Question about the mic aid used capture sound on NFL sidelines

[timewasajoke]

What is the name of the devise i see being held up on the sidelines of NFL games to help a microphone capture the sound from the field? Also is there something available in a smaller scale that can be used with smaller mics?

thanks for any info.

dave

[Roving Sign]

Parabolic Mic

[timewasajoke]

Parabolic Mic

Thanks for the info. What would happen if it was used to capture a loud concert setting pointed at a stack or even a soft  solo acoustic show. Do you suppose it would eliminate the audience noise?

[RebelRebel]

great directionality, piss poor response (especially in the LF regions). They are good for football games, but no go for concerts...for concerts, cardiod and hypercardiod condensor microphones are standards.

[cshepherd]

I believe they refer to those as "big ears" in the TV production world.

Chris

[bdasilva]

a smaller version (a nature recording thing) is the Telinga parabolic
kit... Google it. I have a 32" parabola (clark parabola)  that gives me a 60db gain in bird frequencies and is very very directional.