Bhaksar, you wrote,
>Greetings from India. I recently joined for the nature
>recordist group. I am a wildlife researcher primarily
>focussing on large mammals. I am very keen to record
>the sound of the birds and the communication of the
>mammals especially the infras sound.
>
>I have written twice to this group to suggest the
>basic equipment required for recording the call of the
>birds and infra sound mic, recorder and to analyse the
>data later, or any other related accessory that I have
>to take.
For recording natural environments, I get great results Sharp MD
recorder and a pair of high-sensitivity omnidirectional mikes mounted
on my shoulders. See http://www.minidisco.com for prices. I built my
own wire cage windscreens with fake fur coverings.
If you want to record specific species for analysis, I've heard good
things about the Telinga "Stereo DAT" model parabolic mike, see
http://www.naturesongs.com/Telinga.html for a U.S. source,
http://www.telinga.com for the maker in Sweden.
Others will tell you about infrasound recording; I think it might be
possible to modify the larger digital recorders (like the HHB
PortaDAT) to extend the low-frequency response of the mike inputs.
-Dan
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