Thanks Robin,
Your samples are an invitation to travel to Hawaii ! Too bad that would
require flying there, which might pollute the work of another recordist
;-)
My favorite is the Koa Bird sample, even though I was annoyed, while
listening, by some insect flying around me ;-)
The Sunset Birds sample has far less hiss than the others. If you used
the same equipment to record it, that might give you a hint about the
source of the hiss... What was so different about the conditions in
which you recorded that one ?
Very good "pictures" in any case ! Thanks for sharing them.
Dominique Laloux
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robin Barber
> Sent: mercredi 4 f=E9vrier 2004 2:28
> 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 used
> 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=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, despite all
> 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 =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
>
>
> http://www.robinbarber.com
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