That is absolutely fascinating, and I could hear the effect very well, even through simple computer speakers. Perhaps the mosquitoes are attuned to the human...
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Ray Mansell
BCTess
Aug 3, 2012 3:31 pm
I've heard the same thing... but not all of the sounds he made had the same effect. And besides, I suspect (but of course don't know for sure) that he was not...
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rock_scallop
Aug 3, 2012 4:47 pm
That is interesting, Hans. Were you and the mics both stationary during the test? - just to rule out any relational effects. John Hartog rockscallop.org...
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Ray Mansell
BCTess
Aug 3, 2012 5:26 pm
I did a little more listening and some Googling. Google found this <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088611/>, which includes a link to an...
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Chris Harrison
lamprophis1963
Aug 3, 2012 6:00 pm
Interesting phenomenon. It may be that the mosquitoes are reacting to the increased CO2 that you are expelling as you talk. I believe they are attracted to...
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NordicNature
nordicsounds
Aug 3, 2012 10:16 pm
Thank you for sharing. A couple of suggestions on this "phenomena" has suggested CO2 or heating from your mouth to your mic, but shouldn't the mosquitoes/mic...
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Arnþór Helgason
arnthor.helgason@...
Aug 3, 2012 10:20 pm
God aften Hans. this is a wonderful and dejlig recording and lydoptag. I found it very interesting that the flies did not react to your whistling. But you must...
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Hans Christian
hanskock
Aug 3, 2012 10:57 pm
Thanks for your very interesting responses, everyone. I'm not sure how far away I was from the mosquitos, since I couldn't see them, but my estimate would be...
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Arnþór Helgason
arnthor.helgason@...
Aug 3, 2012 11:20 pm
Hello, all. I hardly dare to share the following with you. On July 8 2009 I and my wife, Elín, went to the farm Hali in south-est Iceland. There we heard a...
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Avocet
madl74
Aug 4, 2012 12:39 am
... Hans, But they are Danish mosquitoes. :-) You've got an original observation here - very interesting. The main mosquito hum came between 600 and 900 Hz, so...
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Raimund
animalsounds
Aug 4, 2012 10:10 am
... Hi Hans, So, it seems that the mosquitoes really replied to your voice and they probably tried to "mate" with you by adjusting their wing beat frequencies...
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Ray Mansell
BCTess
Aug 7, 2012 8:35 pm
LS-100 firmware update has just been made available here.<http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/software_results.asp?id=1581> ... [Non-text portions of...
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Dan Dugan
dandugan_1999
Aug 8, 2012 10:21 pm
... If I had to do that, I'd be doing blind testing on the subject to keep my own sanity. UC Berkeley tests on people claiming "multiple chemical sensitivity"...
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Curt Olson
flipov411
Aug 9, 2012 2:43 am
I had to try it... http://track17.com/xq/z90/ Curt Olson...
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Bernie Krause
bigchirp1
Aug 9, 2012 2:50 am
Nice stereo imaging and depth, Curt. Congrats! Do you have the proportions or a layout? Bernie ... Wild Sanctuary POB 536 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 707-996-6677 ...
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Dan Dugan
dandugan_1999
Aug 9, 2012 3:21 am
Subject: Trees: “Downy Oak" installation, data sonification and ambisonics Speaker: Marcus Maeder, ICST Zurich Place: Swissnex , San Francisco Time and Date:...
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Dan Dugan
dandugan_1999
Aug 9, 2012 5:43 am
Here is the RSVP link. It's free but registration required. http://aessf.org/rsvp/left.php?mS=Trees…# -Dan...
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Philip Tyler
macmang4125
Aug 9, 2012 8:15 am
Excellent! Now all you need is one with a cutout to take a Sony PCM M10 :) Phil ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Curt Olson
flipov411
Aug 9, 2012 4:30 pm
Sorry Bernie, all I have is a rough hand drawing. I did this mainly for grins, and to explore how the SASS concept scales. I've added the following to my...
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Bernie Krause
bigchirp1
Aug 9, 2012 4:42 pm
Don't know what you did, Curt, but it's really impressive. A bit like the experimental unit that Klas Stranberg designed/built for the "Murie-mic." No...
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Avocet
madl74
Aug 10, 2012 12:09 pm
I don't see how this can fail to generate a stereo image. If you keep shrinking it you will finish up with a Jecklin disk which has similar directional...
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rock_scallop
Aug 10, 2012 4:43 pm
Hi David. ... The Jecklin Disk is larger, not smaller. I believe Jecklin's original design was modeled from a LP record as a baffle and head spaced (165mm)...
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Curt Olson
flipov411
Aug 10, 2012 4:50 pm
Bernie, The key is no doubt the angles and proportions hammered out by the original SASS designers years ago. Rob Danielson has shown that it scales up, and...
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mipartitus
Aug 10, 2012 4:57 pm
... I am very interested in this topic since I recently built my first DIY SASS, and am trying to make something as portable as possible. What I don't get is...
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Bernie Krause
bigchirp1
Aug 10, 2012 5:12 pm
Thanks for the follow-up, Curt, and for the experimentation. It's nevertheless a fine effort! Bernie ... Wild Sanctuary POB 536 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 ...
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Neil Tungate
neil_eurodead
Aug 10, 2012 5:21 pm
... Curt, if you simply tell us the width of your design we can work out the rest from the published dimensions of a full-sized SASS. Neil ... No virus found...
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rock_scallop
Aug 10, 2012 6:48 pm
Hi Curt, Thank you much, for sharing your ideas and experiments. ... Rob's large design does not scale the design proportionally like your miniature does,...
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Robin
robin_parmar...
Aug 10, 2012 10:23 pm
... Wow, that is pretty cool -- nice job on the construction. I have been following the whole SASS thing with curiosity. It might be just me, but I don't hear...
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Curt Olson
flipov411
Aug 11, 2012 3:35 am
Sure thing Neil, The rig is 5.5" at its widest point. The surfaces that contain the mics are 1.5" wide and 2.5" tall. The front face where the nose piece...
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Curt Olson
flipov411
Aug 11, 2012 4:37 am
... Yea you're right. I had forgotten about that. ... I agree there's no one ideal design. The SASS-type rigs deliver a super clean image without any of the...
