well known.
If you prefer the "muffled" sound that you get with SASS, you can
equalize the sound from the Telinga a bit and loose some of the
self-noise in the process.
It is the Telinga self noise you hear, not the preamp noise of the LS-10.
Klas.
At 04:31 2009-08-11, you wrote:
>All,
>
>Here is another comparison between Olympus LS-10 and Telinga stereo
>mic used open, against SD-702 with SASS and mkh 20s. The subject is
>ambience, nothing really close to the mics, with Noisy Miners and Red
>Wattlebirds in the distance. The rigs were set up side by side.
>
>This sound file can be found on the naturerecordists Files page,
>under R for RWB (Red Wattlebird).
>
>The sound file is of two parts:
>
>a. LS-10 with Telinga (no low cut, using low sensitivity volume 10)
>b. SD-702 with SASS
>
>Conclusion. The Telinga and LS-10 did very well noise-wise, and on
>the original 10 minute recording some very distant callers picked up
>on the Telinga, as well as the SASS. The SASS was quieter, picked up
>the lowest of background noise e.g. distant highway, was more
>spacious, had a better and more accurate stereo image. The Telinga
>gave a more central image.
>
>
>Vicki Powys
>Australia
>
>
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