Hey Tony,
I agree...I did a lot of research last night looking at the next "step
up" in equipment based on the recommendations of the Macaulay Library
and suggestions from everyone who responded.
I still have my Sony minidisc, it was one of the first ones, I haven't
used that in a long while because mini-discs are hard to find nowadays.
Thanks for the link to the pied flycatcher.
I just put up a track on soundcloud that is a free improvisations with
chickadees, sparrows and some other birds that I'm not sure of.
This improvisation turned into the tune "Hello".
http://soundcloud.com/diane-moser/me-and-the-chickadees
<http://soundcloud.com/diane-moser/me-and-the-chickadees>
Being a pianist, it's hard to do soundscape recordings and play with the
birds, unless I have a cabin in the woods as I did at MacDowell...what a
wonderful experience.
Thanks and enjoy....
Diane
--- In "soundings23"
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> Thanks Diane ....had a listen to the hermit thrush and I see what you
mean about the hiss. I think its either a matter of trying to get closer
to the bird, which isn't of course always easy, or borrowing/buying new
kit.
>
> I have on occasion just used the built in mics on my edirol to record
birds well enough to identify them, so if its to enable you to
transcribe the sounds, that might work.
>
> The Causse recording btw was with an old Sony minidisc, which had to
my ears a relatively good pre-amp for quite a cheap bit of kit.
>
> The hermit thrush does have a wonderful song. The short mournful
phrases reminded me vaguely of pied flycatcher
http://www.xeno-canto.org/98798 - although the two are not related.
>
> I enjoyed what you did with sounds as well ... lovely piano/bass
>
> all the best
>
> Tony
>
> --- In "DIANE" cbbmo@ wrote:
> >
> > Hey Tony,
> > Wow..no hiss..amazing! I'm listening to the first soundcloud sample
> > right now. This is lovely....
> > At John's suggestion, I posted part of a recording of hermit
thrushes
> > and more, you'll hear the enormous amount of
> > hiss...http://soundcloud.com/diane-moser/a-hermit-thrush-at-monday
> >
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> > -at-monday>
> > The blackbird sounds so clear, and I love all the other sounds.
> > Were you using the Edirol when you recorded the Causse du Larzac?
> > Thanks,
> > Diane
> >
> > --- In "soundings23"
> > <tony.whitehead2332@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Diane ... I used that very mic for years, and do have some
lovely
> > recordings with it. It is a bit hissy though in quiet places ...
funnily
> > enough there's a recording here I posted a few days ago from 2002
using
> > just that model http://soundcloud.com/tonywhitehead/causse-du-larzac
> > >
> > > Trouble is, for individual birdsong, it's not directional enough.
And
> > as David says, for that you need to spend a bit more money. For me,
its
> > the Sennheiser ME66 with the battery powered K6 module. You also
need a
> > decent grip and windshield - Rycote being the choice. On ebay, and a
bit
> > of hunting around probably =A3350-400 all in. I realise that's
> > expensive - but the difference is remarkable. And unlike a lot of
things
> > nowadays, Sennheisers are pretty solid. Here's a blackbird I
recorded
> > with this mic onto an Edirol R-09 in April this year
> > http://soundcloud.com/tonywhitehead/blackbird
> > >
> > > The other thing to consider, if you're not doing it all the time,
some
> > community arts groups may have kit to hire at quite reasonable rates
-
> > I'm currently borrowing a Rode NT4 stereo mic from our local group
> > (http://www.auneheadarts.net/blogsite/?page_id=3D350)
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In "Avocet" brini@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Do you think the batteries in the mic are contributing to the
> > hiss?
> > > >
> > > > Diane,
> > > >
> > > > Probably not. Hiss in a mic is inversely proportional to the
number
> > of
> > > > noughts in the price. :-)
> > > >
> > > > David
> > > >
> > > > David Brinicombe
> > > > North Devon, UK
> > > > Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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