Bird recording equipment setup
| My complete bird recording gear setup. |
Equipment summary
This is the current equipment setup I am using with my shotgun microphone. The basic idea of components remains the same regardless of specific equipment.
|
Component |
Equipment |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microphone | Sennheiser ME67 | No longer available. Consider MKE600 or look on eBay |
|
Recorder |
MixPre-3 II | |
| Peripherals | K6 Power Module | Optional but saves battery draw on the recorder |
| Rycote Shock Mount Grip | ||
| Rycote Softie Windscreen | The fuzzier the better | |
| Over-the-ear headphones | Optional with this kind of microphone | |
| Angled XLR cable |
Microphone
I originally selected this shotgun microphone after reading a guide from the Audubon on recording bird songs. They have a fleet of these microphones in use. I like it for its directional sensitivity. It does a good job of filtering out ambient noise but not so much that a pair of headphones are required. The microphone can be powered by phantom draw (taking power from the recorder) or by using a K6 Power Module.
Shotgun microphone