Thanks, Walt. I am going to borrow another player and try it on that --
along with an external speaker. If that doesn't work, then I'll call them
and try to get another tape.
Don Tarbet
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> From: Walter Knapp <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Song Playback or Call-down technique.
> Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 9:07 PM
>
> Don Tarbet wrote:
> >
> > Maine Audubon is sponsoring an owl count this year -- and future years,
> > hopefully. At each site we will play a tape of the three common owls
of
> > Maine (in specified order). They recommend not playing tapes at other
> > times because of the disturbance problems. The common owls are
barred,
> > great-horned, and saw-whet. For the others, we are left a bit more on
our
> > own. I am not crazy about the tape. I get distortion whatever machine
I
> > play it on. Wonder how it will work in the field.
>
> Sounds like the distortion is on the tape. Assuming it's allowed, as a
> minimum if it were me, I'd be copying it to minidisc to keep it from
> getting worse. You might check with them if they have a better copy
> first. Changing to different tracks you made up from elsewhere would
> probably violate the study protocol.
>
> Walt
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