The dish I received was transparent, a better choice than the optional “black ops” version if you’d like to see the targets you’re aiming at. In general, larger dishes allow greater gain and are more receptive to recording lower frequency sounds. The All Purpose Parabolic dish features a polycarbonate 22-inch (55.88 cm) dish. The hardware was stored tightly in a smaller box within the larger one, with the dish tucked inside. The Wildtronics All Purpose Parabolic was shipped in a very large box. It wasn’t long before the dish arrived at my door.
PARABOLIC REFLECTOR PDF
Here’s a PDF that breaks down the product line in a chart.
Wildtronics’ Micro Mic PiP ($75) and Micro Mic XLR ($80) are other options. The All Purpose and the Mini can also use Wildtronics Amplified Omni Microphone which is tailor-made to work with their dishes ($249).
PARABOLIC REFLECTOR PRO
(There’s also a 11.5-inch Pro Mini ($179-225).) The difference? The Pro Universal uses a booster amplification system.
PARABOLIC REFLECTOR PORTABLE
They’re also known for their flexibility to output via XLR or 3.5 mm to portable recorders as well, complete with built-in headphone monitoring.įor those that want to bring their own microphones, the Pro Universal ($599) and All Purpose ($350-$400) are the best choices. These all-in-one models are meant to get field recordists up and outdoors quickly. The dishes with microphones include both mono and three-channel mono-plus-stereo options, both of which are offered with and without low-noise preamps. In reality, the offerings break down into dishes that come with a microphone, and those that need an external one supplied. When I first discovered the company, I was a bit confused by the product line. Wildtronics offer no less than 7 parabolic reflector dish microphones. Introduction to Wildtronics Parabolic Microphones
Parabolic microphone field recording results.Introduction to Wildtronics parabolic microphones.I’ll discuss my thoughts on the reflector, what it got right, where I feel the gear could grow, and share field recordings I captured in an urban ravine on a mist-filled morning. So, today, I’ll give an overview of Wildtronics, and the dishes they offer. Thankfully, I was lucky to be able to take the All Purpose dish for a spin before I left. I hastily returned the dish to Rutkoski with my apologies. Unfortunately, opportunity called, and very shortly after the box arrived on my doorstep, I packed up everything I had and moved permanently to South-East Asia. He kindly loaned me a All Purpose Parabolic in mid-2017. I got in touch with Wildtronics owner Bruce Rutkoski while researching the article. It was not widely known at the time, but Ohio-based Wildtronics also offered a range of reflectors that targeted the middle of the market. People also had mentioned the discontinued sub-$100 Sony parabolic reflector as a starter option. For years, Telinga was the name most field recordists were familiar with, in part due to Prebble and Hendricks’ field recordings. The market’s gear offerings reflect that. Parabolic field recording is a specialized practice. So, field recording with a parabolic dish tends to be a conscious, deliberate decision both in gear choices and the subjects recordists pursue.
Even taking one into the wilderness requires preparation. A parabolic reflector dish isn’t something you can stow in your daily backpack as you walk around town. That makes sense, of course parabolic field recording is a specialized technique. Parabolic microphone offerings are generally divided into pricey sports broadcast versions and a few models for field recordists. Prompted by intriguing field recordings by Tim Prebble and Daan Hendriks and a review by writer Sebastian-Thies Hinrichsen, I explored the market for parabolic microphones here on the blog. I had first started learning about parabolic dishes in 2015. Read More Catching Up with Parabolic Recordings
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