I much prefer the sound of a sphere microphone relative to a disc. There wa=
s a commercial product from schoeps, the kfm6
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/743597-REG/Schoeps_KFM_6_KFM6_Stereo=
_Sphere_Microphone.html
You have Sennheiser microphones but it would be easy to fabricate something=
from a float.https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Manufacturing-Spherical-Polypro=
pylene-Diameter/dp/B008OMISKU/ref=3Dsr_1_3?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1486244625&sr=3D=
8-3&keywords=3DSix+inch+polypropylene+float
There is a really great recording made with a sphere microphone titled "Mus=
ic for a Glass Bead Game"
The SASS and the Jecklin disk and the sphere microphone all fall into the c=
ategory of separation body microphones. That is, omnidirectional microphone=
s, although they are inherently great microphones, don't lend themselves to=
making good stereo recordings. The diffraction of the separation body give=
s the microphones directionality. My experiences with a Jecklin disk relati=
ve to a sphere microphone are that the disk separates the sound field into =
distinct left and right halves. The sphere has a bit of the same problem bu=
t not nearly so bad.
In my experience, the best microphone array by far for making live stereoph=
onic recordings is the ORTF array. And you can make it be quite compact (17=
cm). About 10 years ago a friend and I designed one that was pocket-sized.=
The idea was to be able to put it in one pocket and a small recorder in th=
e other pocket. That doesn't solve the mic stand problem, though.
On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Jason Wolford [=
naturerecordists]<> wrote: =A0
Thanks for the reply Jose, and very nice recordings. Can you give me detail=
s on your Jecklin disc and windshields? Where did you get them? Brand etc? =
Pictures would also be much appreciated.
I did just pick up and older Crown SASS MK II with the intention of modifyi=
ng it to house the 8020s. So hopefully that will work out for me. But I am =
still interested in Jecklin/Schneider discs so long as I can keep the confi=
guration light and stealthy. The Jecklin discs I've seen are not what I'd c=
onsider "stealthy", though I guess the SASS could not really be considered =
stealthy either.=A0
In a perfect world, I could use a mini Jecklin disc in a single medium size=
d blimp. But I don't know if that would work out.
Thanks,
Jason
"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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