Re: Nature recordists group

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> One problem I've found with the "machine gun" approach is that I have to =
listen to it all afterwards to pick out the bits I want, probably several t=
imes over. Once I realised how long this takes, I decided to limit the leng=
th of my recordings where possible. The PCM M10's prerecord buffer saves me=
 a lot of editing time by letting me wait for a bird to call before startin=
g recording.

Definitely listening to long takes can be expensive. I'm working toward a g=
raphic display system to produce something like the National Park Service's=
 24-hour display:

http://westernsoundscape.org/images/purpleSpect.jpg

One useful tool is Sonic Visualiser from Queen Mary University. Takes some =
fiddling to figure out the parameters to use, but it can make long-strip JP=
Gs up to the JPG width limit.

-Dan