I am not suggesting that you can't do what you want.
I am only stating my preference and don't see why they don't make the
instrument more versatile. I don't like wading through hours of
recordings trying to find passages that I intended to record.
Ted
--- In Dan Dugan <> wrote:
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> 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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