Ted Coffey wrote (about the need for a wireless remote control)
>I agree it is not needed when recording unattended.
>I find it needed when attending the recorder during a session to pause
>the recorder during quiet periods or approaching airplane, train,
>automobile noises. It would allow you to avoid entering disturbing the
>recording area and later save time trying to edit out long quiet or
>noisy periods. Allows capturing more usable data on limited storage.
Sure, for artistic soundscape or species-hunting nature recording.
But for scientific recording you want to include the anthropogenic
(human-made) sounds.
Given that transfers are now drag-and-drop, and storage is cheaper,
I've adopted the scientific approach. It's valuable to document the
interruptions and any changes to the biological soundscape they
cause, both for science and for politics (e.g. overflight
documentation for government policy). And the quiet periods, too.
I can snip my artistic choices out of the longer recordings.
-Dan Dugan
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