When possible we recommend mounting the microphone facing the dish in the
Universal Zeppelin Holder - with the help of the red rubber bands (pre-installed)
and the black surrounding cellfoam of the Zeppelin holder. If you are using a
larger type of microphone, which length is longer then most common modern
microphones, and thereby ”hanging” out of the back from the holder to some
extent, it is recommended to use it in the opposite direction so that the
microphone is pointing outwards of the dish. Remember this placement is for
OMNI
microphones only, all
CARDIOIDS
must always be mounted facing the
dish.
FINDING THE CORRECT FOCUS
Focus area inside in the Universal MK2/Telinga V2 dish is located at aprx.
120 mm (12 cm) measured from the dish center hole and outwards. An
easy way to locate it, when using a cardioid or omni microphone facing the
dish, is to measure 3 cm from the red rubber bands of the Zeppelin holder
front, and inwards towards the dish. This is a very good starting point.
The desired ”sweet spot” in the dish depends on which microphone(s) you
are using, don´t be afraid to experiment, as long as you do not mount a
cardioid with the capsule outwards or any of your microphones too far
away from the focus globe *see below, there is no ”right” or ”wrong”. The
Universal MK2 is designed for you to find your own favorite setups which
depends on your current microphone collection - therefore we highly
recommend using your ears (with good headphones!) to learn how
different microphones works in the Telinga dish.
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The focus globe in the dish is 34 mm (3,4 cm) large @ 10 kHz –
therefore you have a large ”sweet spot” to place your microphone
within before the acoustical amplification will start to drop
(microphone out the focus)
Many recordists likes to experiment with different microphones for
different recording tasks and mark the mics in their collection with
coloured tape, this to easily recall where the different microphone ”sweet
spot” is found in the dish.
All microphones have different characters REMEMBER: Always - use great
headphones!
IMPORTANT:
It is highly valuable to learn how your microphone(s) perform
in the dish by using your ears.
All microphones will behave differently
sound
wise
when mounted in a parabolic dish. When doing tests, always record
outside, inside there are too many reflections!
A very good practice, is to use a constant sound sourc
e, such as a small
FM-rad
io, a portable speaker system or such. Place the constant sound
source at a shorter to medium distance aprx. 20-40 meters, away from the
parabola - now use your Telinga as a "
radar
", move it side to side, and
learn how it performs by using your ears and input meters of your
recorder.
120 mm (12 cm) measured from the dish center hole and outwards. An
(microphone out of focus)
All microphones have different characters REMEMBER: Always - use great
headphones with your recorder of choice!
wise
when mounted in a parabolic dish. Always record outside, inside there are too
many reflections!
FM-rad
source at a shorter to medium distance aprx. 20-40 meters, away from the
linga as a "
parabola - now use your Telinga as a "
", move it side to side, and
radar
learn how it performs by using your ears and input meters of your
recorder (optional).
io, a portable speaker system or such. Place the constant sound
, such as a small
A very good practice, is to use a constant sound source
