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Recording Nature - What am I doing wrong?

Subject: Recording Nature - What am I doing wrong?
From: "Ryan" <>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:57:50 -0000
I'm sitting in an internet cafe in the Khao Sok rainforest in Thailand and=

I'm disapointed with my inability to record sounds of the crickets and
other night time sounds without getting pre-amp noise from the
microphone.

My equipment:
Rode NT-4
Sony NH900 MD recorder
Mic Recording level set at 24

How do the people who create nature cd's that are sold in stores do it?

Is the pre-amp noise taken out in post production with software (i.e.
adobe audition?)

Could my 9V battery be the problem if it is low? I don't know for certain.=

Perhaps someone can fill me in on how many hours of battery life I
should expect out of it.

Also, I noticed I was getting some sounds from my mic after listening
back to what I recorded earlier. the sounds were as if I was moving the
mic around or fiddling with the cable - which I wasn't. Could this be the
result of humidity?  If not, what effect does humidity have on mics? It is=

the dry season here right now, so i figured humidity is low however I
can't be certain.

Thanks.







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