Re: technology choices for gathering ambient nature noise

["Dan Dugan"]

Curt Olson, you wrote:

>I'll weigh in here with a slightly contrarian perspective on this: I
>don't consider a careful analog transfer from MD to DAW to be a
>guaranteed train wreck that must be avoided at all costs. Firewire or
>USB file transfer from the recording device to the computer is
>obviously preferable, but sometimes other factors will win the day. In
>my experience, mic selection, mic deployment, field craft and the
>recorder itself are far bigger influences on the quality and value of
>the final recording.

I agree.

-Dan Dugan