As new to the list I will do a brief introduction. I just finished my book project on dragonflies (see http://dragonflies.korento.net ) and I'm no getting into...
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Marty Michener
enjoybirds
Oct 1, 2002 11:18 am
... Did you have a "file -> new " chosen at this point? ... Dear Stuart: I do not have XP yet, as it runs afoul of most of what I do everyday on computers, but...
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Rob Danielson
typeuwm
Oct 1, 2002 1:41 pm
Hi Sami-- Welcome. Interesting project! One thought others may be able to substantiate or refute. One can encounter peculiar distortions when recording very hi...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 1, 2002 2:20 pm
... If you wish to buy only equipment you won't be replacing soon, the Nomad Jukebox is probably not the cost effective solution. The separate preamp should be...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 1, 2002 2:59 pm
... Often those beat frequencies are quite real, and yes they exist. The individual animals don't call at exactly the same frequency and the beat frequency is...
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Rich Peet
richpeet
Oct 1, 2002 3:25 pm
Actually what Rob describes, sounds like he recorded at to high of a gain and got the digital overload artifact. Sony Minidisc are not good when the pitch is...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 1, 2002 4:06 pm
... Yes, you can do that, but there is also a real component that's quite common. And fits his description. I never used the AGC on the Sony Minidisc I used to...
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Rich Peet
richpeet
Oct 1, 2002 5:06 pm
... parabola as ... idea. ... A hemispherical is as you describe, a shield behind an omni, or a pzm type barrier. My "cheap bird mic" gives a hemispherical...
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Veljo Runnel
veljorun
Oct 1, 2002 5:10 pm
Hi Sami! Greetings from Estonia! I have recorded grasshoppers and bush crickets several years for an internet project. There are those big and loud bush...
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Marty Michener
enjoybirds
Oct 1, 2002 5:44 pm
... Two points: 1. Hi, Veljo, did you call that foaming at the mouth? 2. Early studies of simple insect hearing (Tufts U, K. Roeder, R.S Payne, J. Wallman,...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 1, 2002 7:15 pm
... I had a idea of something that might be interesting in this regard where you are recording insects in short grass. Think about the image of a person out...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 2, 2002 4:49 am
One of my other hobbies is Astronomy. In that hobby people have a semi-ceremonial activity they go through. When they get a new telescope, they set it up for...
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Veljo Runnel
veljorun
Oct 2, 2002 8:53 am
Hi Stuart, here is my interpretation of the problem: usually when I record something with CE and the recorded file is "empty", I have chosen the record input...
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Sami Karjalainen
samikarjalainen
Oct 2, 2002 11:06 am
Many thanks for all of you who gave me advice how to start recording grasshoppers and bush crickets. Rich Peet suggests laptop recording. Yes, I could start...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 2, 2002 3:00 pm
... For laptops, upgrading sound usually means something external, and the USB interfaces are about the best way to do that. Of course that means you have to...
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Rich Peet
richpeet
Oct 2, 2002 3:42 pm
Walter and I obviously have different feelings on recorders. Most laptops have a mono mic input. If you desire to record mono with a laptop, one such as a...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 2, 2002 4:01 pm
... I have never contended you cannot record with a laptop, my point is it's going to be quite inconvenient, it will limit where and how you record far more...
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Rich Peet
richpeet
Oct 2, 2002 4:21 pm
The pocket package will be: MZ-R90 minidisc in the shirt and a single ME-62 omni with no shock mount or wind sock in the pants and ready to draw. For stereo...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 2, 2002 4:36 pm
... It's not quite as hidden as the original sass. The mics stick out the back, and I used red and blue cables to feed back into the housing. (and my stereo...
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Rob Danielson
typeuwm
Oct 2, 2002 4:44 pm
Hello-- I don't believe its over mod. It can happen with one critter on both DAT and MD and is of course more evident with multiple singers. Marty, any chance...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 2, 2002 5:07 pm
... Is this a case of seeing multiple reflection paths from the environment? The higher the frequency, the more such effects would be evident. I once recorded...
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Doug Von Gausig
dougvg
Oct 2, 2002 5:30 pm
... Let's change the subject line on this thread if it continues, so that later archives will be easier to search. Doug Doug Von Gausig Clarkdale, Arizona, USA...
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shaun_pp
Oct 2, 2002 8:22 pm
Dear all, I must apologise for not including the URL for my website in my earlier posting. It is:- http://www.birrding.freeserve.co.uk All the best, Shaun...
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evertveldhuis
Oct 3, 2002 3:03 pm
... Hi, Just to be fair I would like to let you know that SoundProfessionals replaced my microphones with new ones that are working perfectly. I guess the pair...
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Mark Pearman
mpearman@...
Oct 3, 2002 8:08 pm
I thought I would mention a CD that was recently produced by Bernabé López Lanús and Viviana Caro who work at the Humboldt Archive in Colombia. It was...
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Aaron Ximm
ghede@...
Oct 4, 2002 1:57 am
Apologies, as always, for the cross-posting. Interested in performing or presenting work at a future show? Write me, or better yet, come by and introduce...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 4, 2002 3:03 am
I've got a few photos of this mic setup here: http://frog_recordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/sass_mkh110.html You can also get there from the info page off my...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 4, 2002 3:09 am
The new address is: http://frog_recordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/quickparabolic.html You can still get there off the info page on my frogsite: ...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 4, 2002 3:13 am
This is the mic setup I mentioned a few days ago, I've got a few photos here: http://frog_recordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/ms_mkh30+60.html You can also get...
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Walter Knapp
waltknapp
Oct 4, 2002 3:17 am
This is the setup I mentioned the other night, I've got a few photos of this mic setup here: http://frog_recordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/ms_mkh30+60.html ...