Mr Krause
Thank you very much for the information. We are planning to mount the rig on a
tree and download the data periodically. One of the agenda of this whole
recording exercise is to establish presence/ absence of elephants in a given
location.
Thanks once again
Gopi
--- In Bernie Krause <> wrote:
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> For elephant low freq stuff, you'll want to use something akin to the
> Sennheiser MKH 20 (that goes down to 15Hz.)
> Just remember, at that frequency, you'll need to be at least one full
> wavelength distant to capture the sound (about 65 feet or 20m).
>
> Bernie Krause
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>
> On Aug 8, 2009, at 1:53 PM, camgops wrote:
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> > Hello
> > A friend of mine is planning to record elephant sounds in South
> > India as part of his research. We are in the process of finalizing
> > the equipment, but there are some doubts which I hope this forum
> > will help clear.
> >
> > First, we looked up Cornell's Elephant listening rig that employed
> > Earthworks QTC1 + Sound Devices MP2 + Nomad Juke Box. I understand
> > that some these are now obsolete.
> >
> > So we are considering Earthworks QTC 40 and Fostex FR2 LE
> >
> > I did some digging in this forum for a suitable rig, however my
> > doubts still remain
> >
> > 1. Will this rig (QTC40 + Fostex FR2LE) do the job?
> > 2. What other microphone; recorder combination should I consider?
> > 3. Are there any firmware update for FR2LE to make it accept more
> > than 8GB CF card?
> >
> > Advance thanks for all the comments and suggestions
> > Gopi
> >
> >
> >
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