Re: Low level of recordings

["Chris Edwards" chris2edwards]

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Lindsay Cargill wrote:

| I use an FR2-LE with a Telinga Pro6 Twin Sci in a parabola and get 
| similar levels (maybe up to -24)to you when recording crossbill 
| flight calls.

Any reason not to raise the mic trim or rec gain levels a bit ?

Or is this an intentional plan to leave headroom, for that unexpected 
Winter Wren etc ?

I guess if you're recording at 24bit there shouldn't be a problem leaving 
this amount of headroom.

Chris

(thinking of getting an FR-2LE)




| Might occasionally get a bit more but certainly nothing like -12db as a 
| "normal" range ( unless a Winter Wren is 15ft away!).
|
| Lindsay