The speaker quality is easily good enough to review bird sounds in
the field. However, the volume can be set quite high, and one would
have to be careful to avoid an accidental playback experiment while
reviewing the recording.
Most of the handling noise was related to starting and stopping the
recorder. The Dan Dugan setup would eliminate that.
I'm thinking of rigging up some sort of windshield to see if I can
reduce the wind noise while keeping the ease of use.
David
At 07:54 PM 4/1/2007, you wrote:
>Thanks for sharing, David. I think the DS-30's clarity of sound is
>easily good enough to help with identification.
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>The noise of handling can be reduced by using a mic or pair of mics
>attached by cable to the DS-30's 3.5mm input jack. Just clipping a
>standard Lavaliere mic to your shirt would help reduce handling noise.
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>Something like Dan Dugan's mic setup mounted on the shoulders of a
>vest would be ideal. Dan's setup is easy to attach and remove, and
>the recorder easily unplugs from the vest. See this page for more info:
>http://www.dandugan.com/downloads/Dan%27s_183_mic_shoulder_mounts.pdf
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>A big advantage of the DS-30 over other dictation recorders is its use
>of Microsoft's WMA file format. There are several WMA editors
>available, including some freeware. Most dictation-oriented
>recorders, including other Olympus models, use a proprietary file
>format, making it difficult to edit the recordings.
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>David, does the small speaker in the DS-30 play back clearly enough to
>let you review bird sounds in the field? Or do you need to use earphones?
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>--oryoki
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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