Yes, he died from a heart attack, 16 years old, in our arms an early
morning in November. It took three hours and it can still break my
heart when I think about it.
The comfort is that he lived a long and perfect dog life.
Now is a new adventure! Eight weeks old! 25% labrador and 75% border
collie, planned.
Have a look at "Sune"!! (14,6 meg, though...)
Klas.
At 06:15 2007-04-13, you wrote:
>Fabulous blackbird recording Klas..
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>
>
>Just a question, was that the wonderful dog you just recently lost? He loo=
ks
>a special chap, I still miss my Labrador who died 10 years ago, he was my
>best friend, I was more devastated loosing him that my brother 2 years ago=
,
>go figure!!!
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>Love the recordings too.
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>
>Martyn
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>Martyn Stewart
>
>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
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>http://www.naturesound.org
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>Redmond. Washington. USA
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>N47.65543 W121.98428
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>e-mail:
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>Tel: 425-898-0462
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>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
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>From:
> On Behalf Of Klas Strandberg
>Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:52 AM
>To:
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Telinga Stereo-DAT compared with Twin
>Science?
>
>
>
>At
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>http://www.telinga. <http://www.telinga.com/gallery/gallery_private.htm>
>com/gallery/gallery_private.htm
>
>you can find a cut of the Blackbird recording I mention below.
>
>Klas.
>
>At 17:58 2007-04-12, you wrote:
>
> > >snip..
> > >
> > >There is a definite advantage to recording ambience along with the
> > >subject. One of the cool things I got a taste of last Tuesday is
> > >hearing another bird answering the main singer! It made me wish I had
> > >two parabolics. It really seemed like two House Finches were taking
> > >turns singing! I couldn't decide whether to keep the dish aimed at
> > >one of them or to try to second-guess their turn-taking. I ended up
> > >getting some of the former and some of the latter, and in hindsight I
> > >should've done the former for the entire time, as it makes for a more
> > >interesting and meaningful listen. (Plus, my initial impression that
> > >they were taking turns didn't seems as accurate once I started
> > >"taking turns" with my microphone.)
> >
> >Also: I have a "mystery bird" which is recorded mono, about 100
> >meters away. There are two calls in the same bush, but no one can say
> >if it's the same bird or not.
> >I'm not sure, but I think that one could have heard that, using a
> >stereo DATmic. Not on the calls, but on the reflections. I even think
> >you could have some smart guy make a visual analysis of the reflections,
> >
> >
> > > >Film sound is another niche for Twin Science. They often want the
> > > >sound to be as clinical and pure as possible, and then mix it into a
> > > >stereo background.
> > >
> > >I can see this would definitely make sense, because you can separate
> > >out tasks for the crew. There can be one person tending to the
> > >camera, another holding the parabolic microphone, another (or maybe
> > >more than one) doing the background recording. With everything
> > >separated, they can choose exactly what levels to mix at.
> >
> >Not only that. If there is too much ambience in the sound track, you
> >will hear the cuts.
> >
> > >However, a film crew generally knows exactly what they want to get.
> > >I'm a one-man crew, and I film whatever beautiful/interesting birds I
> > >find on my walks. So the stereo probably still makes more sense.
> > >
> > >However, for my project of collecting/studying House Finch songs, the
> > >Twin Science might make more sense. I want to set up a "grid" in the
> > >area where I live, and visit each square of the grid at least once to
> > >record the finches there (and visit again later if I have no luck).
> > >Since their songs are so localized, I know for some I'll have no
> > >choice but to record in a noisy part of the city.
> > >
> > >If I have a better idea of just how much better the Twin Science is
> > >at "clinical" recording, I'll better be able to decide whether to buy
>one.
> >
> >I don't know what your finches sound like, but I am quite sure that
> >you can "boost" the call from them by optimizing the Twin Science
> >cardioid, compared to what you get with the Stereo DATmic.
> >
> >Klas.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >"Microphones are not ears,
> > >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > >A listening room is not nature."
> > >Klas Strandberg
> > >Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
> >S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
> >Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
> >email: <telinga%40bahnhof.se> se
> >website: www.telinga.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Microphones are not ears,
> >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >A listening room is not nature."
> >Klas Strandberg
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
>Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
>S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
>Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
>email: <telinga%40bahnhof.se> se
>website: www.telinga.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
email:
website: www.telinga.com
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