Thanks, I will look them up.
Stephen
--- In Steve Duncan <> wrote:
>
> I have the Rycote covers for the LS10, and I like them. I'd tried to
> make my own, but the Rycotes work better and also help keep the stock =
> foam covers in place.
>
> They are not cheap, however. $35 or so as I recall.
>
> Steve Duncan | www.swduncan.com
>
> On May 17, 2010, at 2:50 PM, "stephen991847" <>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> > As this is my first post I thought I had better introduce myself.
> > Having realised how poor my knowledge of bird song was I decided
> > that this year I would try to recognise all the songs of birds on my =
> > local common/woodland. To help this I spent a month recording bird =
> > song with the video setting on my compact camera. I had a great
> > month and found that though I had really enjoyed the process, the
> > recording quality was pretty poor. I needed something else. Research =
> > quickly told me that the voice recorders I had in mind wouldn't do
> > for bird song so I dug a little deeper and bought an Olympus LS 10. =
> > I have had another fun couple of weeks and am really pleased.
> > However I have hit two problems namely wind and background noise/
> > other bird song. So to my requests for help.
> >
> > 1. Does anyone make a fluffy cover to go over the two black mike
> > covers that come with the Olympus, or can I make one myself without =
> > affecting the sound quality. Suggestions welcome.
> >
> > 2. Am I right in thinking that a shotgun mike would help limit
> > background noise? I wish to keep things as portable as possible at
> > the moment so a parabola system is out of the question.
> >
> > A Sennheiser MKE 400 is one I am considering. (Is this the
> > replacement for the MKE 300?) Is the MKE 400 mike suitable for what =
> > I have in mind?
> >
> > Many people seem to suggest the ME66/K6 combination but this would
> > stretch my budget a little. My problem is I have no idea what
> > compromises are being made in my selection. When buying my DSLR
> > camera I knew the compromises I was making and when working within
> > those eg. lower ISO, it does all I ask.
> >
> > If the MKE 400, like the voice recorder before it, is unsuitable I
> > would welcome any suggestions or reccomendations.
> >
> > Many thanks.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> > Krause
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
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