on 18/6/04 6:42 AM, Jim Morgan at wrote:
> Have added equipment lists of more members.
>
> Jim
OK here's my equipment list:
* Aiwa microcassette only used for playback now (was my first recorder).
* Sony Walkman WMD6C as a backup recorder (was my second recorder). Runs on
4 AA batteries that last for absolutely ages.
* Sony TCD D10 Pro DAT recorder, I've had no problems with it thus far,
great sound (batteries can be recharged from car lighter plug or 240v).
Sadly becoming redundant??
* HHB DAT tapes (reliable)
* Sennheiser ME67 for mono, homemade windscreen, homemade monopod with
pan-tilt head (ME mics are good value for money)
* Sennheiser ME64 x 2 for ORTF stereo (i.e. mics are used "open", 110
degrees, heads 17 inches apart, nice spacious stereo sound, better than with
the mics used "crossed"). Used with homemade windscreen, mounted on a
homemade monopod.
* Sony ECM MS5 one point stereo mic for travelling (nice sound if you are
close to the calling wildlife, somewhat susceptible to static in damp/humid
conditions).
* iMac computer, earlier model, 16 bit sound, running OS 9
* Peak software (fantastic, and simple to use for stereo editing). Sound is
transferred into the computer via analogue leads.
* Waves Q10 VST plug in for occasional filtering
* Toast for making CDs
* Sony lightweight open-air headphones when recording in the field so's I
can hear what is happening around me
* Sennheiser HD 570 headphones for indoors, very comfortable, good sound
On my wish list is a pocketable minidisc for a backup recorder, e.g. Sharp
DR7 or its successor. Shoulder-mounted or binaural headphone mics might be
interesting too!
Vicki Powys
Australia
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> John V. Moore:
>
> I use the HHB Portadisc MD but always keep a Sony TCM 5000 as a back-up. I
> have many extra battery packs for the battery eating HHB. For mics..Telinga
> Parabolic set up with single Sennheiser MKH 20 P 48 mic which runs off the
> phantom
> power of the HHB. I could use about 5-10 more dB gain at times. Back-ups are
> ME 66 and 67 Sennheisers..hand held. My goal is not pristine beautiful
> recordings (although I love it when this happens), but representative
> vocalizations
> of a publishable quality. I have to have the recorder ready for immediate
> recording and this is why I use so many batteries with the Portadisc. I use
> rechargeables NiMH and have a MH C777 Universal charger as well as the
> Portadisc for
> recharging. So far, so good.
>
> **********************************************************
> Jim Morgan:
>
> mic - Two Telinga Twin science with a Telinga wind screen - recorder - four
> Sony MiniDisc MZ-R50
> and one MZ-R55. Also a 32" Greg
> Clark dish that needs a full time mic.
>
> A mounting bar that adapts to a tripod and holds a Telinga mic and a
> spotting scope for observing & verification of the bird being
> recorded.
> ************************************************
> Dan Seven:
>
> Equipment in use here is HHB Portadisc recorder w/spare battery
> packs, Sony MZ-R37 w/ECM-DS70P mic, excellent portable setup...this is
> where other larger recorders fall short. It fits into a fanny pack with
> extra batteries and discs and comes in very handy....MKH 815T Shotgun
> mic, ME80 Short Shotgun, Sony ECM's w/Sony 810 Pro wireless sets(3),
> Foam windscreens,
> Shure FP32 mixer/pre..can provide T power for long shotgun mic. I like
> AKG 240 headphones, have Senns as well.
>
> Sony JA3ES minidisc deck in rack with PSB speakers and Bryston
> ..5B Preamp and 2b Pro amps..PC with Adobe Audition.
>
> The usual cabling and connectors and tripods..A Sony Parabolic
> Mic which I find does not work really nearly as well as the 815T. It is
> possible however to clamp the R37 with mic attached into its dynamic
> mic holder in its entirety for a cable free portable setup..quite
> susceptible to wind I could add, but it does work.
>
> Am looking for more mics as well as a larger battery pack
> (Nicad) for HHB. It does use up some battery.
> ***********************************************************
> Martyn Stewart:
>
> Telinga Stereo Dat, Twin Science and dish (for species recording)
> Sennheiser mics MKH 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 110
> AT 4071A Shotgun
> Marantz PMD-670 Flashcard recorder
> HHB Portadisk (yet to be beat)
> Tascam DP-1 Dat recorder (Not used much now)
> Sharp DR-7 Minidisk (very handy pocket recorder)
> 2 X Sure ECM-44 (Great ambient recording mics as per Bernie Kraus)
> Sennheiser EW-500 transmitter and receiver (I can sit in the car on
> Mozzie days)
> ***********************************************************
> Walt Knapp:
>
> Let's see: In the Ranger, my "regular set", goes on every recording
> trip.
>
> Recorder: HHb Portadisc (not a battery hog, excellent recorder)
> Lives
> in a PortaBrace case, the one they make specifically for it. Case has
> room for spare battery caddy, 6 extra minidiscs, and a thick pack of
> my
> field cards. In addition to the Portadisc.
>
> Preamp, used occasionally: Sound Devices MP-2 with cables to match to
> the Portadisc and mics (I use a 15dB attenuating cable set between it
> and the Portadisc). Also lives in a PortaBrace case, the one for it.
