Re: Phanton power and battery power

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> My main aim is to capture mono recordings of my target species. Secondly =
to be able to get some resonable soundscapes of that habitat which would ne=
ed different mics.  In terms of the original question running self powered =
mics is a risk as they may convey more noise and secondly you don't know ve=
ry accurately when they are running down on power.
>
> If you have quiet electret mic can that be as effective as a shotgun on a=
 single sounds source? I also need XLR outputs to survive in the bush.

You could use a Telinga Pro 8, a stereo parabolic dish microphone with XLR =
connectors, for capturing species, and use the mic without the dish for rec=
ording soundscapes.

Disclosure: I am a Telinga dealer.

-Dan