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Re: Advice on Bioacoustic Internships

Subject: Re: Advice on Bioacoustic Internships
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Tue Jul 3, 2012 1:20 pm ((PDT))
There are actually two versions of the book with audio, Evelyn. One is
an audible version of the text narrated by me and including all of the
audio in context. http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Animal-Orchestra-Finding/=
dp/B007M5N4EU/ref=3Dtmm_aud_title_0?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1341345765&sr=3D1-1-spe=
ll

Or you can obtain an "enhanced" version, a Kindle or iPad download,
with text and sound icons you can touch and that produce the sound
samples related to the text.
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Animal-Orchestra-Enhanced-ebook/dp/B006YC7A92/r=
ef=3Dsr_1_cc_1?s=3Daps&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1341346623&sr=3D1-1-catcorr&keywords=
=3DThe+Great+Animal+Orchestra+enhanced

Both versions provide audio and illustrate the graphics and/or
comments contained in the book.

Bernie


On Jul 3, 2012, at 12:57 PM,  wrote:

> Thanks Gabriel,
>
> I will definitely look for some of those scientific journals. They
> may have them at one of the local libraries or at the university.
>
> I also had no idea that there was an audio addition to Krause's
> book. Are the recordings he refers to actually in it? If so I might
> just have to get that.
>
> As far as doing just bird/frog/dolphin recordings I probably
> wouldn't mind doing that too, but I know at some point I would want
> to go the biophony route.
>
> I'm actually about to go out to this wooded area I found near
> Richmond VA and record some frogs (possibly toads) that
> coincidentally I came across when I didn't have my recording
> equipment. Talk about luck, but now I'm probably going to camp out
> there and see what else I can record and experience how the sound
> progresses into  the morning. If you have any advice on recording
> frogs I'd appreciate that too.
>
>
>
> Thanks Again,
> Evelyn
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In  "mipartitus"
> <> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Evelyn,
>>
>> I would look through abstracts (or full papers if you have access
>> to them) of scientific journals like Animal Behaviour,
>> Bioacoustics, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and
>> Ethology, and see what type of work you like. Then just email the
>> head of the lab. Many animal communication researchers like to
>> underscore links between animal vocalizations and music/speech/
>> human behavior, but know little about the latter fields. Even if
>> you do not have a background in science, I think there are
>> certainly groups that are interested in input/interest from the
>> other perspectives and that would support a project.
>>
>> I am listening to Krause's book too (bought the audio edition a few
>> days ago). Halfway through. I think it is very interesting and
>> inspiring. Highly recommend reading/listening for everyone, also
>> for bioacousticians.
>>
>> Beware though that Krause is spot on with his conclusion that by
>> far the majority of bioacoustics that has been done so far is about
>> single animals/vocalizations, not about the full soundscape that we
>> like to listen to. This is despite the fact that the same
>> soundscape also forms the input into the animal's ear, so one would
>> think it deserves more scientific attention. So unless you come up
>> with a new idea, chances are great that you end up measuring call/
>> song parameters of a bird/frog/dolphin. Also interesting, nothing
>> wrong with that, I do this a lot myself--and perhaps this is
>> exactly what you want--but since you are inspired by Krause's book,
>> I would try to take it into a different direction.
>>
>> Good luck, Gabriel
>>
>
>
>
>
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>
> "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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