> Well what's next? I would like to record birds from as far away as possib=
le without having to buy a parabolic reflector. Not that I wouldn't, I lik=
e the discreetness of the small recorders. My plan is to get a 50m length o=
f cable, rig it up to the mic. and hide myself at the other end. Because I'=
m getting tired of doing the roving/stand and point technique.
Martin,
I use a stereo pair of gunmics in a cheap tent looking out of the mesh
screen. Fortunately I have somewhere where this can be left out safely.
http://www.stowford.org/recordings.htm#aprildawn
I've got 650 metres of cheap screened twin cable bought at a discount which=
is rolled up in stereo pairs on garden hosereels. The biggest snag is tent=
flap when it gets windy, but I've got stuff I wouldn't have heard any other=
way.
I checked out the entire length of cable and found no degradation with low=
impedance mics. The only trouble I had was from the 11.000V electric line
arcing in wet weather but grounding to a single point fixed that.
Six links come through my bedroom window and I can lie in bed listening to=
the wildlife and birds and if anything interesting happens, I lean across
the bed and push the red button.
> Another dream is to record using a reel to reel recorder, one I can hang =
off my shoulder please. The mere sight of just the reels turning around is =
just so.....!
Did that for 25 years, still got the backache. Hooray for digital. :-)
David Brinicombe
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