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Re: New to the group

Subject: Re: New to the group
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:39:28 -0400
a_kirchgessner wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I am new to the list and I thought that I would introduce myself. My 
> name is Anthony Kirchgessner and I work as a bioinformatics 
> specialist at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York. I 
> am a lifelong birder, but have only just recently decided to try my 
> hand at recording.
> 
> Starting slowly (and relatively cheaply), I have constructed a 
> parabolic microphone (Edmund Scientifics large aluminum reflector; 
> various bits of PVC; Radio Shack stereo tie-clip mic) and purchased a 
> Sony MD MZ-N10 recorder. My first recording trip to the Adirondacks 
> last week went very well. I am amazed at the varieties of sounds that 
> are normally unheard. I have much to learn, but I'm enjoying every 
> moment of the process. I particularly like how recording forces one 
> to use senses typically ignored.

I would love to have a sound filter for my recordings as capable as our 
brains at ignoring unwanted sound. It's not only a revelation how much 
more we start to hear when getting into recording, but also a bane.

You have about the kit I used 7 years ago when I decided to quit being 
just a lifelong dabbler in nature recording and get serious. Be warned, 
as your skill grows you will start lusting after all kinds of expensive 
toys. But the key will always be your skill and interest.

Don't neglect recording at night. Not only my subjects (frogs) but night 
calling birds tend to get neglected a bit.

Walt




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