Very nice Robin, I haven't had the pleasure of going to Hawaii so I have no
real idea of the bird sounds, certainly you have created a sound picture
with these recordings, how much noise pollution was on the island and at
what times did you manage to record with the least amount of disturbances?
Great stuff mate
Martyn
http://www.naturesound.org
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From: Robin Barber
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 5:28 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] Digest Number 1251
Hey Folks:
Just wanted to share some soundscapes I recorded in Hawaii in January. They=
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 use=
d
the low frequency filter because I noticed rumble in many of the recordings=
.
Some of the rumble was from distant helicopters/planes, some was from
humidity which affected the mic quite a bit, and I'm wondering if some may=
have been ground noise transmitted through the tripod.
I know it is considered very important to identify species in recordings bu=
t
I don't know much about the birds of Hawaii, and on top of that, despite al=
l
the birds I heard, I saw very few of them. All the recordings were done in=
and around Hawaii Volcanos National Park.
My purpose in making the recordings was to create "sound pictures" 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
http://www.robinbarber.com
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