Many other parabolic microphones are not truly parabolic, which can make the audio "muddy" because the sound waves don't bounce around as efficiently inside the dish. Some use a flexible material so the dish can be rolled up for easier transport, but the sound will "pass through" the thin plastic and won't amplify the low frequencies. The KLOVER MiK is a true parabolic shape - with tolerances of just a few thousandths of an inch - allowing focused sound up to 500 feet. The disc is also made from bulletproof-grade plastic for excellent sound isolation and clarity.
Shotgun mics provide excellent sound quality when within a few feet of the speaker, but pick up audio at a 90-degree angle to the center axis. Parabolic microphones focus on sounds within 15-20 degrees. If these two were cameras, the gun-shaped one would be like a fisheye lens, while the parabola would be a zoom lens.
A shotgun mic or overhead mic on a boom provides very clear sound, but you have to be within a few feet of the speaker, and following your subject with the boom isn't always possible. With a parabolic mic, you simply point the dish at your subject, which is great for moving subjects or where you want to insert a pole into the shot.
Body-worn microphones are often the solution for remote audio, but drawbacks include scratchy sounds from fabric rubbing against the microphone, severe drops when the subject turns their head, and the potential for battery drain at critical moments. It's not always possible to put a microphone on every speaker. Parabolic microphones have a wider range, can capture multiple speakers, and can be hardwired into an outlet.
The KLOVER MiK is known as a parabolic microphone, but technically it is a collecting dish. When the sound waves reach their true parabolic shape, they bounce toward a point in the middle where the microphone is placed. Its unique design amplifies any noise in the front while attenuating any sound in the back. The shape of the dish is critical to performance – the KLOVER MiK has tolerances of just a few thousandths of an inch. The ballistic-grade thick plastic of each KLOVER MiK not only isolates the microphone from background noise, but it also prevents any movement inside the actual dish that could ruin the clarity of the sound. This hard plastic also provides ideal reflectivity for sound waves.
The KLOVER MiK is known as a parabolic microphone, but technically it is a collecting dish.
When the sound waves reach their true parabolic shape, they bounce toward a point in the middle where the microphone is placed. Its unique design amplifies any noise in the front while attenuating any sound in the back. The shape of the dish is critical to performance – the KLOVER MiK has tolerances of just a few thousandths of an inch.
The ballistic-grade thick plastic of each KLOVER MiK not only isolates the microphone from background noise, but it also prevents any movement inside the actual dish that could ruin the clarity of the sound. This hard plastic also provides ideal reflectivity for sound waves.