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Re: Audacity and sonograms...

Subject: Re: Audacity and sonograms...
From: "vickipowys" vpowys
Date: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:57 pm ((PDT))
Hi Mitch,

Raven makes better sonograms than does Audacity, and has more choice  
of settings.

Sonograph = Sound Spectrograph = sonagram, they are all the same.

If you are interested in analyzing bird song there is an excellent  
book written in lay-person's language:

"Bird Song - Biological Themes and Variations", by Catchpole and  
Slater.  Second edition recently released.

It explains all about sonograms and bird behaviour as related to  
their song.  Fascinating stuff, and highly recommended.

cheers,

Vicki


On 11/06/2010, at 11:21 AM, Mitch Hill wrote:

> At 10:58 AM 6/11/2010 +1000, you wrote:
>> Hi Mitch,
>>
>> Sonograms and Spectrograms are exactly the same thing.
>
> Ok, Now I'm confused....
>
> In my book, a spectrogram is a frequency vs amplitude graphic  
> display...
>
> A sonogram is Frequency and amplitude over time graphically displayed.
>
> Help???
>
> Also, I have tried getting a pull down menu of the file name, and I  
> find no
> such thing...  Now, are you good folks looking at Audacity version  
> 1.2.6 or
> version 1.3.12?
>
> I'm running Version 1.3.12...   I started out with 1.2.6 and I find  
> quite a
> few changes in the newer version...
>
>
>
>   You wrote:
>> Audacity DOES generate sonograms (spectrograms).  1. Load your sound
>> and see a waveform.  2. Then go to the sub menu accessed via the name
>> of your file which is shown on left hand side of the screen.  3. From
>> the sub menu choose 'Spectrum'.  Now a sonogram/ spectrogram will
>> show on your screen.
>>
>> Easy when you know what to do :-)
>
>
> --
>
> Thanks,
> Mitch & Shadow...
>
>
>






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