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2. Re: Advice needed for cleaning up this recording

Subject: 2. Re: Advice needed for cleaning up this recording
From: "Peter Shute" pshute2
Date: Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:41 am ((PST))
Tom isn't sure what the equipment is, he's just a volunteer identifying the=
 calls.=0D
He thinks it's the same equipment mentioned here:=0D
http://real.msu.edu/projects/one_proj.php?proj=3Dsa=0D
although it's very vague about the equipment itself.=0D
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That page talks about interval recordings, but these are continuous.=0D
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Peter Shute=0D
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Nathan,=0D
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The 'owl' is supposedly the 'demented monkey thing', although I am=0D
still totally convinced it is the distress call of a Green Tree Frog.=0D
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The constant drone would be either cicada or katydid or cricket.=0D
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The croaky sounds are frogs, and very like the typical croaks of=0D
Green Tree Frogs.=0D
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Yes you are right, there is another 'chirping/birdie' thing around=0D
1:00, I've no idea what that is.=0D
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We do need to know what equipment was used to make the original=0D
recording.=0D
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I suspect the original recording may have been in mp3 format from a=0D
long-running monitoring system? Peter, do you know?=0D
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Vicki=0D
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On 29/11/2011, at 12:57 AM, nbentall wrote:=0D
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> Hi Guys,=0D
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> Thought I'd give cleaning up the recording a go.=0D
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> Here's my attempt:=0D
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> http://s169341379.websitehome.co.uk/__oneclick_uploads/2011/11/=0D
> denoised.mp3=0D
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> Might get a little better result starting from a raw wav rather=0D
> than an MP3.=0D
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> Is the Owl the high pitched, constant-ish frequency chirp around 1:20?=0D
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> What are the beasts I'm listening too in this recording?=0D
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> Is the constant drone in the background is cicada? Are the rhythmic=0D
> croaky things the frogs? What's the demented monkey thing that=0D
> starts around 0:20?=0D
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> There's also a chirping/birdie thing which starts around 1:00=0D
> (though a few later instances are louder) - what's that?=0D
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> What are you using to make the recordings?=0D
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> Thanks & best regards,=0D
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> Nathan=0D
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> --- In <naturerecordists%40yahoogr=
oups.com>, Peter Shute <>=0D
> wrote:=0D
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>> Sorry, that should be frogs, not frog. The thread is at http://=0D
>> frogs.org.au/community/viewtopic.php?p=3D42085#42085=0D
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>> The only reply so far is suggesting it's a bird, not a frog.=0D
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>> Peter Shute=0D
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>> Sent: Mon Nov 28 21:45:50 2011=0D
>> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Advice needed for cleaning up=0D
>> this recording=0D
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>> Peter,=0D
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>> I looked up www.frog.org.au and all I got was 'Freight Rail Operators=0D
>> Group', not much help?=0D
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>> Vicki=0D
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>> On 28/11/2011, at 1:14 PM, Peter Shute wrote:=0D
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>>> I've also posted a link to the recording on the frog.org.au forum.=0D
>>> There should be frog call experts on there who can id it.=0D
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>>> Peter Shute=0D
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