Very nice, Greg. I'm so happy to hear it!
Anyone else??
Thanks!
Al
--- In Gregory Kunkel <> wro=
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> Al
> =A0 I bought my DS-30 about a year ago and take it everywhere. It certain=
ly beats my old Sony MD when set to the STXQ mode. My ears are getting old(=
along with me) and the LCD display shows me when sounds I cannot hear are a=
round. The other alternative is when my 5 year grandson says "grandpa can y=
ou hear that?". Usually I cannot and turn on the DS-30.
> =A0
> Its built in microphone work well, and since it has Plug-in-Power I can u=
se my SASS type microphone that I built.
> http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/gjk/ambient/ambient.html
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> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Greg
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> --- On Sat, 9/5/09, ndbdxr <> wrote:
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> From: ndbdxr <>
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Low Cost Digital Recorders
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> Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 11:28 PM
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> Folks,
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> I've found that my (relatively) low-cost Olympus DS-30 compares favorably=
when compared to my Zoom H2, for instance. Sometimes I prefer to use it (w=
ith an external mic) for some quick nature recordings. Even the stereo mics=
that come with it aren't so bad. And, because of it's size, it's so easy t=
o make sure you have it with you all the time.
> And it does feature 44.1 kHz sampling rate, after all.
> I was hoping that some other members of this group would care to discuss =
their experiences & opinions Re: these low-cost recorders?
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> In fact, I'm thinking of buying another one in the future: The Olympus WS=
-110. -Someone recommended it to me for insect recording. Especially if I f=
ind that I don't have the funds available for an Olympus LS-10.
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> In any case, I was just wondering if anyone else has been pleasantly surp=
rised by one of these types of low-cost recorders?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Al
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