Hey Mitch,
Thank you for responding.I have to confess, I hadn't thought about the leve=
l as part of the problem, so thanks for pointing that out, very much apprec=
iated!
Diane
--- In Mitch Hill <> wrote:
>
> Hi Diane,
>
> Interesting recording of the Hermit Thrush...
>
> In listening to this recording, I wonder if your recorder has an
> automatic record level control. If so, its a good idea to turn the
> automatic record level off when making wild life recordings out of doors=
> and set the record level manually. The reason being the average ambient=
> noise outdoors is typically much lower than when recording music which
> is typically at a a higher average level than the noise and automatic
> level control works quite well. When out doors with a lower average
> noise level, the ALC mic level control tries to raise the average record=
> level to get a good recording of the background noise. The end result is=
> that when outdoors recording wildlife, an automatic record level control=
> raises the ambient noise outdoors almost as high as the call of birds
> in comparison. If you use manual record level control and set the
> ambient noise to indicate a low level on the level indicator, usually
> bird calls and animal sounds will record with better dynamic range above=
> the ambient noise... I think you will find this will reduce the amount
> of equipment (mic) hiss noticeably...
>
> --
> --
> Mitch Hill
>
> (Sent from HP DV6T)
>
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