full moon, full gain

["John Hartog" <>]

Last weekend I returned to the Aldrich Mountains: this time we stayed
at Deer Creek Guard Station.  One nice thing about this forest service
cabin (and also the one at Murderers Creek) is no electricity. The
lights, refrigerator, and stove run on propane, which does make some
noise but nothing like the annoying hums and buzzes that come from
electrical devices.=20

Just after dark I went out on a walk listening for owl sounds, but I
didn't hear any.  A little later as the nearly full moon rose from the
trees and illumined the meadow, a coyote began beckoning others to
join in chorus.  In this recording there are two coyotes, some
crickets, and a mystery bird - any takers? (1.6MB) (PMD670 full gain,
NT1-As at 60deg and with barrier):

http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-050722-nightcoyote.mp3

For Rob Danielson's comparisons of recorders and microphones, he
requested examples recorded at full gain. For the PMD-670, the maximum
gain is an unimpressive 45dB.  Here's a 30 sec example at dawn at full
gain.

http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-050723-0424_rl10-60dg-b1.mp3

Here's another short example with the levels set at 7 out of 10.

http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-050723-0521_rl07-60dg-b1.mp3

Here's another example (PMD670 set at 7) of coyotes joining in chorus
around 5:30 am.

http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-050723-0526_coyotechorus.mp3

Any comments, questions, or suggestions are welcomed.
-John Hartog






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