Hi Nature Recordists
I am a graduate student at the University of Maine studying
Virginia rails and soras (wetland birds) and I am interested in
recording and studying their songs as a part of my project. Do you
have any recommendations for fairly cheap but decent recording
equipment? The birds I am studying call from very wet, thick wetland
vegetation. I can get within about 1-2 meters of them calling. Do
you have any recommendations on whether to
use a parabolic or a shotgun mic? For the recorder I am looking at
the Edirol R-09...do you have opinions on this one or recommendations
for others? If I did a shotgun mic I was looking at the AudioTechnica
AT835 or the Azden Sgm-2X. Any recommendations/suggestionson these?
I have also been reading about phantom power and am a little confused
about this and if I need it or not. Do you know?
Thanks so much for any help you're able to give! I really appreciate it!!
Sincerely,
Ellen Robertson
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