Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Zoom H4n caveat

[Mark Brennan <>]

My H4N arrived Monday, I haven't had much of a chance to use it somewhere q=
uiet yet. I have a pair of Klas's Telinga clip on's that I hope to use with=
 it. Early recordings seem very nice.  Here's a question. I often wonder wh=
at db level I should be looking for when doing an ambient nature recording.=
 I have looked around for various 'standards' on the net but there seems to=
 be quite a few different opinions and most of them based around music prod=
uction. What is the generally accepted level for nature recordings that wil=
l be used in perhaps film or radio or even cd production for things like bi=
rding software. (I just bought my daughter the Audubon i-pod birding softwa=
re and there some names I recognize in the credits, Martyn, Kevin et al. Is=
 there such a 'standard' in the world of nature recording?
cheers
Mark