Your reports and information are always a source of valuable
information, Oryoki. I can almost always rely on you to inform me of
anything new and beneficial.
You are to nature recordists what google is to the internet...
Keep it up mate :)
PS: I downloaded the Song Scope software to try for the 15 days, it is
useful providing you have enough example files to feed it. However,
depending on where you live in the world, it would not be accurate
with species of different dialect. Example, you would not want to
recognize an Eastern Marsh wren and hope the program would identify a
western species. Regionally, it is very good.
Martyn
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On Oct 28, 2007, at 5:50 PM, oryoki2000 wrote:
> Paul Jacobson wrote:
> >..how can you review gear you have clearly not used?
>
> Here's how I gathered information for my report:
>
> After I learned of the Song Meter, I viewed the company's online
> material, and read the Song Meter's published documentation. This led
> to a few questions. So I contacted the Wildlife Acoustics people for
> clarification. (They responded on Friday night. Sometimes working
> with a small company has advantages.)
>
> I have a colleague who uses equipment that can make unattended audio
> recordings. I corresponded with him about the Song Meter, and it
> turns out that he already has hands-on experience with this new
> gadget. He shared his experiences with the Song Meter and similar
> products.
>
> With this background, I posted my report.
>
> Like I said in the original post, the next step is to acquire a Song
> Meter and see how its recordings sound. I have a Marantz PMD660 to
> compare with the Song Meter, so I should be able to provide some
> informed opinion about the preamp performance.
>
> I'm happy to make the necessary arrangements if others want to have a
> look at this interesting new product.
>
> --oryoki
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