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Re: Recordings in the rainforest

Subject: Re: Recordings in the rainforest
From: "antonio celis" tony_celis
Date: Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:06 am ((PST))
Holly,

I forgot to mention that I have not been recording for
more than a two weeks with TCD-D8, so I cannot say I
trust on this model in humid places. I recommend you
to have a backup recorder. Maybe a cheap MD (Hi); they
are amazing for field use.

I'm talking about humidity not "rain".

Antonio Celis





--- antonio celis <> escribi=F3:

> Holly,
>
> How much time are you going to spend in the field,
> week, month, year?
>
> I work at 90's avg of humidity and for the first
> couple hours of the day I go to 95-96. My only
> solution is to use equipment that can handle
> humidity.
> I'm not saying expensive equipment, just equipment
> that is for field use.
>
> I have used DATs (M1 and TCD-D8) and had no problem.
> Mics is always my concern.
>
> People in this group knows more about all these
> problems and the best options for mics on humidity.
>
> Good Luck on your research
>
> Antonio Celis
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> --- Holly Farmer <>
> escribi=F3:
>
> > Hi, I am travelling to Southern Brazil to record
> the
> > vocalisations of
> > howler monkeys for my PhD in February and would
> > greatly appreciate
> > advice on how to prevent my equipment from getting
> > damaged in the
> > humidity of the rainforest. I have a SONY DAT
> TCD-D8
> > and a good
> > microphone but can not find any watertight or
> > similar casing. Hope you
> > can help,Holly
> >
> >
> >
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