At 01:35 PM 3/3/2003, Jon Reisenbuechler wrote:
>The Recorder
>1) MiniDisc recorders, mostly commercial products ranging from 150 to
>$800. Record in ATRAC format which is designed around how humans percieve=
>sound. Sound quality that is not detected by us may be lost. While this=
>format is ok for learning and study it may not work so well for scientific=
>callback surveys since the species may hear the difference.
Just for the sake of argument, Jon, where did you hear that some birds
might detect the difference in ATRAC-recorded playback? I find this
unlikely in the extreme. I also find it very nearly impossible to verify or=
disprove in the field.
Doug
Doug Von Gausig
Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
Moderator
Nature Recordists e-mail group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
|