Welcome to the Nature Recordists' e-mail group! This moderated group is interested in techniques, issues and general discussion of recording natural sounds....
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Mark Strong
mstrong@...
Aug 8, 2000 11:40 pm
I am a microphone guy (yep commercially), However I'm not looking to be commercial here. Building microphones is a HOBBY as well as a business. I think it is...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:18 am
Thanks for joining the Nature Recordists e-mail group. The group now has more than 35 members from all over the world, and they include some of the best-known...
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Walter Knapp
wwknapp@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:19 am
... I'd certainly be interested. But, I'm just a user of microphones. I have put together a homemade parabolic using a commercial mic. I now use a Telinga...
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john@...
Aug 9, 2000 2:36 pm
I'm just getting started with making nature recordings, using a MiniDisc system. I've been shopping for the new Marantz PMD650 Portable MiniDisc Recorder, kind...
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Mark Strong
mstrong@...
Aug 9, 2000 2:37 pm
Being "just a user" is fine. I'm just looking for someone (or multiple persons) inclined to tinker until we get it right. No there are no, zero, texts on ...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:10 pm
A recent posting makes me consider whether used equipment notices are appropriate for this group, and I think that they are, generally. If it becomes obvious...
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Mark Strong
mstrong@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:11 pm
No, no ideas for you. That's why the interest in designing something for this purpose. Shotgun mics do not do what most people think they do. They are...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:11 pm
... Of course any recording you make starts with a good microphone. The microphone is by far the single most important element in the stream from sound to...
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Mark Strong
mstrong@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:31 pm
... Doug is absolutely correct on this. Once the physical package of the parabolic mic is in hand, there is no reason why the parts to make the mic/preamp...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:33 pm
... There is a tradeoff between dish size (and, therefore, portability and convenience) and the lowest frequency sounds you want to amplify. It depends on what...
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Walter Knapp
wwknapp@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:22 pm
... There is currently one of these on Ebay. I think bidding is around $800, but not sure if the guy's reserve has been met yet. It's at least his 2nd try at...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:24 pm
At the beginning of any group such as this one lots of administration questions arise and have to be dealt with, so I expect there to be several questions...
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Alan Control
alan@...
Aug 9, 2000 7:43 pm
Greetings: New to the list, and this is my first posting. Will send bio later. First question. There are a number of voice recognition systems available which...
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Jim Morgan
dmorg@...
Aug 9, 2000 7:44 pm
I would not recommend the MZ R55 as an only recorder. I have an R50 and a R55, both units do a great job of recording but files downloaded into my computer...
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Lang Elliott
lang@...
Aug 9, 2000 7:45 pm
Hi there everybody! I am a professional nature sound recordist with numerous products under my belt. I use only the finest mikes, mostly Sennheiser MKH RF...
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Marty Michener
marty@...
Aug 9, 2000 8:15 pm
HI all: Greetings, and my thanks to Doug for starting this up. RE: BIO: I started recording birds in 1956, with a home-made parabola and a $ 1.95 Radio Shack...
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Hershberger, Wilbur
Whershbe@...
Aug 9, 2000 8:15 pm
Hello list, This is my first post. I am a hobbyist, birder, naturalist type. I love nature sounds and I too have a CD that I sell. It is an ID guide to the ...
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rai@...
Aug 9, 2000 11:29 pm
My name is Greg Clark and I do recording in Arizona and some other places like the Sierra Nevada. Last year I did a lot of recording in Australia. I have a web...
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Mark Strong
mstrong@...
Aug 9, 2000 11:31 pm
... If you're using shotguns, you might want to take a look at the windscreens from lightwave (the best) http://www.lightwavesystems.com/isolate.htm ... Now,...
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Klas Strandberg
telinga@...
Aug 9, 2000 11:32 pm
Hello everybody! When some points come up on the agenda, I have to jump into it even if I get accused talking in my own commercial interest. Now I have to do...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 10, 2000 12:09 am
... Hi Lang, Thanks for the technical info - just what we're looking for in this group! I am always interested in the dynamic range of a mic and recorder -...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 10, 2000 12:11 am
... We are glad to have an expert opinion like yours, Klas! ... But such fun! ... Yes, the point is that some mics are better for some situations than others....
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GARY LUCAS
lucasg@...
Aug 10, 2000 12:33 am
Alan, The simple answer to this question is "No." While these systems claim high degrees of accuracy, they only do well with certain kinds of voices and with...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 10, 2000 12:44 am
... I am currently involved in a friendly dispute with a new web search engine called <http://findsounds.com/>FindSounds<http://findsounds.com/>.com, which is...
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JBlue46498@...
Aug 10, 2000 12:44 am
For those of you interested in hydrophones try my web site at <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jblue46498/hydrphns.htm">Hydrophones</A> ...
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Doug Von Gausig
doug@...
Aug 10, 2000 12:45 am
... Boy! That would be an incredibly complex algorithm - one that could recognize species. I could see training it to recognize one call of one species fairly...
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Walter Knapp
wwknapp@...
Aug 10, 2000 4:55 am
... This sounds fine by me, as long as it's their own personal equipment, things they have used for nature recording, that sort of thing. I'm sure it will be...
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Kevin J. Colver
kcolver@...
Aug 10, 2000 4:57 am
Hi Doug and Recordists, We nature recordists tend to be a lonesome and scattered lot, thank you for starting this discussion group to get us together! Intro:...
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Walter Knapp
wwknapp@...
Aug 10, 2000 5:00 am
... The simple response, is it does work. You get quite considerable stereo out of a telinga with the DAT stereo mic. If you look at the white papers on their...
