Hi Robin
just wanted to say that although I can't advise you on the technical
questions (I'm more of a beginner than you are) I did enjoy the Hawaiian
recordings...brought back fond memories as I watch the snow fall on a
relatively balmy -20 evening.
On the mystery sound posted on that site, my guess is insects of some sort,
maybe cicadas...the pattern sounds right, but things sound severely
distorted.
Thoughts from others in the group?
Mark Phinney
on 2/3/04 6:28 PM, Robin Barber at wrote:
> Hey Folks:
>
> Just wanted to share some soundscapes I recorded in Hawaii in January. Th=
ey
> are located at: http://robinbarber.com/archive.html. Below is just some
> general information about the recordings:
>
> The soundscapes were recorded with a Rode NT4, and Sony PCM-M1 DAT, and a
> makeshift windscreen mounted on a camera tripod. The windscreen was made
> with wire screen (1/2 inch squares) covered in fake fur. The mic was in a
> mount screwed to the tripod which had no suspension.
>
> The only sound processing was cutting below 250 Hz and normalization. I u=
sed
> the low frequency filter because I noticed rumble in many of the recordin=
gs.
> Some of the rumble was from distant helicopters/planes, some was from
> humidity which affected the mic quite a bit, and I=92m wondering if some =
may
> have been ground noise transmitted through the tripod.
>
> I know it is considered very important to identify species in recordings =
but
> I don=92t know much about the birds of Hawaii, and on top of that, despit=
e all
> the birds I heard, I saw very few of them. All the recordings were done i=
n
> and around Hawaii Volcanos National Park.
>
> My purpose in making the recordings was to create =93sound pictures=94 of=
the
> places I visited. And lastly, as a beginner reviewing my work, my biggest
> complaint about the recordings is a prevalent hiss, which I gather is mic
> and/or pre-amp (PCM-M1) noise.
>
> Hope you enjoy these snap shops from Hawaii.
> Take Care
>
> Robin
>
>
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