Very awesome!! Only advice I can think of is to triple check everything, a=
ll the gear, etc...and to make super duper sure you have enough batteries. =
It'd be lame to be there and run out of juice.
In my experience the windscreen for the Telinga does work pretty well, so I=
'd be sure to take one of those...especially if you're expecting steady win=
d.
Very much looking forward to hearing the tracks.
Danny
--- In David Kuhn <> wrote=
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>
> Hi listeners,
> I, and an Ornithologist colleague http://www.pacificrimconservation.com/=
=A0,=A0are starting a recording project in August on the island of Lehua, 2=
0 miles off Kauai--see photos at:=A0
>
> http://www.hawaiioirc.org/OIRC-ISLETS-Niihau/OIRC-ISLETS-Niihau-Lehua.htm
> or=A0 http://tinyurl.com/lxo6u4
> =A0
> Lehua Islet is a restoration project which has recently been relieved of =
its rabbits and rats, which were introduced in the last two centuries. With=
these aliens removed, and native plants restored, there is reason to hope =
the island=A0might regain its former wealth of nesting seabirds (as evidenc=
ed by fossil remains).
> I'm very excited about this project. I credit Magnus Robb and his book "P=
etrels Night and Day" for much of the inspiration (see message 37419=A0 htt=
p://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/message/37419=A0 )=A0.
> We'll be on the island for a week, having been delivered by boat to swim =
ashore with all gear in waterproof bags strapped to surfboards.=A0 There is=
a WeatherPort shelter on the Island.=A0Our purpose is to record soundscape=
s and individual birds, to survey the species known to be nesting there (at=
least 11 species) as well as to discover other species=A0prospecting for n=
esting opportunities. I'll set up to record all night at least 3 nights, af=
ter we determine the best sites. Most recording and listening will be at ni=
ght, given the seabirds' habits of arrival and departure under cover of dar=
kness. Daytime recording will target nestlings and attendant adults.=A0=A0
> Here is the recording gear I plan to take along, hopefully with enough ba=
ck-up and redundancy to make it=A0through the week:
> =A0
> Recorders:
> =A0 Sound Devices 702
> =A0 Sony PCM D50
> =A0 Sony MZ-RH1
> Microphones:
> =A0 Telinga Stereo
> =A0 SASS modified=A0with MKH20's
> =A0 Mid-side=A0set-up with MKH 30/40
> =A0 Senn K6/ME62 pair
> =A0 Hydrophones-- Aquarian Audio H2a XLR PIP, tho I may not be able to sa=
fely get far enough offshore=A0to escape the snapping shrimp cacophony
> Other:
> =A0 ART Phantom II power box
> =A0 Sound Devices Mixpre
> =A0 Plenty of cable, 200', 50', and 6', plus back-up
> =A0 Plenty of batteries, and there is a solar charger=A0at the shelter
> =A0 Sony MDR 7506 headphones, two
> =A0 Adequate windscreens, I think, for all mics--this=A0can be=A0a windy =
place!
> =A0
> This will likely be a rich learning experience for me, on=A0a virtual=A0d=
esert island (no water) with no outside support once we land. Weather=A0wil=
l be NE trade winds 10 to 15 knots and no=A0rain,=A0unless a tropical storm=
comes in from the southeast, which would yield a short period of light or =
no winds and the best recording conditions, followed by heavy rain.
> Comments and advice welcome. In an ensuing post I'll=A0ask for=A0guidance=
in use of mid-side, which is new to me.
> =A0
> Aloha,
> David
>
>
> =A0>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> David Kuhn
> www.soundshawaiian.com
>
>
> 808 335 0398
> Cell 808 651 8247
> Mail to: PO Box 1018
> Waimea, Kaua'i HI 96796
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