> Keep nimh battery pairs for it in the case. But there is lots of
> unused
> room. The MP-2 can provide M/S decoding in the field for the
> headphones
> without messing with the M/S being recorded.
>
> Microphones:
>
> 1) Telinga Pro VI with DAT Stereo mic element (that's the latest
> handle,
> runs off phantom power and has a removable cable in my 5 pin stereo
> system) Also has the rycote windscreen. In season lives loose on top
> of
> things in the Ranger when not in use. I have the dual science mic,
> but
> hardly ever use it. Even scientific survey recordings are better done
> in
> stereo.
>
> 2) SASS/MKH-20 and SASS/MKH-110 (modified SASS as per Lang's design
> idea, my machining, both with Crown's windscreen, and handmade fur
> cover)
> http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/my_mod_sass.html
> These each in plastic bins from the container store.
>
> 3) MKH-40/30, MKH-60/30 & MKH-80/80 M/S mics. (mixture of rycote and
> sennheiser windscreens/suspensions/fur)
> http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/my_ms_setups.html
> All three in one craftstore plastic bin, still looking for storage
> just
> the right size.
>
> Headphones: Sony MDR-V900 (two pair along)
>
> Cables: Canare star quad cables, Neutric X-HD series waterproof heavy
> duty XLR connectors, I make my own cables. All the above systems are
> adapted via Y cables or such like to a 5-pin XLR stereo system, with
> Y
> cables at the recorder end to break the channels back out. Saves
> cable
> clutter. The star quad is used with both channels in the 4 conductors
> of
> the star quad, which negates some of the interference resistance of
> the
> cable, but not a big problem for nature recording. I've cables from
> 5'
> for hand held up to about 100'. This and more small stuff in a
> PortaBrace large run bag.
>
> Support: Two unknown brand lighting tripods. For heights up to 19'
> with
> the newer one I just got. The original one is good for about 15' and
> is
> heavier duty:
> http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/tall.tripod.1.jpg
> Use adapters I custom machined to attach the mics.
>
> Sound Meter: Extech 407750
>
> Location: Garmin Street Pilot III loaded with detailed maps in it's
> removable memory. Don't forget to document what you record. Backed up
> by
> a Delorme Gazetteer, the Garmin is not good for looking at the larger
> picture. These normally live on the Ranger dash.
>
> Weather: Kestrel 4000 (measures just about any weather parameter),
> also
> have a no name digital thermometer that has a magnet so can be
> plunked
> on the outside of the ranger for a quick reading.
>
> Lighting: Petzl LED/incandescent dual headlamps, several maglights
> and a
> couple newer high intensity LED flashlights. Recording frogs is a
> nightime activity. A sackfull of nimh batteries, organized in sets,
> managed on a charge schedule. Also onboard chargers for everything,
> some
> 12volt, the rest run off a small Radio Shack inverter. There are 7
> power
> outlets I put on the Ranger dash to handle it all.
>
> Transport: It all is carted by a 2000 Ranger 4x4 supercab 4 door
> pickup
> with a Leer high top canopy. Which has a Tule luggage carrier and
> kayak
> mounts on the bars on top (The kayak I use is a Ocean
> Kayak "Drifter",
> though I have a couple others I could use). The Ranger is also my
> home
> and sleeping quarters on foray.
> http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/naturerecordists/Ranger.jpg
>
> Note the Ranger is wired with Sony MD changer and Sony MD/radio unit
> networked together with a Sony link unit. With line in capability to
> play from other sources. Record a MD, play it on the way back home.
> Or
> as many as 7 without having to change any. Used mostly for music on
> the
> run to and from recording sites. Could easily be set up for playback,
> some could be done just by opening all 4 doors.
>
> That does not count the biologist gear. Swift Field microscope, nets,
> snake hooks, boots, sample bottles, critter keepers and so on. Nor
> the
> Palm Tungten C which contains my database, photos, ID sound samples
> and
> assorted other data nice to have along. (and a computer scanner to
> diagnose the Ranger's computer) Nor does it get into the digital
> camera
> gear. Or food, clothes, sleeping equipment, tools and so on.
>
> Also have at home:
> Two MKH-816's, MKH-70, some more MKH-110's, two Sennheiser 1000
> digital
> wireless setups. A couple hydrophones, and a number of lessor mics
> like
> the Sony ECM-MS957, A unmodified SASS, a early Sennheiser binaural
> head. And lots of assorted other misc. Still waiting completion of
> setups, or like the two Sony MZ-R30's replaced. Some goes along with
> me
> sometimes.
>
> Is any of this my Favorite? It's what I use currently, and in some
> cases
> I believe it's the best for me, and probably for many others. But
> something could come along tomorrow that would be better. That does
> not
> mean I'd get it, but it does mean that favorite may be too strong a
> word.
> ***********************************************************
> J Young:
>
> HHB Portadisc (the battery monster)
> Sony MZ-R30
> MZ-R50
> MZ-R55 player/recorders
>
> Telinga Stereo-DAT mic
> EM-23 ??
> Parabolic dish
>
> Sennheiser K6, ME 64
> K6, ME 67
> MKH 110
> Homemade windscreens, designs of which are always in flux.
>
> All stored and most carried in PortaBrace packs.
>
> There you have it, the whole kit. I'd love to find one more MKH 110.
> If anyone has one too many ...
>
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> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
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