Thanks Danny, triple-checking underway. And yes I do have a windscreen for =
my Telinga--lost the Rycote but replaced it with a fleece one that I sewed =
up--works at least as well, dampens the bright highs a little more.
David
--- In "Danny Meltzer" <>=
wrote:
>
> Very awesome!! Only advice I can think of is to triple check everything,=
all 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 w=
ind.
>
> Very much looking forward to hearing the tracks.
>
> Danny
>
> --- In David Kuhn <dkuhn012001@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi listeners,
> > I, and an Ornithologist colleague http://www.pacificrimconservation.com=
/=C2=A0,=C2=A0are starting a recording project in August on the island of L=
ehua, 20 miles off Kauai--see photos at:=C2=A0
> >
> > http://www.hawaiioirc.org/OIRC-ISLETS-Niihau/OIRC-ISLETS-Niihau-Lehua.h=
tm
> > or=C2=A0 http://tinyurl.com/lxo6u4
> > =C2=A0
> > Lehua Islet is a restoration project which has recently been relieved o=
f its rabbits and rats, which were introduced in the last two centuries. Wi=
th these aliens removed, and native plants restored, there is reason to hop=
e the island=C2=A0might regain its former wealth of nesting seabirds (as ev=
idenced by fossil remains).
> > I'm very excited about this project. I credit Magnus Robb and his book =
"Petrels Night and Day" for much of the inspiration (see message 37419=C2=
=A0 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/message/37419=C2=A0=
)=C2=A0.
> > We'll be on the island for a week, having been delivered by boat to swi=
m ashore with all gear in waterproof bags strapped to surfboards.=C2=A0 The=
re is a WeatherPort shelter on the Island.=C2=A0Our purpose is to record so=
undscapes and individual birds, to survey the species known to be nesting t=
here (at least 11 species) as well as to discover other species=C2=A0prospe=
cting for nesting opportunities. I'll set up to record all night at least 3=
nights, after we determine the best sites. Most recording and listening wi=
ll be at night, given the seabirds' habits of arrival and departure under c=
over of darkness. Daytime recording will target nestlings and attendant adu=
lts.=C2=A0=C2=A0
> > Here is the recording gear I plan to take along, hopefully with enough =
back-up and redundancy to make it=C2=A0through the week:
> > =C2=A0
> > Recorders:
> > =C2=A0 Sound Devices 702
> > =C2=A0 Sony PCM D50
> > =C2=A0 Sony MZ-RH1
> > Microphones:
> > =C2=A0 Telinga Stereo
> > =C2=A0 SASS modified=C2=A0with MKH20's
> > =C2=A0 Mid-side=C2=A0set-up with MKH 30/40
> > =C2=A0 Senn K6/ME62 pair
> > =C2=A0 Hydrophones-- Aquarian Audio H2a XLR PIP, tho I may not be able =
to safely get far enough offshore=C2=A0to escape the snapping shrimp cacoph=
ony
> > Other:
> > =C2=A0 ART Phantom II power box
> > =C2=A0 Sound Devices Mixpre
> > =C2=A0 Plenty of cable, 200', 50', and 6', plus back-up
> > =C2=A0 Plenty of batteries, and there is a solar charger=C2=A0at the sh=
elter
> > =C2=A0 Sony MDR 7506 headphones, two
> > =C2=A0 Adequate windscreens, I think, for all mics--this=C2=A0can be=C2=
=A0a windy place!
> > =C2=A0
> > This will likely be a rich learning experience for me, on=C2=A0a virtua=
l=C2=A0desert island (no water) with no outside support once we land. Weath=
er=C2=A0will be NE trade winds 10 to 15 knots and no=C2=A0rain,=C2=A0unless=
a tropical storm comes in from the southeast, which would yield a short pe=
riod of light or no winds and the best recording conditions, followed by he=
avy rain.
> > Comments and advice welcome. In an ensuing post I'll=C2=A0ask for=C2=A0=
guidance in use of mid-side, which is new to me.
> > =C2=A0
> > Aloha,
> > David
> >
> >
> > =C2=A0>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > David Kuhn
> > www.soundshawaiian.com
> > david@
> > dkuhn012001@
> > 808 335 0398
> > Cell 808 651 8247
> > Mail to: PO Box 1018
> > Waimea, Kaua'i HI 96796
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