Tascam DR-07 & parabolic mic (1 Viewer)

[DJRWhittle]

Hi everyone,

I have a Tascam DR-07 to which I’ve attached a parabolic microphone. I’m trying to use it to listen to the dawn chorus etc. but I’m having difficulty getting it to work. Given that I know both are working I’m assuming I have something set wrong in the recorder.

Is anybody here using this machine that could point me in the right direction as to what my settings should be?

Thanks

Derek

 

[pdterp]

What parabolic mic are you using?
Does it have a separate mic element, or is it built in?
How do you know it is working?

 

[Jon.Bryant]

Is anybody here using this machine that could point me in the right direction as to what my settings should be?

I don’t use the Tascam, but I would have thought that there are only a few things that could be wrong.

Firstly, have you selected the input as an external mic? The manual is a bit sketchy, but it suggests that you press the menu button, then the + and - to select the Rec Settings to then set the input.

In the same menu do you have PiP turned on under Mic Power - assuming you are using a parabola that requires PiP! This should be the default, unless you have previously turned it off.

If the input routing is correct and power is being applied to the mic, then I suspect you will need to test cables and make sure that the recorder and mics are in fact working.