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Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Hummingbird recording
From: hartogj <>
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 6:30 PM





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      Hi James,

I was at a fabric store the other day looking for wind screen materials and=
 noticed some bright red furry fabric and had to wonder how that might work=
 for recording humming birds.



John Hartog



--- In  James Shatto <> wrot=
e:

>

> Is it a nature recording if I don't leave home?

>

> http://soundcloud.com/shadow_7/hummingbird

>

>

> From my front yard.  Mics flown up near the hummingbird feeders.  Hanging=
 by the kitchen windows.  Finally one taker 16+ minutes later.  I've heard =
the buzz of the wings before, but not the squawk.

>

> I recorded in stereo, but the gain was too high on one channel (+54dB on =
the MM-1) and the limiter went into some funky loop mode.  Next attempt no =
limiter, less gain.  I took video, but haven't edited it yet.  As in swappe=
d recorded outside audio for inside camcorder audio.  Plus I'm gonna try to=
 get a better take.  I was hoping for another bird to attack the other feed=
er for the full stereo effect of two mics, but that didn't happen this time=
.  Plus the one channel without usable results.

>

> Later this evening I can get the backyard (shady side) for less pond filt=
er noise.  Lots of other birds in the neighborhood with the structure above=
 the pond, and various feeders and houses.  Don't know the species, but tha=
t's what the camcorder is for.  Kind of green in color for the hummingbird.

>

> Enjoy,

> - James

>



































"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause


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