Laura, from listening at the file on Soundcloud I can only say that
something was terribly wrong with your equipment, settings or digital
chain. As you have used a Telinga, I look upon it as general support
if you get in touch.
As a matter of facts I don't think any of this is your fault, but I
do agree with Vicki that some supervisor should have noticed the flaws.
And I am sorry that you got messed up in a lot of irrelevant tech
talk. It's the nature of a list like this.
If you are not recording any more, I=B4m happy that Raimund finally
gave you a advice that you can use. Dialect research was made in the
seventieth from cassette recordings worse than yours and with
mechanical sonographs.
Klas.
At 15:49 2012-07-18, you wrote:
>Thanks, Raimund, the recommended settings are very helpful.
>
>I will be looking at the 'song' only (the hissy, buzzy, insect-like
>vocalization). The clicks you point to on the Xeno-Canto recording
>are more call notes and so beyond the scope of my study.
>
>The dialect differences (if there are any) are too subtle to
>classify visually, but I have been using brightness/contrast
>settings to help me get a better sense of where the song is. I will
>be analyzing simple parameters such as length, high and low
>frequency (well, maybe not high frequency anymore), rate of
>delivery, etc. No work like this has been done before; the only
>study looking at their song found a slower rate (due to longer gaps
>between songs).
>
>I am encouraged to hear that you feel like I can examine frequencies
>below 6khz safely - I believe that as well. If you have any thoughts
>about what aspects of the song I could and could not safely measure,
>that might give me some ideas that I haven't already thought of.
>I'll continue to look for suggestions and advice about how to make
>the best of the data I have, and will be careful not to draw any
>conclusions that are beyond the scope of my recordings.
>
>I was very overwhelmed and discouraged by the responses I received -
>I wanted to admit my mistake and lack of experience so that I am
>fully aware of the limitations of my study, and listen openly to
>constructive criticism. Looking back, I would do a lot of things
>differently (obviously). Being told that my work was apalling and
>unfit for research was pretty rough, though. I have very little
>time, money, or experience, and many of you do, and I truly have done my b=
est.
>
>I've continued to read every comment, though, and will try to find
>someone who can explain to me the bits I don't understand. I
>appreciate the time and effort many of you have put into considering
>the causes of my problem - I have a lot more information now.
>
>Thanks,
>Laura
>
>
>
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