Excellent audio recording system for wildlife at DVinfo.net

Ofer Levy · April 26th, 2008, 06:25 AM

Hi all,

I am doing only wildlife filmmaking and I would appreciate any advice regarding an excellent telescopic microphone and an audio recording device.

Thanks,

Ofer Levy - nature photographer
http://www.oferlevyphotography.com

Chris Hurd · April 26th, 2008, 04:11 PM

Moved from XL H1 to UWOL.

Peter Rhalter · April 26th, 2008, 07:09 PM

Look here:

www.telinga.com

Best,
Peter
www.parkfilms.com

Jay Gladwell · April 26th, 2008, 08:42 PM

Ofer, the truth is there is no such thing as a "telescopic microphone," that is there are no microphones that do to sound what a telephoto lens does with an image.

A shotgun mic merely has a more narrow field (pattern) than other mics which helps reduce background noise.

A parabolic mic uses a reflector that collects sound waves--all the sound waves in front of it--and focuses them onto a receiver.

No mic can "zoom" in on just one sound the way a lens does with an image. The shotgun mic would come closer, I would think, to accomplishing that (due to its narrow pattern) than a parabolic would.

Here's a place that specializes in mics and recorders for nature audio: http://www.mineroff.com/nature/parabolic.htm

Dave Gosley · April 27th, 2008, 02:46 AM

Don't know if you could change the mic for a quality mic or if it would neeed changing for this device , or maybe the company could supply an audio recording snip of this in use: http://cart.eyespymag.com/index.php?...286&parent=264

Luke Tingle · May 2nd, 2008, 09:16 PM

a decent shotgun and mic pre should be sufficient. No, you cannot "zoom in" on a subject. But, if you have a hypercardiod mic pointed a subject with gain from a decent micpre you kinda are "zooming in". Your only other option would be to capture the wildlife in question and bring it to a studio. That could be difficult ;)

Yeo Wee Han · May 11th, 2008, 01:19 AM

Ofer,

Foley sounds is pretty much the norm in nature docus. It is an art itself and I have not really done much of it. Planet Earth has much of the audio done using Foley. You can bet that the helicam shot of the wolf going after the caribou (?) is not original audio at all. The original audio will definitely be alot of "pan left, focus.....damn!" Not to mention all the engine noise from the chopper itself.

Cheers

WeeHan

April 26th, 2008, 06:25 AM	#1
Ofer Levy Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney-Australia Posts: 443	Excellent audio recording system for wildlife Hi all, I am doing only wildlife filmmaking and I would appreciate any advice regarding an excellent telescopic microphone and an audio recording device. Thanks, Ofer Levy - nature photographer http://www.oferlevyphotography.com

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April 27th, 2008, 02:46 AM	#5
Dave Gosley Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 226	Don't know if you could change the mic for a quality mic or if it would neeed changing for this device , or maybe the company could supply an audio recording snip of this in use: http://cart.eyespymag.com/index.php?...286&parent=264 __________________ http://www.videoproductionshampshire.co.uk

May 11th, 2008, 01:19 AM	#7
Yeo Wee Han Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 155	Ofer, Foley sounds is pretty much the norm in nature docus. It is an art itself and I have not really done much of it. Planet Earth has much of the audio done using Foley. You can bet that the helicam shot of the wolf going after the caribou (?) is not original audio at all. The original audio will definitely be alot of "pan left, focus.....damn!" Not to mention all the engine noise from the chopper itself. Cheers WeeHan __________________ www.tripeaksimagery.com Landscape Photography & Timelapses

April 26th, 2008, 07:09 PM	#3
Peter Rhalter Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 192	Look here: www.telinga.com Best, Peter www.parkfilms.com

April 26th, 2008, 08:42 PM	#4
Jay Gladwell Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,244	Ofer, the truth is there is no such thing as a "telescopic microphone," that is there are no microphones that do to sound what a telephoto lens does with an image. A shotgun mic merely has a more narrow field (pattern) than other mics which helps reduce background noise. A parabolic mic uses a reflector that collects sound waves--all the sound waves in front of it--and focuses them onto a receiver. No mic can "zoom" in on just one sound the way a lens does with an image. The shotgun mic would come closer, I would think, to accomplishing that (due to its narrow pattern) than a parabolic would. Here's a place that specializes in mics and recorders for nature audio: http://www.mineroff.com/nature/parabolic.htm

May 2nd, 2008, 09:16 PM	#6
Luke Tingle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 88	a decent shotgun and mic pre should be sufficient. No, you cannot "zoom in" on a subject. But, if you have a hypercardiod mic pointed a subject with gain from a decent micpre you kinda are "zooming in". Your only other option would be to capture the wildlife in question and bring it to a studio. That could be difficult ;)