Jay Rose Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 The only suggestion I would have would be the Audio Technica AT-895 because that is a full-frequency option for recording at a distance I'd shy away from that. My experience with the 895 is that it's absolutely brilliant outdoors, or in an anechoic space. But interior echoes confuse it, and it's not much better than a short gun indoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Thank you all so much.... I of course knew all this.... But trying to communicate it many times over to someone who is dead set on it as an option can be difficult.... This worked.... grabbing your text only (no names or info) responses (to a few) did the job... He gets it now.... I also had him call a few of the usual suspects and had him ask... To answer a question Marc..... yes, sometimes no shirts.... only shorts... Thanks again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crussell Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 For the inverse of the principal, and purely for fun, you could look at the Meyer Sound SB-1. Before the modern line array, they would be used for long throw sound reinforcement. Meyer managed to get the frequency response of the dish dialed in. Yea impractical. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 AFMY: " had him ask... " what was he thinking ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Steigerwald Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 The last few years a new brand has shown up on trucks that are more of a true parabola than the Big Ears brand. Are you thinking of the Klover dish? IMO, much better than the Big Ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 AFMY: " had him ask... " what was he thinking ? I really don't know... I said over and over.... don't even think about it..... he continued to ask about it.... He is a smart guy too, and very nice.... but he wouldn't let this rest until I went through these steps.... now.... all good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Ja Mon..... CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Are you thinking of the Klover dish? IMO, much better than the Big Ears. Yes, that's the one! I agree that it does sound better than the Big Ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Immoral Mr Teas Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 PARABOLIC RECORDING I too have a Telinga parabolic dish (and made my own suspension front end for it rather than using any of their various options). And no, I haven't used it for dialogue - excepting the birdie variety. Many here have spoken about the lack of bottom end - and its relationship to the diameter of the dish. Far more important to understand is that the frequency response characteristic is a steeply rising slope once it's hit its LF starting point (up to its HF cutoff). Using an omni capsule instead of a cardioid brings back some shelf of low end (of direct sound, albeit with some possible phase relationship between that and reflected). But regardless, that's why parabolics sound bright (up to a cutoff that is which could be anywhere between a paltry 5kHz but doubtfully much above 10kHz) ... "suitable" for birdsong - although it's perhaps scientifically less useful if one were trying to capture extreme HF content of same - but the freq response is a million miles away from the flat (or flat + HF boost) you might want for 'natural' dialogue (as opposed to surveillance clarity - which I'd lump NFL in with). It does have its uses - aside from baritone birdies, it sounds great on violins and children's choirs! If anyone's interested, there's a very good chapter (basic physics; omni vs card with different size dish and focal length examples; DIY make your own equipment) in the 1977 UK book 'Wildlife Sound Recording" by John B Fisher (which might be found secondhand or in a library) Pelham Books, ISBN 0 7207 1017 0 Jez Adamson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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