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Re: super quiet recordings

Subject: Re: super quiet recordings
From: "Steve Cox" <>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:58:33 -0000
Thanks John, nice recording too. I look forward to getting some nice record=
ings this
spring. I am anxious to get the recording equipment sorted out but I'm in n=
o big hurry
since most of what I will be taping will not be around until March.

Steve Cox

--- In  "John Hartog" <> =
wrote:
>
> Steve,
> Here's another hummingbird example, though I'm not sure what species
> it is.
> Recorded in Larkspur Colorado with a Sony ECM-MS907 (which is
> considered a poor microphone for quiet nature recording) rubber-banded
> to a branch near a hummingbird feeder. Similar to Rich's example,
> these ones are also playing basketball =96 listen for the nice passes
> followed by a slam dunk at the end.=20
>
> http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-030713-hummingbird.mp3
>
> -John Hartog
>
>
> --- In  "Steve Cox"
> <> wrote:
> >
> > Very good recording. This is exactly what I'm after as far as low
> noise with good sound
> > quality. This is encouraging.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Steve Cox
> >
> > --- In  "Rich Peet" <>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I defer to others on the equipment.
> > > Ruby throated hum birds are actually quite loud.
> > > I understand your desire for being able to record quiet locations.
> > >
> > > I had to drop the gain 2 times due to pre overload on this recording.
> > >  I still need to meet with Mark Alt and sync his video to my audio an=
d
> > > we will get that done some time.  "Ruby hummers playing basketball".=

> > > You can hear their tennis shoes squeek on the court as they play. 1.4
> > > meg download.
> > > http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/0428.mp3
> > >
> > > Rich
> > >
> > > --- In  "Steve Cox"
> > > <> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > >
> > > > There are many sounds I'd like to capture but one such sound is the
> > > humming wing sounds
> > > > of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
> > >
> >
>







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Loudspeakers are not birds,
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